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There are no School Clinics—cases of errors of refraction were seen by Dr. Morrison at his Clinic and examinations made. With regard to other defects, free treatment was offered at the Government Hospitals and at the Chinese Public Dispensaries—most children however attended once only.
With regard to infectious diseases the M.O.H. notifies the School Medical Officer of any school cases certified by him. Among the pupils there were 37 cases of Whooping Cough, 9 of Chicken-pox, 6 of Diphtheria, 6 of Mumps, 7 of Enteric and 4 of Measles.
Vernacular Schools are not yet receiving the benefit of medical inspection. Last year there were 218 subsidised Vernacular Schools in Urban Districts and 434 non-subsidised Schools with an enrolment of 33,000 children including 12,000 girls. Besides these there are Vernacular Grant Schools and about 150 Rural District Schools.
LABOUR CONDITIONS.
The general industrial conditions continued to improve and the labour situation was normal. There are no estates, plantations or mines in the Colony. Practically all the labouring class are engaged in matters connected with commerce, shipping or public works.
Labourers find their own accommodation in the many tenements and lodging houses which exist in Hong Kong or Kowloon.
What factory regulations there are are administered by the Secretary for Chinese Affairs.
There are no special arrangements for the medical care of labourers other than the Government Hospitals, the Chinese Hospitals, the Mission Hospitals and the Chinese Public Dispensaries. The total number of beds available for general diseases is about 1,000 making a proportion of:
1,000
1,000,000
or 1 to 1,000 approximately.
HOUSE AND TOWN PLANNING.
There is no Town Planning Ordinance and Housing comes under that portion of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance which is administered by the Public Works Department. There is little or no zoning and blacksmiths shops or even foundries are to be found in the midst of shop houses and domestic houses.