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275. Excluding arrivals from Canton the total number of persons medically inspected during 1932 was 430,482 or an average of 1,179 examinations per day.
276. One hundred and two vessels were fumigated during the year. Fumigations are carried out by a private company but each operation is supervised by a Health Officer.
EMIGRATION.
277. The Asiatic Emigration Ordinance No. 30 of 1915 requires that emigrant ships shall have:-
(1) Proper and sufficient living accommodation.
(2) Proper and sufficient sanitary requirements.
(3) Proper and sufficient hospital accommodation.
(4) A sufficient supply of drugs, medical equipment and disinfectants.
278. It also makes provision for:-
(1) A proper diet scale.
(2) The prevention of the export of the unfit.
(3) The prevention of the export of infectious disease.
279. The Vaccination Ordinance 1923 requires that all emigrants from the Colony shall be protected against smallpox by vaccination.
280. The duty of carrying out the sanitary and medical inspection and for vaccinating those who are insufficiently protected falls on the Port Health Authorities.
281. 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.
282. The total number of emigrants examined during the year was 62,563 of whom 60,973 were free and 1,590 assisted. The number of rejections was 120.
283. Owing to the continued trade depression in Malaya, the Government of that country further restricted the number of Chinese immigrants from Hong Kong and China. This restriction contributed largely to the reduction of total emigrants for the year to 62,563. This figure shows a very marked decrease in numbers of emigrants compared with 105,727 for 1931, 193,209 for 1930, 235,554 for 1929 and 288,745 for 1927.
VACCINATION.
284. 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.
285. The number of vaccinations performed by three Officers at the centres was 51,054 of which 3,574 were emigrants.
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275. Excluding arrivals from Canton the total number of persons medically inspected during 1932 was 430,482 or an average of 1,179 examinations per day.
276. One hundred and two vessels were fumigated during the year. Fumigations are carried out by a private company but each operation is supervised by a Health Officer..
EMIGRATION.
277. The Asiatic Emigration Ordinance No. 30 of 1915 re- quires that emigrant ships shall have:-
(1) Proper and sufficient living accommodation.
(2) Proper and sufficient sanitary requirements.
(3) Proper and sufficient hospital accommodation.
(4) A sufficient supply of drugs, medical equipment and
disinfectants.
278. It also makes provision for :-
(1) A proper diet scale.
(2) The prevention of the export of the unfit.
(3) The prevention of the export of infectious disease.
279. The Vaccination Ordinance 1923 requires that all emig rants from the Colony shall be protected against smallpox by vaccination.
280. The duty of carrying out the sanitary and medical in- spection and for vaccinating those who are insufficiently protected falls on the Port Health Authorities.
281. 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.
282. The total number of emigrants examined during the vear was 62,563 of whom 60,973 were free and 1,590 assisted. The number of rejections was 120.
283. Owing to the continued trade depression in Malava, the Government of that country further restricted the number of Chinese immigrants from Hong Kong and China. This restriction contributed largely to the reduction of total emigrants for the year to 62.563. This figure shows a very marked decrease in numbers of emigrants compared with 105,727 for 1931, 193,209 for 1930, 235,554 for 1929 and 288,745 for 1927.
VACCINATION.
284. 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.
285. The number of vaccinations performed by three Officers at the centres was 51,054 of which 3,574 were emigrants.
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