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Medical Education.
34. The Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong provides a six-year course in premedical and medical sciences leading to the degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery which are awarded on examination. Most of the clinical teaching is carried out at the Government Civil Hospital where 100 beds have been placed under the care of the professors of surgery, medicine, and obstetrics who have been appointed respectively Surgeon, Physician, and Obstetric Physician to the hospital.
35. The degrees of the Medical Faculty are recognised by the General Medical Council for registration in Great Britain.
36. Courses of training for nurses and midwives have been established at a number of hospitals in the Colony. Examinations are held for midwives and certificates issued by the Midwives Examination Board, St. John Ambulance Brigade, and Association.
37. The St. John 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, especially with regard to vaccination. Several of the Government Medical Officers hold commissions in this body.
38. The St. John Ambulance Association, which is an organisation distinct from the Brigade, confines its activities to teaching first aid and issuing certificates after examination to successful candidates.
Progress with regard to Re-organisation of the Medical and Sanitary Services.
39. The Public Health Committee, formed for the purpose of examining the proposals made by the D.M.S.S. for reorganisation of the Medical and Sanitary Services, continued to function, and during the year two Bills were completed, one to amend the Sale of Food and Drugs Ordinance and the other to amend the Registration of Births and Deaths Ordinance.
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Medical Education.
34. The Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong provides a six year course in premedical and medical sciences leading to the degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery which are awarded on examination. Most of the clinical teaching is carried out at the Government Civil Hospital where 100 beds have been placed under the care of the professors of surgery, medicine and obstetrics who have been appointed res- pectively Surgeon. Physician and Obstetric Physician to the hospital.
35. The degrees of the Medical Faculty are recognised by the General Medical Council for registration in Great Britain.
36. Courses of training for nurses and midwives have been established at a number of hospitals in the Colony. Examina- tions are held for midwives and certificates issued by the Mid- wives Examination Board,
St. John Ambulance Brigade and Association.
37. The St. John 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, especially with regard to vaccination. Several of the Government Medical Officers hold commissions in this body.
38. The St. John Ambulance Association which is an organi- sation distinct from the Brigade confines its activities to teaching first aid and issuing certificates after examination to successful candidates./
Progress with regard to Re-organisation of the Medical and Sanitary Services.
89. The Public Health Committee formed for the purpose of examining the proposals made by the D.M.S.S. for reorganisa- tion of the Medical and Sanitary Services continued to function and during the year two Bills were completed, one to amend the Sale of Food and Drugs Ordinance and the other to amend the Registration of Births and Deaths Ordinance.
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