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Transport of the sick.-Motor Ambulances, garaged at the Fire Station, are controlled by the Police and Fire Department. Hand Ambulances are operated by the Sanitary Department. The Tung Wah Hospital and the Tung Wah Eastern Hospital each has a motor ambulance of its own and so has the St. John's Ambulance Brigade.
DISEASE PREVENTION,
Activity. Controlling Authority. Town Planning Public Works Department. House Construction " Water Supplies " Sewerage and Drainage " Control & protection of food supplies. Sanitary Department. Registration of Births and Deaths " Control of epidemic causing diseases.. " Collection and disposal of refuse " Collection and disposal of night soil... " Quarantine and Port Health Work.... Medical Department. Vaccination " Bacteriological Activities " Public Mortuary Work "The St John's Ambulance Brigade which holds a strong position in the Colony and which does excellent work both in the training of personnel and in the performance of first aid duties, renders valuable assistance to the authorities.
Progress with regard to Re-organisation of the Medical and Sanitary Services.
In December 1929 the Legislative Council passed an amendment to the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance making the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services a member of the Sanitary Board in place of the Medical Officer of Health. The objects and reasons of the Bill were stated as follows:-
"With a view to the re-organisation of the Medical and Sanitary Services of the Colony, it is considered desirable to associate the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services more closely with the working of the Sanitary Department, and in order that he may have the opportunity of acquiring first hand knowledge of the working of the Department it has been decided to place him on the Sanitary Board instead of the Medical Officer of Health.
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Transport of the sick.-Motor Ambulances, garaged at the Fire Station, are controlled by the Police and Fire Department. Hand Ambulances are operated by the Sanitary Department. The Tung Wah Hospital and the Tung Wah Eastern Hospital each has a motor ambulance of its own and so has the St. John's Ambulance Brigade.
DISEASE PREVENTION,
Town Planning
Activity.
Controlling Authority.
Public Works Department.
House Construction
Water Supplies
Sewerage and Drainage
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Control & protection of food supplies. Sanitary Department.
Registration of Births and Deaths
Control of epidemic causing diseases..
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Collection and disposal of refuse
Collection and disposal of night soil...
Quarantine and Port Health Work....Medical Department. Vaccination
Bacteriological Activities
Public Mortuary Work
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The St John's Ambulance Brigade which holds a strong position in the Colony and which does excellent work both in the training of personnel and in the performance of first aid duties, renders valuable assistance to the authorities.
Progress with regard to Re-organisation of the Medical and Sanitary Services.
In December 1929 the Legislative Council passed an amend- ment to the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance making the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services a member of the Sanitary Board in place of the Medical Officer of Health. The objects and reasons of the Bill were stated as follows:-
"With a view to the re-organisation of the Medical and Sanitary Services of the Colony, it is considered desirable to associate the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services more closely with the working of the Sanitary Department, and in order that he may have the opportunity of acquiring first hand knowledge of the working of the Department it has been decided to place him on the Sanitary Board instead of the Medical Officer of Health.
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