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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1976
DESPITE THE ACHIEVEMENT IN THE CONTROL OF COMMON INFECTIOUS DISEASES AMONG CHILDREN IN HONG KONG, THE SPOKESMAN EMPHASISED THAT IMMUNIZATIONS AGAINST THESE CHILDHOOD DISEASES MUST BE CONTINUED TO KEEP UP THE IMMUNITY LEVEL OF THE POPULATION.
IT IS UNIVERSALLY ACCEPTED THAT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH SERVICE PROVIDED IN ANY COUNTRY IS MEASURED IN TERMS OF THE INFANT MORTALITY RATE AND MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE.
IN HONG KONG, THE INFANT MORTALITY RATE FELL TO 15 PER ONE THOUSAND LIVE BIRTHS LAST YEAR FROM 17.4 IN 1974. THE IMR FOR 1964 WAS 26.4 PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS.
THE MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE ALSO DROPPED SHARPLY TO 0.03 PER THOUSAND TOTAL BIRTHS FROM 0.16 IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR. THE RATE WAS 0.38 10 YEARS AGO.
TEMPORARY CENTRES FOR COLLECTION OF WATER CHARGES
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TEMPORARY COLLECTION CENTRES WILL BE SET UP BY THE TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICE IN SHEUNG SHUI AND FANLING NEXT WEEK FOR THE COLLECTION OF WATER CHARGES FOR THE SECOND PERIOD OF THIS YEAR.
THE SHEUNG SHUI COLLECTION CENTRE WILL BE LOCATED AT THE SHEUNG SHUI PUBLIC ENQUIRY CENTRE AT SHEK WU HUI AND WILL OPERATE ON NOVEMBER 9 AND 10.
THE OTHER CENTRE WILL BE AT THE FANLING RURAL COMMITTEE OFFICE AT LUEN WO HUT AND WILL OPERATE ON NOVEMBER 11 AND 12.
THE CENTRES WILL BE OPEN FROM 9 A.M. TO 1 P.M.
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