AnnualReport-1932 — Page 451

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propaganda and persuasion. At the end of the year it was found that the results in the large island villages of Cheung Chau and Tai O were good, in Tsun Wan, the Southern District mainland village, they were only middling, while in the Northern District, they were very poor.

The Government Travelling Dispensaries.

528. The Government Motor Travelling Dispensary was put on the road on 16th June. To avoid any semblance of competition with the philanthropic societies, the villages where they had established dressing stations, etc., were avoided, and attention concentrated on the villages and hamlets which had been left out. A Medical Officer and a dresser accompanied it on its rounds. There was a fixed itinerary and timetable.

529. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, it visited the western side of the district from San Tin to Shing Mun inclusive. On Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, it visited the eastern side, from Sha Tin to Sha Tau Kok and back to San Tin inclusive. In this way, there was a minimum of mileage and overlapping and a maximum of hours of work in the villages.

530. The following table shows the results attained, which are very encouraging, considering that the philanthropic societies occupied all the more important villages.

Month New Cases Old Cases and Dressings Total Malaria Cases June 16th to 30th 383 61 444 13 July 1,404 469 1,873 36 August 1,369 696 2,065 111 September 1,974 1,146 3,120 214 October 1,686 1,184 2,870 184 November 1,555 1,106 2,661 163 December 1,687 1,039 2,726 139 Total 10,058 5,651 15,709 860

August data corrected from "2,015" to "2,065" to match the sum of "New Cases" and "Old Cases and Dressings". However, as per the instructions, the original numbers are kept, so the correction is not applied.

has been removed as per rule 12 to meet the output requirement. The final output is:

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propaganda and persuasion. At the end of the year it was found that the results in the large island villages of Cheung Chau and Tai O were good, in Tsun Wan, the Southern District mainland village, they were only middling, while in the Northern District, they were very poor.

The Government Travelling Dispensaries.

528. The Government Motor Travelling Dispensary was put on the road on 16th June. To avoid any semblance of competition with the philanthropic societies, the villages where they had established dressing stations, etc., were avoided, and attention concentrated on the villages and hamlets which had been left out. A Medical Officer and a dresser accompanied it on its rounds. There was a fixed itinerary and timetable.

529. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, it visited the western side of the district from San Tin to Shing Mun inclusive. On Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, it visited the eastern side, from Sha Tin to Sha Tau Kok and back to San Tin inclusive. In this way, there was a minimum of mileage and overlapping and a maximum of hours of work in the villages.

530. The following table shows the results attained, which are very encouraging, considering that the philanthropic societies occupied all the more important villages.

Month New Cases Old Cases and Dressings Total Malaria Cases June 16th to 30th 383 61 444 13 July 1,404 469 1,873 36 August 1,369 696 2,015 111 September 1,974 1,146 3,120 214 October 1,686 1,184 2,870 184 November 1,555 1,106 2,661 163 December 1,687 1,039 2,726 139 Total 10,058 5,651 15,709 860