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Medical supervision of the passengers and crew during the period of quarantine and vaccination when necessary were attended to before Pratique was granted. Forty-one cases of infectious disease were investigated and found to be due to non-quarantinable diseases. These were dealt with in the usual manner. This involved the examination of 329 sick persons and many special visits to ships in the harbour. Thirty-nine vessels were fumigated for varying reasons during the year. Each fumigation was supervised by a Health Officer.
The total number of persons medically inspected during 1924 amounted to 290,220 which is equivalent to 795 examinations for each day of the year as compared with a daily rate of 600 for 1923.
IV. VACCINATION DEPARTMENT.
The Vaccination Ordinance, 1923, requires that all emigrants from the Colony shall be protected against small-pox. Emigrants can be vaccinated at the Government Centre cheaply and efficiently. 7724 presented themselves for this purpose as compared with 1877 for last year.
In addition 2108 non-emigrants were vaccinated at the Centre. At the examination of emigrants on board ships those who in the opinion of the Health Officer were not sufficiently protected had to undergo re-vaccination.
During the year I was assisted for varying periods by Dr. Craig, Newton, Tsoi and Shin.
January 20th, 1926.
B. H. MELLON, Health Officer of the Port.