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34. Maternity and Child Welfare is carried out at two special centres, one in Victoria, the other in Kowloon.
35. School Hygiene and medical examination of school children is carried out by the School Medical Branch of the Medical Department working in close co-operation with the Education Department.
36. A special branch of the Medical Department working in close association with the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs makes periodical inspections of the Chinese Hospitals and Chinese Public Dispensaries.
37. Bacteriological and serological investigations are carried out at the Bacteriological Institute, where vaccine lymph, anti-rabic vaccine, and anti-meningococcic serum are prepared.
38. The Malaria Bureau carries out investigations with regard to mosquitology and malariology and supervises anti-malaria oiling and draining. It cooperates with the Sanitary Department and with the naval, military, and air force authorities.
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39. Quarantine and Port Health Activities, including the fumigation and disinfection of ships, the examination of emigrants, and vaccination, are carried out by the Port Health Branch.
40. Registration of Births and Deaths is controlled by the Medical Department working in association with the Police and the Chinese Public Dispensaries.
Non-Government Organisations engaged in Public Health Works.
41. In addition to the Government organisation, there are in the Colony a number of Benevolent Societies and Associations whose activities in the cause of public health are of great benefit to the community. The chief among these are: the Tung Wah Hospital Charity, the Chinese Public Dispensaries, the various Missionary Societies, the Granville Sharp Estate, the Society for the Protection of Children, the St. John Ambulance Association, the St. John Ambulance Brigade, the Y.W.C.A., and the Y.M.C.A.
42. A description of the Tung Wah Hospital and the Chinese Public Dispensaries will be found in the body of the report.