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Comparative Statement of the Estimated and Actual
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Expenditure of the Colony of Hong Kong for the Year 1949/50.
Heads and Sub-heads.
Estimated.
Actual.
Over the Estimate.
Under the Estimate.
Supplement- ary Votes.
Special Warrants Nos.
$
$
26,846,537 25,408,728.85
$
4,005,904.36
$
5,443,712.51
$
4,647,212
Brought Forward
21.-MEDICAL DEPARTMENT,
-Contd.
Brought Forward
Other Charges
7,378,522 6,802,511,64]
A.-General..
2 Bedding and clothing
250,000
206,071.28
3 Expenses for courses of study and
conferences
20,000
10,504.22
576,010.36
106,974
43,928.72
9,495.78
4 Extra diets for staff of anti-
tuberculosis institutions
84,350
25,620.61
I
58,729.39
5 Fuel, light, and power
578,000
535,916.46
6 Grants to chaplains
2,000
7 Health propaganda
22,500
1,800.00 2,787.27
42,083.54 200.00
19,712.73
8 Incidental expenses
12,000
16,482.54
4,482.54
4,500 164 and 167
9 Maintenance and transport of mental
patients
70,000
26,165.10]
43,834.90
10 Maintenance of lepers
200,000
11 Medical comforts
12 Medical expenses for schools
8,000 5,000
13 Medicines and instruments
910,000
202,171.39
4,380.09 4,969.08 1,117,440.34
2,171.39
2,500
165
3,619.91 30.92
207,440.34
160 224,600,
167 169
14 Notification fees, infectious diseases. 15 Nursing and Midwives Board
1,500
1,500.00
expenses
6,500
3,701.15
2,798.85
16 Preventive measures against infec-
tious diseases
30,000
2,826.15
27,173.85
17 Provisions
1,000,000
1,245,909.64 245,909.64
250,000
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18 Publications
7,200
5,186.98
2,013.02
19 Relief of overcrowding of hospitals
and clinics
100,000
100,000.00
20 Rent of premises
151,800
124,185.56
27,614.44
21 Repairs and upkeep of plant and
equipment
120,800
75,638.61
45,161.39
Carried Forward
10,958,172 10,414,268.11 460,003.91
1,003,907.80
588,734
Carried Forward
26,846,537 25,408,728.85 4,005,904.36
5,443,712.51
4,647,212
Explanatory Remarks.
Certain items ordered through Crown
Agents not received.
Fewer officers went on study leave than
anticipated.
Reduced number of persons receiving extra food due to postponed opening of Tuberculosis Clinics.
Economy exercised.
Savings effected.
Economy exercised.
Heavy advertising charges in connection with free vaccination and inoculation campaigns, and vacancies.
System of transferring mental patients
to Canton discontinued.
Number of lepers maintained larger
than anticipated.
Reduced supplies to hospital patients.
Expanded medical activities to cope with increasing population and reserve for emergency one month's supply of stores for Island and Mainland. No cases notified.
Fewer Board's
examination
fees
incurred.
Effective control prevented spread of infectious diseases resulting in less expenditure.
Higher contract price and increased number of patients at Government hospitals.
Certain publications ordered through
Crown Agents not received,
Not required.
New Western Chinese Public Dispensary vacated. Certain rental charges not received by 31.3.50.
Reduced expenditure on maintenance.
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