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25. MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.
124. The scales of salaries of the Senior Officers in the Medical Department were revised last year. The Director of Medical and Sanitary Services (formerly styled the Principal Civil Medical Officer) was placed on a higher scale and new grades of Deputy Director and Senior Medical Officer were created. The maximum of the scale for Medi- cal Officers was slightly increased and the increments steepened from £25 per annum to £30, while a higher minimum and slightly higher maximum were also granted to certain specialist Medical Officers such as the Radiologist, Malarial Research Officer, Medical Officers of Health, Bacteriologists, and Health Officers of the Port. We have now sug- gested increments of £40 for all Medical Officers, and £50 for the Director and Deputy Director in accordance with our principles for standardising increments. We recommend therefore the following scales:
Director of Medical and Sanitary Services £1,450 to £1,700 by £50 annually;
Deputy Director,
Senior Medical Officer Medical Officers
Radiologist
Malarial Research Officer
Medical Officer of Health
Second Medical Officer of Health... Assistant Medical Officers of Health Health Officer of Port
Second Health Officer of Port Bacteriologist
Assistant Bacteriologist
£1,300 to £1,400 by £50 £1,200 to £1,280 by £40 £ 700 to £1,180 by £40 £ 860 to £1,220 by £40 £860 to £1,220 by £40 £920 to £1,280 by £40 £ 860 to £1,220 by £40
£ 920 to £1,280 by £40 £860 to £1,220 by £40 £920 to £1,280 by £40 £860 to £1,220 by £40
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For Chinese Medical Officers we recommend a scale of $4,500, rising by $300 annually to $7,500, and for the Chinese Medical Officer of Health $4,800, rising by $300 annually to $7,500.
The Assistant Visiting Medical Officer to Chinese Hospitals and the Assistant Medi- cal Officer for Schools are, we understand, temporary appointments only. We have no recommendation, therefore, to make regarding their salaries.
125. For Radiographers we consider a suitable scale would be $3,000, rising by $200-annually to $5000, and for the Inspector who, we understand, will work under the Malarial Research Officer we consider that the scale of a 2nd. Class Sanitary Inspector would be adequate, namely £260, rising to £350 by five annual increments of £10 and two of £20.
For the Apothecary we suggest £460, rising by £20 annually to £600, and for the Assistant Apothecaries £460 to £580, also by £20 annually.
126. The Nursing Staff. We have added somewhat more than the normal 15% to the scales for Nursing Sisters and Matrons. We recommend the following:-
Principal Matron Masseuse
Matron, Civil Hospital
Matrons, Peak, Kowloon, and Victoria Hos-
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Home Sister
Tutor Sister Nursing Sisters
£475 to £600 by £25 annually; £380 to £460 by £20 £380 to £460 by £20
£300 to £360 by £15
£300 to £360 by £15
£220 to £295 by £15
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The Matron of the Peak Hospital is at present on a special scale of salary. recommend that the post should rank with the Matrons of the Kowloon and Victoria Hos- pitals and that a personal allowance be granted to the present holder, until retirement, to make up the consequent pecuniary loss to her.
127. We consider the Steward is at present inadequately paid in view of the onerous nature of his duties and suggest that in future the scale should be £400 rising to £500 by 6 annual increments of £15 and one of £10.