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The beds in hospitals listed at (a) above are abailable to the general public after the requirements of Government moloyees have been met, Treat- ment is provided free to patients in poor circumstances-- by far the majority ---while a small maintenance charge is made if the income of the individual so indicatas. Admission is possible only through the Government Tuberculosis Clinic.
The hospitals at (b) are operated by a board of Chinese business men on a charitable basis a part of a general charitablu scheme.
The average tuberculosis ouse admitted there is in an advanced condition as the resouroes of the institutions are not organized to cope with sanatorium treatment.
Kuttonjes sanatorium is an institution set aside specifically for the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis, in adults and children. It was opened in the early part of 1949 and now plays a valuable part in the Tuberculosis programe of the Colony. It is operated by the Hong Kong Anti-ľuberculosis Association and is financed principally from public contribution. The cases admitted there are diagnosed at Harcourt Tuberculosis Clinic and selected by the medical staff of the sanatorium who undertake the treatment and after- care.
CLINICS.
The principal fres diagnostic clinic open to the general public for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis is situated at Harcourt Health Centre. The whole government tuberculosis scheme is operated in conjunction with this clinic and is supervised and co-ordinated by the medical officer in oharge. All the various elements which go to make up a tuberculosis achete are oporated, some modified to meet local circumstances, others in rudimentary form. The scheme as a whole has been in operation for three years only, the growth of its various activi ies being limited asinly by finance. The clinic itself is conducted under considerable difficulty due to general unsuitability of the building, lack of space and the absence of X-ray facilities on the premises. The number of patients who present themselves for diagnosis and treatment is greater than can be adequately dealt with but the construction of an additional clinic, specifically designed and equipped for the purpose and expected to open in late 1950, should to some extent relieve the present situation.
The report of the activities of the existing clinic at Harcourt Health Centre follows herewith, together with details of branch clinics operated at various places in the Colony remote from the principal centre but operated by the staff of the parent clinic:
(1) Total attendances during 1949.
Harcourt Tuberculosis Clinic Subsidiary Clinics
(2) Number of New Patients.
Harcourt Tuberculosis Clinic
Aberdeen Clinic
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Stanley Clinic
Taipo Clinic Un Long Clinic
47,393
1,879
Total:
49,272
18,135
153
12
182
124
Total:
18,600