238. At present the only Public Health Centres are the Chinese Public Dispensaries and the Government Infant Welfare Centre in Wanchai; there are no public health nurses or health visitors.
With regard to school medical work there are only three medical officers and three nurses for over 70,000 school children.
TRAINING OF SANITARY PERSONNEL.
239. The Medical Officers of Health hold classes and give lectures. Courses in chemistry, physics and sanitary engineering were held at the Technical Institute of the Education Department. At the Bacteriological Institute elementary instruction in bacteriology and mosquitology is given to sanitary inspectors.
240. Hong Kong is an examining centre for the Royal Sanitary Institute and every year examinations are held for the Sanitary Inspectors Certificate and the Sanitary Science Certificate. Candidates come from Shanghai to take these examinations. The results of the last test were very satisfactory.