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2. The Government depot and slaughter houses are under the direct charge of the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon and Asst. Colonial Veterinary Surgeon and a staff of four Inspectors.
1. Dairies.—There is a model Dairy-farm in Hong Kong where milk is produced by stall fed cattle under hygienic conditions.
B. MEASURES TAKEN TO SPREAD THE KNOWLEDGE OF HYGIENE AND SANITATION.
1. With only two Medical Officers of Health to one million population the opportunities for establishing and maintaining an extensive propaganda campaign are not bright—and comparatively little has been done.
C. TRAINING OF SANITARY PERSONNEL.
1. The Medical Officers of Health hold classes and give lectures to the Sanitary Inspectors but there is no regular school for teaching such as exists in Singapore.
SECTION IV.
PORT HEALTH WORK AND ADMINISTRATION.
1. Reckoned in terms of shipping-tonnage, Hong Kong is one of the five greatest ports in the world. It is the principal commercial entrepôt of Southern China and it is the terminus of the Steamship Lines running between China, Japan and North America.
2. In 1928, 4,513 British ocean-going steamers and 7,370 foreign ocean-going steamers entered and cleared the harbour. In addition there were 7,852 river steamers and 24,000 foreign trade junks. The total tonnage of vessels entering and clearing was 44,883,765.
3. The Medical Staff engaged in Port Health duties consist of two European Health Officers and two Chinese Medical Officers.
4. The work of the department includes:-
(a) Routine inspection of ships.
(b) Quarantine duty.
(c) Duty in connection with emigration.
(d) Vaccination.