34,00
HILION
FIGURE I
GONOKAHOBA 197 - 1945
*** EXCIDENCE RATE
CASES
Dermatology
48. There was a high incidence of systemic lupus erythematosus, pyoderma in infants and children, urticaria, lichenification, alopecia areata, and vitiligo. The incidence of skin cancers was very low,
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45. Case finding continued at a high level, particularly in ante-natal cases where an initial positive serology rate of 2.4% was observed, which, after further investigations, showed that 1.5% of the ante-natal cases were suffering from syphilis. Contact tracing, particularly of infec- tious syphilis, was continued.
Leprosy
46. New cases of leprosy treated numbered 163, representing a rate of 4.1 per 100,000 of population which is the lowest recorded since 1959. Tuberculoid manifestations predominated, the ratio of these to lepromalous cases being 3.6:1.0. Of the infectious cases, 92 were admitted to Hay Ling Chau Leprosarium maintained by the Leprosy Mission Hong Kong Auxiliary, with whom the Social Hygiene Service maintains close liaison.
47. During recent years there has been some advance in overcoming the prejudice against employment of cured lepers and, to this end, great attention is paid by the Service towards the prevention of disabilities in tuberculoid cases.
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PORT HEALTH
(See table 30)
49. The Port Health Administration continued its routine duties in respect of prevention of the introduction of quarantinable infectious diseases, the sanitary control of ports of entry, the provisions of facilities as required by the International Sanitary Regulations and a regular exchange of epidemiological information with the World Health Organi- zation as well as with ports and airports in other countries.
50. With the increasing importance of Hong Kong as a tourist and an international transit centre, the work of the Service has gradually increased during the recent years. The increase of shipping entering the port has resulted in an extension of the quarantine service to give a full 24-hours daily cover. This service also pays special attention to travellers from nearby ports of Macao and Kwangtung province and to vessels from plague infected regions.
DISTRICT MIDWIFERY SERVICE
(See table 31)
51. Owing to the difficulties of domiciliary delivery under existing housing conditions, it has been the Department's policy to provide maternity beds in Health Centres. Approximately 98.76% of births took place in institutions, either hospitals or maternity homes. It is of interest that 20.71% of all births were in maternity centres attached to Government clinics and 33.26% were attended by midwives in private practice, while the remainder took place in Government, Government subsidized and private hospitals.
52. The Cheung Sha Wan Jockey Club Health Centre with a maternity ward was opened on 7th July, 1966. This resulted in an increase of 26 maternity beds. The Chaiwan Domiciliary Midwifery Service was discontinued with effect from 1st November, 1966 on account of the small mumber of domiciliary cases in that area.
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