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Tuesday, July 10, 1973
REPORT ON ACTION OF ALLIED NURSING GRADES
The Director of Medical and Health Services, Dr. G.H. Choa, this
evening stressed that all allied nursing grades disputing the pay issue should think carefully before taking further action that could affect the
health and welfare of the public.
In a statement on developments yesterday after studying reports received from all government maternity clinies, chest and social hygiene
clinics, and port health offices, Dr. Choa said:
In the New Territories, in some clinics the midwives carried
out their threat not to wash babies brought in, and dressing material
was not prepared. But work was normal in most rural clinics.
"In all urban maternity clinics in Kowloon and the Island, where mothers do not normally bring their babies in for washing after discharge, midwives did not prepare dressing material, but other work went on as
usual.
"Inoculations were administered as usual in all port health offices.
There was some delay, but no one needing an inoculation for international
travel was unduly inconvenienced,
"Health auxiliaries' case work was reduced in some clinics. As
a result of the weather, there was not much field work, and the average
number of case tracings was maintained.
"I would