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Annexe I.
# KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES.
## REPORT BY DR J. T. SMALLEY, Medical Officer in charge.
### STAFF.
I have continued throughout the year to perform the duties of Medical Officer, Kowloon and New Territories and Assistant Medical Officer of Health.
Dr. Chau Wai-cheung resigned his appointment as Assistant Medical Officer at the Government Dispensary, Tai Po Market, at the end of February, and Dr. Wong Siu-ngok was appointed in his place. The latter resigned his appointment in September and no further appointment to the office was made.
### KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.
The health of the European and Chinese Staff has been good throughout the year. The number of malarial cases still remain small. The medical chests on the trains and in the stations have been maintained throughout the year. To accommodate accident and other cases of a serious nature, two stretcher cots were installed in the luggage vans of the trains. These stretchers are swung so as to minimise all jarring as far as is practicable. They are made to fit the wheeled ambulances attached to the Disinfecting and Police Stations so as to obviate the necessity of transferring the patient from one stretcher to the other. In addition, the guards and station masters have been instructed in First Aid. This instruction has been admirably carried out by Inspector Winyard of the Railway Staff, the men having to satisfy me by examination at the end of their course as to their ability to attend and treat surgical and medical emergencies. The Chinese Staff was examined with regard to their eyesight and colour vision twice in the year. Four people lost their lives on the Railway during the year, two of them being Railway employees. In addition, there were 5 cases of injury resulting from accidents.
### THE POLICE FORCE.
The health of all ranks of the Force and their families was very satisfactory throughout the year.
### KOWLOON AND NEW TERRITORIES.
The year under review was characterised by an outbreak of cerebro-spinal meningitis, the total number of cases recorded in Kowloon during the year being 329. This figure, on account of local conditions, is not a true index of the severity of the outbreak, and the number of cases was undoubtedly much larger.