NEW TERRITORIES CLINICS, MATERNITY HOMES AND TRAVELLING DISPENSARIES
297. The clinical work in the New Territories is under the control of the Medical Officer of Flealth New Territories, enabling close co-operation to be maintained between the curative and preventive branches of the work.
298. There are ten establishments in the New Territories. Two are hospitals with general and maternity heds and resident doctors (Cheung Chau and Tai O). Two clinics have maternity beds with resident doctors (Taipo and Un Long), and at the other six clinics there are resident midwives with a small number of maternity beds, namely Ho Tung, Shataukok, Shatin, Saikung, Sanhui and Silver Mine Bay. At Ho Tung Clinic there are also four beds for minor ailments among the Police force.
299. In addition there are two vehicles which are based at Taipo and Un Long and provide Travelling Dispensary services among the smaller villages, one working on the west and one on the east side of the mainland. A weekly outpatient service is also carried out at the island of Ping Chau by launch.
300. Of the above mentioned clinics, that at Silver Mine Bay was built and handed over to the Medical Department by the local community.
301. The Ruttonjee Clinic at Sham Tseng was closed down in the course of the year.
302. Infant welfare, ante-natal and venereal disease clinics are held at Taipo and Un Long by the medical officers in charge. Leprosy cases are seen at special sessions from time to time.
303. Medical officers from Hong Kong and Kowloon also visit Taipo, Un Long and Cheung Chau to hold dental, tuber- culosis and eye clinics.
304. Vaccinators are posted to Taipo and Un Long to assist in routine work and additional staff are provided from time to time by the anti-epidemic office to cope with additional demands,
305. The following table shows the details of the cases treated at the dispensaries in the New Territories.
Table 32
Medical Centres---New Territories
Oul-patients
Deliveries
Dispensaries
New Cases
Total Altendances
In-patients Domiciliary
Un Long
Sun Bui
Sai Kung
Shatin
UF
Tai Po
Ha Trung
Shataukok
14,257
33,700
TUG
08
1.181
3.294
253
02
529
1.695
115
23
11.488
20,592
950
70
1.428
2,968
204
NACIONALNA
2112
4,442
99
66
2,016
3.707
127
113
Tai O
6,650
18,022
367
T
Silver Mine Bay
2,302
4.814
19
11
Ping Chau
1.745
3.666
Travelling (East)
1,656
2,849
Travelling (West)
1.443
1,945
46,807
105,496
2,900
459
130
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