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486. The resident staff consists of two nurse-midwives and an amah.
487. The M.O. i/c. New Territories (West) visits the Dispensary three times a week on his rounds with the Travelling Dispensary.
488. The following is a summary of the cases dealt with at the dispensary :
New cases Old cases Vaccinations Maternity cases 1,549 1,988 123 21Lady Ho Tung Welfare Centre.
489. This Centre was opened on the 14th of May. The staff consists of one fully-qualified nurse-midwife, one midwife, an amah and a coolie. Lady Ho Tung also supplies a watchman. A daily visit is made by one of the District Medical Officers before he starts his round with the Travelling Dispensary.
490. This Centre, in addition to the staff above described, houses the Travelling Dispensary and its driver.
491. The following are the cases dealt with during the year at the Centre:
New cases Old cases Maternity cases Babies washed 1,323 2,101 33 425Tai O Dispensary.
492. During the last two years, first the M.O. i/c. New Territories and then the A.M.O. i/c. New Territories (West) paid weekly visits to the village, travelling by the Import and Export Department's launch on Thursdays. About 30 to 40 patients were seen at each visit, the village elders kindly lending the village hall for the purpose. It was decided to open a Government Dispensary and station a nurse-midwife in the village, which was done on the 17th August. The premises consist of a two-storey house near the water-front in the most important part of the town. The upper storey forms the quarters for the midwife and the amah, the lower one is the waiting-room and examination room. The midwife is responsible for dressings and the administration of stock mixtures during the week.