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# SECTION IV.
## Port Health Work and Administration.
### GENERAL.
222. Reckoned in terms of shipping tonnage, Hong Kong is one of the five greatest ports in the world. It is the principal commercial entrepot of Southern China and is the termination of steamship lines running between China, Japan and North America.
223. In 1935, 5,092 British ocean-going steamers and 6,802 foreign ocean-going steamers entered and cleared the harbour. In addition there were 9,612 river steamers, 6,101 launches, and 17,946 foreign trade junks. The total tonnage of vessels entering and clearing was 41,487,477.
224. The Medical Staff engaged in Port Health duties consists of two European Health Officers and two Chinese Medical Officers.
The work of the department includes:
(a) Routine inspection of ships.
(b) Quarantine duty.
(c) Medical inspection of emigrants.
(d) Disinfection and fumigation of ships.
(e) Vaccination.
225. The laws dealing with the subject of Quarantine and Port Health are contained in Table L of the Hong Kong Port Regulations, the Asiatic Emigration Ordinance and the Vaccination Ordinance.
226. During the year 10,748 inward bound ocean-going vessels were boarded by the Health Officers. Of these 6,325 were on the British register and 4,423 on the foreign register.
227. River boats from Canton, Macao and West River Ports, also junks and small craft are normally visited only when cases of sickness or death are reported. However all river steamers are regularly inspected by a Health Inspector, whose duties are mainly concerned with the cleanliness and sanitation of such vessels.
228. During the year 134 special visits were made to ships for the purpose of examining persons suffering from infectious but non-quarantinable diseases.