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CHINESE PUBLIC DISPENSARIES.
(Tables XIV to XVII).
25. In outlying districts where there are no hospitals the dispensaries fill a most important place in providing free medical attention to thousands of people. At all the dispensaries a weekly gynaecological clinic is held and at some of the bigger ones a women's clinic is held twice a week. The dispensaries are also free vaccination centres. The number of cases treated in 1929 was 209,359 as against 192,152 in 1928. Vaccinations numbered 27,658 as against 49,941 in 1928.
A permanent building to house the Shaukiwan Public Dispensary was erected during the year at a cost of $19,500.00 and opened on August 31st, 1929.
CHINESE PERMANENT CEMETERY.
(Table XVIII).
26. An extension to this cemetery measuring 89,000 square feet was granted by Government in 1928 and the work of preparing new terraces is well in hand.
CHINESE RECREATION GROUND,
(Table XIX).
PASSAGE Money Fund.
(Table XX). TRANSLATIONS.
27. The total number of translations made in the department during 1929 was 1,606 as compared with 1,572 in 1928. 824 of these were from Chinese into English and 782 from English into Chinese. In addition a large number of translations made in other Government departments were sent to this office for revision.
FACTORIES.
(Table XXIII).
28. Trade in general remained very dull during the year and with the factories still working much below their full capacity, there was no increase in the number of women and children employed. The knitting factories in Kowloon and the cigarette and perfumery factories in Hong Kong are the largest employers of women and girls, such work being peculiarly suitable for female labour. Several glass factories closed down during the year owing to lack of trade and the high price of coal.
As a result of enquiries made during the previous year into the conditions prevailing in white lead and vermillion factories, the Industrial Employment of Children Ordinance was amended by the passing of the Industrial Employment of Women, Young
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CHINESE PUBLIC DISPENSARIES.
(Tables XIV to XVII).
25. In outlying districts where there are no hospitals the dispensaries fill a most important place in providing free medical attention to thousands of people. At all the dispensaries a weekly gynaecological clinic is held and at some of the bigger ones a women's clinic is held twice a week. The dispensaries are also free vaccination centres. The number of cases treated in 1929 was 209,359 as against 192,152 in 1928. Vaccinations numbered 27,658 as against 49,941 in 1928.
A permanent building to house the Shaukiwan Public Dis- pensary was erected during the year at a cost of $19,500.00 and opened on August 31st, 1929.
CHINESE PERMANENT CEMETERY.
(Table XVIII).
26. An extension to this cemetery measuring 89,000 square feet was granted by Government in 1928 and the work of pre- paring new terraces is well in hand.
CHINESE RECREATION GROUND,
(Table XIX).
PASSAGE Money Fund.
(Table XX). TRANSLATIONS.
27. The total number of translations made in the depart- ment during 1929 was 1,606 as compared with 1,572 in 1928. 824 of these were from Chinese into English and 782 from English into Chinese. In addition a large number of translations made in other Government departments were sent to this office for revision.
FACTORIES.
(Table XXIII).
28. Trade in general remained very dull during the year and with the factories still working much below their full capacity, there was no increase in the number of women and children employed. The knitting factories in Kowloon and the cigarette and perfumery factories in Hong Kong are the largest employers of women and girls, such work being peculiarly suit- able for female labour. Several glass factories closed down during the year owing to lack of trade and the high price of
coal.
As a result of enquiries made during the previous year into the conditions prevailing in white lead and vermillion factories, the Industrial Employment of Children Ordinance was amended by the passing of the Industrial Employment of Women, Young
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