M 37
Preventive Measures against Small-pox.
Under the Vaccination Ordinance, all Public Vaccinators are under the control of the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services who is Superintendent of Vaccination. As Registrar of Births and Deaths the Head of the Sanitary Department is responsible for ensuring the vaccination of all children whose births are registered.
Vaccinations were performed by:-
(a) the Public Vaccinators.
(b) the M.O's in charge of Government Hospitals.
(c) the M.O's in charge of Chinese Hospitals.
(d) the M.O's in charge of Chinese Public Dispensaries.
(e) the members of the St. John's Ambulance Brigade under the Assistant Commissioner.
Altogether 244,759 were performed.
Preventive Measures against Cholera, Dysentery, Enteric, etc.
The usual routine measures against the spread of bowel diseases continued to be taken, viz. the purification of the Public Water Supplies, and the closing of wells.
No case of locally acquired cholera has been notified since September 1922.
Preventive Measures against Tuberculosis.
The measures taken against Tuberculosis were:-
(a) The periodical general cleansing of premises.
(b) Action taken to prevent the erection of unauthorised cubicles especially those which have defects in the matter of lighting, air space, and ventilation.
(c) Action by the Building Authority to ensure the erection of houses having a proper supply of lighting and ventilation.
The overcrowded condition of the city, its confined area, and the difficulties presented by topographical features together make the question of hygienic housing of the populace one of extreme difficulty. The sanitary staff, (one Inspector to 30,000 people) are working against great odds and they cannot hope to attain results such as are attained in other cities where the task is easier and the personnel larger.
Preventive Measures against Helminthic Diseases.
There never has been any routine campaign against helminthic disease. Whatever be the percentage of population which carry ankylostomes very few cases of ankylostomiasis come under the notice of the hospital authorities.
M 37
Preventive Measures against Small-pox.
Under the Vaccination Ordinance, all Public Vaccinators are under the control of the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services who is Superintendent of Vaccination. As Registrar of Births and Deaths the Head of the Sanitary Department is responsible for ensuring the vaccination of all children whose births are registered.
Vaccinations were performed by:-
(a) the Public Vaccinators.
(b) the M.O's in charge of Governinent Hospitals.
(c) the M.O's in charge of Chinese Hospitals.
(d) the M.O's in charge of Chinese Public Dispensaries. (c) the members of the St. John's Ambulance Brigade
under the Assistant Commissioner.
Altogether 244,759 were performed.
Preventive Measures against Cholera, Dysentery, Enteric, etc.
The usual routine measures against the spread of bowel diseases continued to be taken, viz. the purification of the Public Water Supplies, and the closing of wells.
No case of locally acquired cholera has been notified since* September 1922.
Preventive Measures against Tuberculosis,
The measures taken against Tuberculosis were:-
(a) The periodical general cleansing of premises. (b) Action taken to prevent the erection of un- authorised cubicles especially those which have defects in the matter of lighting, air space, and ventilation.
(c) Action by the Building Authority to ensure the crection of houses having a proper supply of lighting and ventilation.
The overcrowded condition of the city, its confined area, and the difficulties presented by topographical features together make the question of hygienic housing of the populace one of extreme difficulty. The sanitary staff, (one Inspector to 30,000. people) are working against great odds and they cannot hope to attain results such as are attained in other cities where the task is easier and the personnel larger.
Preventive Measures against Helminthic Diseases.
There never has been any routine campaign against helminthic disease. Whatever be the percentage of population which carry ankylostomes very few cases of ankylostomiasis come under the notice of the hospital authorities.
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