157
45
Head 25.-MEDICAL DEPARTMENT
Approved Estimate, 1927.
Estimate, 1923.
Head 25.-MEDICAL DEPARTMENT
Sub-heads —
i Personal Emoluments
Other Charges
A.--Staff.
2 Conveyance and motor allowances to :---
Principal Civil Medical Officer, at $360
8 Medical Officers, 5 at $360 each, 1 at $270 and 2 at
$120 each
1 Assistant Medical Officer in Charge Native Hospitals at
$660..
1 Assistant Medical Officer for Schools at $360..
1 Medical Officer of Health at $660
3 Assistant Medical Officers of Health at $360 each
1 Accountant at $120
1 Chinese Medical Officer, Dispenser and 1 Matron,
at $180 each
1 Matron, Peak Hospital, at $240
3 Assistant Matrons, at $120 each
1 Home Sister and 26 Nursing Sisters, at $90 each....
2 Nursing Sisters, Private Nursing Staff, at $120 each
Peak Travelling Allowances to :—
15 Sisters, at $120 each
2 Probationers at $90 each
1 Clerk, Victoria Hospital, at $144..
3 Transport
$
447,963
$
512,778
9,840
11,484 (1)
4 Rent of Premises for Dispensaries and Dressing Station
600 3,999
600 2,769
(2)
B.-General.
5 Artificial Limbs
6 Bedding and Clothing
600
(3)
7 Board for 1 House Physician, 1 House Surgeon and 1 House
Obstetrician at $365 each
22,000
22,000
1,093
8 Board and Lodging for 6 Pupil Midwives, at $96 each 9 Books
1,095
576
576
100
100
10 Cleansing Materials
5,500
11 Dental Treatment
5,500
1,400
12 Equipment for Malarial Research Officer
1,400
13 Field Works
2,000
14 Fuel and Light
5,000
(4)
38,000
15 Furniture and Repairs to Furniture
40,500 (5)
16 Grants to Protestant and Roman Catholic Chaplains for
Religious Services
8,000
8,000
17 Incidental Expenses
1,800
1,800
2,100
18 Maintenance of lunatics at Canton
2,100
19 Medical Comforts
17,000
(6)
3,000
20 Medicines, Surgical Appliances and Instruments
3,000
21 Provisions for Patients
60,000
60,000
22 Tung Wah and Kwong Wah Hospitals, Medicines 23 Upkeep of X-Ray Apparatus
118,000
118,000
5,000
5,000
4,000
24 Ventilation of Operating Theatre
4,500
25 Washing,
1,000
800
15,000
15,000
C.-Office of Health Officer of Port.
26 Conveyance Allowances to :—
Health Officer of Port, at $120
Vaccinators, at $480
600
600
27 Incidental Expenses etc.
750
450
(8)
D.-Bacteriological Institute.
28 Animals and Fodder
3,700
29 Auti-rabic work
4,500
(9)
750
750
30 Apparatus and Chemicals
1,500
31 Books and Journals
2,000
(10)
150
150
Carried forward
756,423
850,052
(1) Medical Officers of Health transferred from Head
26-Sanitary Department.
(2) Nathan Road dispensary closed.
(3) New vote.
(4) Anti malaria research.
(5) Previous provision insufficient.
(6) Previously under Head 35. –Charitable Services. (7) More apparatus.
(8) Considered sufficient.
(9) More calves required; increased prices. (10) Increased manufacture of sera.