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241. The Vaccination Ordinance 1923 requires that all emigrants from the Colony shall be protected against smallpox by vaccination.
242. The duty of carrying out the sanitary and medical inspection and for vaccinating those who are insufficiently protected falls on the Port Health Authorities.
243. Emigrants are classified as :-
(a) 'Free emigrants' or those who pay their own passages.
(b) Assisted emigrants or those whose passages are paid by their prospective employers.
(c) Women and children.
244. The total number of emigrants examined during the year was 105,727 of whom 102,284 were free and 3,443 assisted. The number of rejections was 270.
245. Owing to the continued trade depression in Malaya, the Government of that country further restricted the number of Chinese emigrants from Hong Kong and China. This restriction contributed largely to the reduction of total emigrants for the year to 105,727. This figure shows a very marked decrease in numbers of emigrants compared with 193,209 for 1930, 235,554 for 1929 and 288,745 for 1927.
VACCINATION.
246. The Government Vaccinators are members of the Port Health staff and work under the general supervision of the Port Health Officer. They are detailed for work at various centres and they assist where needed.
247. The number of vaccinations performed by three Officers at the centres was 22,686 of which 4,811 were emigrants.
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241. The Vaccination Ordinance 1923 requires that all emigrants from the Colony shall be protected against smallpox by vaccination.
242. The duty of carrying out the sanitary and medical inspection and for vaccinating those who are insufficiently pro- tected falls on the Port Health Authorities.
243. Emigrants are classified as :-
(a) Free emigrants' or those who pay their own pass-
ages.
(b) Assisted emigrants or those whose passages are paid
by their prospective employers.
(c) Women and children,
244. The total number of emigrants examined during the year was 105,727 of whom 102,284 were free and 3,443 assisted. The number of rejections was 270.
245. Owing to the continued trade depression in Malaya, the Government of that country further restricted the number of Chinese minigrants from Hong Kong and China. This restric tion contributed largely to the reduction of total emigrants for the year to 105,727. This figure shews a very marked decrease in numbers of emigrants compared with 193,209 for 1930, 235,554 for 1929 and 288,745 for 1927.
VACCINATION.
246. The Government Vaccinators are members of the Port Health staff and work under the general supervision of the Port Health Officer. They are detailed for work at various centres and they assist where needed.
247. The number of vaccinations performed by three Officers at the centres was 22,686 of which 4,811 were emigrants.
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