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534. On the 1st of November the Government took a lease of three houses on the northern side of the town to serve as a self-contained unit comprising:-
(a) a dispensary.
(b) a room for a children's clinic.
(c) a maternity ward.
(d) quarters for the Medical Officer.
(e) quarters for a Midwife.
(f) quarters for a Dresser.
535. The following table shows the extent of the work done at the dispensary during the year:-
New cases 4,926 as compared with 3,390 in 1932. Old cases 6,237 Vaccination 2,065 4,668 Midwifery cases 111 81 27 75 71 Un Long Dispensary.536. The old premises having become too small for the purpose, a new block of three houses on a corner site was taken on lease. As at Taipo, the buildings will ultimately provide accommodation for a dispensary, a children's clinic, a maternity ward, and quarters for the Medical Officer and his staff.
537. The work done by the Un Long Dispensary during the year was as follows:-
New cases 3,192 Old cases 3,404 Vaccinations 821 Midwifery cases 122538. During the year the Medical Officer visited all the villages of any size both in the Northern and Southern Districts to investigate the position obtaining in each and to form an opinion as to the need for medical attention. He was struck by the amount of malaria in some sections and its comparative absence in others. It is prevalent in the hilly districts opposite the middle section of the Fanling-Sha Tau Kok Road and in those south of Un Long.
539. Tai O, a fishing village of 5,000 inhabitants on the extreme north-west of Lantau Island, was visited once a week where all seeking treatment were treated at the local hall.