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465. Skin diseases there are, but judging from the returns of the dispensaries and travelling dispensary they are not very prevalent.
466. Trachoma varies with the village. In some it is common in others it is not.
467. With regard to Tuberculosis the population is mostly engaged in agriculture or fishing. The people as a whole live an open air life and Tuberculosis cases are not common.
468. Taking everything into consideration there is little evidence that the population of the New Territories is an unhealthy one.
The Medical Department's Organisation during 1934.
469. Under the scheme for medical expansion the New Territories were divided into Western and Eastern districts with headquarters respectively at Un Long and Taipo. Each district is in charge of a Chinese Medical Officer who is responsible to the Medical Officer of the New Territories.
470. The duties of the District Medical Officer include:-
(1) Supervision of the Government dispensaries in his district.
(2) Domiciliary visits to indigent cases too ill to attend the dispensary.
(3) Emergency calls for all classes.
(4) Accompanying the Travelling Dispensary three times a week visiting villages in the district.
(5) Reconnaissance and propaganda.
(6) Spleen surveys.
(7) Periodical visits to Police Stations.
471. The Shing Mun Dam area was constituted a special medical district in charge of a special Chinese Medical Officer responsible to the Medical Officer New Territories for general medical work and to the Malariologist for anti-malaria operations.
472. The Staff for the New Territories included:---
1 European M.O. resident in Kowloon.
1 Chinese M.O., 1 dresser and 1 midwife resident at the Government Dispensary at Un Long.
1 Chinese M.O., 1 dresser and 1 midwife resident at the Government Dispensary at Taipo.
1 First grade dresser attached to the Travelling Dispensary.
1 Midwife at Cheung Chau.
1 Nurse-midwife and 1 midwife at Lady Ho Tung Welfare Centre, Ku Tung.
1 Midwife at Sai Kung.
2 Midwives at Sham Tseng.
1 Midwife at Tai O.