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544. The Malariologist report was submitted to the Engineer In charge and arrangements made for cooperation in the fight against malaria.
545. It was agreed that the medical and entomological side of the problem should be controlled by the Medical Department and that the permanent drainage works should be done by the engineer.
546. It was resolved to erect a hospital and medical centre and to employ a Chinese Medical Officer, a dresser, also a gang for oiling and ditching. The sanitary side of the problem was put under the Malariologist and the treatment side under the M.O. i/c. N.T.
Voluntary Effort.
547. Both the New Territories Medical Benevolent Society and the St. John Ambulance Brigade extended their activities.
548. The Association opened a small maternity hospital at Tsun Wan and dressing stations at Castle Peak and at Shatin. It provided several part-time medical practitioners and for a period a full-time doctor, it also provided nurse-midwives for its hospital and dressing stations.
549. The Brigade opened a Cottage Hospital for women and children at Kam Tin with accommodation for 12 maternity cases and six children and possessing a staff of three nurse-midwives. The dispensary was continued.
550. Dispensaries, dressing stations, or first aid stations were established at Un Long, San Tin, Fanling, Tai Long (Sha Tau Kok) and Tai Po, each with a resident nurse-midwife. A full-time Chinese Medical Officer was stationed at Tai Po and another part-time practitioner was employed. In the Southern District, a dispensary and midwifery ward was opened at Cheung Chau Island.
551. Altogether there were functioning in the New Territories during the year 11 voluntary aid centres with two full-time medical officers and a number of part-time medical practitioners and fifteen nurse-midwives.
26th June, 1933.
A. R. WELLINGTON,
D.M.S.S.
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544. The Malariologist report was submitted to the Engineer In charge and arrangements made for cooperation in the fight against malaria.
545. It was agreed that the medical and entomological side. of the problem should be controlled by the Medical Department and that the permanent drainage works should be done by the engineer.
546. It was resolved to erect a hospital and medical centre and to employ a Chinese Medical Officer, a dresser, also a gang for oiling and ditching. The sanitary side of the problem was put under the Malariologist and the treatment side under the M.O. i/c. N.T.
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Voluntary Effort.
547. Both the New Territories Medical Benevolent Society and the St. John Ambulance Brigade extended their activities.
548. The Association opened a small maternity hospital at Tsun Wan and dressing stations at Castle Peak and at Shatin. It provided several par. time medical practitioners and for a period a full time doctor, it also provided nurse-midwives for its hospital and dressing stations.
549. The Brigade opened a Cottage Hospital for women and children at Kam Tin with accommodation for 12 maternity cases and six children and possessing a staff of three nurse-midwives. The dispensary was continued.
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550. Dispensaries, dressing stations, or first aid stations were established at Un Long, San Tin, Fanling, l'ai Long, (Sha Tau Kok) and Tai Po, each with a resident nurse-midwife. full time Chinese Medical Officer was stationed at Taipo and another part time practitioner was employed. In the Southern District a dispensary and midwifery ward was opened at Cheung Chau Island.
551. Altogether there were functioning in the New Terri tories during the year 11 voluntary aid centres with two full time meidcal officers and a number of part time medical practitioners and fiftten nurse-midwives.
26th June, 1933.
A. R. WELLINGTON,
D.M.S.S.
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