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patients for their services.
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The arrangement is one which has been reached after prolonged discussions with the Professors and the University Authorities. The salaries of the Assistant Visiting Medical Officer to Chinese Hospitals, and the Mcdical Officer for Schools, both lady doctors, have been raised to
$7
,500, which is the same as the maximum of Chinese Medical Officers.
Hitherto there has been no systematic infent welfar work done in the Colony. Despite the hard times I am sure that Hon. Members will agree that a definitc if small beginning should bc made. Provision has been made for one Lady Health Officer at $7,500, one Nurse at $1,440 and rent of one set of premises (under sub-head 4) at $1,500 - a total expenditure in the first year of $10,440, which cannot be considered extravagant in view of the importance of the work. As we feel our way and the mothers become interested, other cen res will have to be opened. it is not roposed to make any appointment to the post of Senior Health Officer, the post has therefore been struck out. European Nursing Sisters have been reduced by four. The maternity block of the Kowloon Hospital is expected to be ready for occupation early next year, and provision has been made accordingly. The Peak Hospital
is to be closed on the o pening of the War Memorial Hospital, which according to latest advices will be towards the end of the present year or early next year.
In addition to the rent for the Infant Welfare Contro provision has been made under sub-head 4 for rent for a V. D. clinic in Kowloon. The most useful situation for such a clinic is in the vicinity of the docks and wharves rather than at the Kowloon Hospital. A sum of $6,000 has been inserted under Special Expenditure for equipment, including additional
equipment