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that prevailing in India and Malaya. Assuming the population of the Colony and New Territory to be 1,000,000 the number of lepers is 1,000. It may be that this number is too high but allowing that the number is only half that of Kwangtung the figure is 500 or if one quarter then 250.
Lepers who are not British subjects are prohibited from entering the Colony and any such who find entrance may be deported. Lepers of Chinese nationality are sent to Canton. Lepers who are British subjects may obtain treatment at the Government Hospitals.
It is hoped that it may be arranged for Hong Kong lepers to be received at Sheklung a leper settlement on Chinese territory controlled by the Roman Catholic Mission.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
The infectious diseases of the Colony may for convenience be classified into those which are notifiable under the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance and those which are not.
The most important of the non-notifiable diseases are Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Leprosy.
The notifiable diseases are Plague, Cholera, Yellow Fever, Small-pox, Typhus Fever, Cerebro-spinal Fever, Enteric Fever, Para-typhoid Fever, Relapsing Fever, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Puerperal Fever and Rabies (human and animal).
Responsibility for reporting a case of notifiable disease lies with the legally qualified medical practitioner attending the case, or in the absence of such on the occupier or keeper of the premises, or on the nearest male relative living on the premises or in default of such relative on any person in charge of or in attendance on the sick person. Reports are to be made to the Medical Officer of Health or to the Officer in charge of the nearest Police Station.
In actual fact practically the only reports received by the Medical Officer of Health are (a) those from qualified medical practitioners (b) from the medical officers of hospitals and (c) from the medical officers in charge of the Public Mortuaries where bodies dumped in the street by friends or relatives of the deceased have been taken for inspection and disposal.
The Health Authorities, when they do discover a case of infectious disease, have no power to remove it to hospital unless the patient or his guardian consents or unless a magistrate makes an order for removal.
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that prevailing in India and Malaya. Assuming the population of the Colony and New Territory to be 1,000,000 the number of lepers is 1,000. It may be that this number is too high but allowing that the number is only half that of Kwangtung the figure is 500 or if one quarter then 250.
Lepers who are not British subjects are prohibited from entering the Colony and any such who find entrance may be deported. Lepers of Chinese nationality are sent to Canton. Lepers who are British subjects may obtain treatment at the Government Hospitals.
It is hoped that it may be arranged for Hong Kong lepers to be received at Sheklung a leper settlement on Chinese. territory controlled by the Roman Catholic Mission.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
The infectious diseases of the Colony may for convenience be classified into those which are notifiable under the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance and those which are not.
The most important of the non-notifiable diseases are Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Leprosy.
infectious
The notifiable diseases are Plague, Cholera, Yellow Fever, Small-pox, Typhus Fever, Cerebro-spinal Fever, Enteric Fever. Para-typhoid Fever, Relapsing Fever, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Puerperal Fever and Rabies (human and animal).
Responsibility for reporting a case of notifiable disease lies with the legally qualified medical practitioner attending the case, or in the absence of such on the occupier or keeper of the premises, or on the nearest male relative living on the premises or in default of such relative on any person in charge of or in attendance on the sick person. Reports are to be made to the Medical Officer of Health or to the Officer in charge of the nearest Police Station.
In actual fact practically the only reports received by the Medical Officer of Health are (a) those from qualified medical practitioners (b) from the medical officers of hospitals and (c) from the medical officers in charge of the Public Mortuaries where bodies dumped in the street by friends or relatives of the deceased have been taken for inspection and disposal.
The Health Authorities, when they do discover a case of infectious disease, have no power to remove it to hospital unless the patient or his guardian consents or unless a magistrate makes an order for removal.
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