137. Arrangements are under way to teach midwives in active practice how to instruct the mother in the care of herself and her child. As there are about 900 midwives registered in Hong Kong, their health educational activities backed by such improvement as is possible in housing conditions, will help sub- stantially in the reduction of infant mortality rates and in the promotion of child and family health.
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138. Early in 1962 doctors in the maternal, infant, and school health programmes commenced the preparation of joint educa- tional sessions including the care of the pre-school child.
139. Table 17 shows the state of the health of the patients attending the main Infant Welfare Clinics.
State of Health of Attendances at the Main Infant Welfare Clinics
New
Revisits
Under 1 year
Over 1 year
Under 1 year
Over 1 year
Totul
Total
Centres
Grand Total
Without Defect
Some Abnorm- ality
Without Defect
Some Abnorm- ality
Without Defect
Some Abnorm- ality
Without Defect
Some Abnorm- ality
Harcourt
2212
593
82
63
2080
24785
2176
6162
541
23851
36634
Kowloug
2086
787
58
21
2952
20187
21
6858
****
29802
32764
Western
1820
431
40
10
2310
16069
750
1938
178
21942
24252
Total:
AUTOPA
6157
1811
180
01
3242
5216
17948
1193
85308
93640
SCHOOL HEALTH
140. On the 1st April, the services provided in the School Health Scheme were made available to private schools resulting in an additional 25,528 pupil participants.
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141. In the year under review 314 schools participated in the School Health Scheme, the parents contributing fees on a voluntary basis. The total school population was 187,032 of whom 40,048 participants in the Scheme were specially covered.
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