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Annexe H.
KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION.
REPORT BY DR. J. W. HARTLEY, Medical Officer.
Mr. P. D. R. Naidu has acted as Assistant Surgeon throughout the year. Mr. S. Kelly continued his duties as Sanitary Inspector until May 1st when he reverted to Sanitary Board work in Hongkong.
Dr. B. C. Wong, Chinese Medical Licentiate in charge of the Government Dispensary, Taipo, from February 1st to August 31st, attended Railway cases whenever necessary until he left the service.
There have been dispensaries at Kowloon, Kowloonchai, Shatin and Taipokau until the opening of the railway on October 1st when Shatin and Kowloonchai dispensaries were closed.
As the coolie camp at Shatin did not actually close until the end of the year, frequent visits were made to this place after the closing of the dispensary there.
Prophylactic measures against Malaria were continued as in former years; quinine was issued and its use encouraged, mosquito pools were treated with oil, a certain amount of temporary drainage was done and coolie and other quarters were frequently washed down with disinfecting fluids and kept as clean as possible.
There has been a steady decrease in the number of cases treated, the total being 1,015 against 2,192 in 1909, 2,064 in 1908, and 3,667 in 1907.
This is largely due to the decrease of labourers, owing to the completion of the Railway.
Cases of Malaria are reduced by practically 50 per cent and the incidence varies from a monthly percentage of 0.25% in January to 1% in May and October.
The principal causes of sickness were the following:
1910 1909 1908 1907 Malaria, 242 450 556 1,168 Dysentery, 23 29 53 124 Beri-beri, 40 52 58 81 Injuries, 123 608 354 371L 49
Annexe H.
KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION.
REPORT BY DR. J. W HARTLEY, Medical Officer.
Mr. P D. R. Naidu has acted as Assistant Surgeon throughout the year. Mr. S. Kelly continued his duties as Sanitary Inspector un- til May 1st when he reverted to Sanitary Board work in Hongkong.
Dr. B. C. Wong, Chinese Medical Licentiate in charge of the Government Dispensary, Taipo, from February 1st to August 31st, attended Railway cases whenever necessary until he left the service.
There have been dispensaries at Kowloon, Kowloonchai, Shatin and Taipokau until the opening of the railway on October 1st when Shatin and Kowloonchai dispensaries were closed.
As the coolie camp at Shatin did not actually close until the end of the year frequent visits were made to this place after the closing of the dispensary there.
Prophylactic measures against Malaria were continued as in former years, quinine was issued and its use encouraged, mosquito pools were treated with oil, a certain amount of temporary drainage was done and coolie and other quarters were frequently washed down with disinfecting fluids and kept as clean as possible.
There has been a steady decrease in the number of cases treated, the total being 1,015 against 2,192 in 1909, 2,064 in 1908, and 3,667 in 1907.
This is largely due to the decrease of labourers, owing to the completion of the Railway.
Cases of Malaria are reduced by practically 50 per cent and the incidence varies from a monthly percentage of 0.25% in January to 1% in May and October.
The principal causes of sickness were the following
1910.
1909.
1908.
1907
Malaria,
242
450
556
1,168
Dysentery,
23
29
53
124
Beri-beri,
40
52
58
81
Injuries,.
123
608
354
371
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