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## SECTION IV.
## PORT HEALTH WORK AND ADMINISTRATION
### GENERAL
241. Reckoned in terms of shipping tonnage, Hong Kong is one of the five greatest ports of the world. It is the principal commercial entrepot of Southern China and it is the terminus of steamship lines running between China, Japan, and North America.
242. In 1933, 4,815 British ocean-going steamers and 6,641 foreign ocean-going steamers entered and cleared the harbour. In addition there were 9,975 river steamers, 7,972 launches, and 22,089 foreign trade junks. The total tonnage of vessels entering and clearing was 40,862,583.
243. The Medical Staff engaged in Port Health duties consists of two European Health Officers and two Chinese Medical Officers.
The work of the department includes:
(a) Routine inspection of ships.
(b) Quarantine duty.
(c) Duty in connection with emigration.
(d) Vaccination.
244. The laws dealing with the subject of Quarantine and Port Health are contained in Table L of the Hong Kong Port Regulations, the Asiatic Emigration Ordinance and the Vaccination Ordinance.
245. During the year 5,722 inward bound ocean-going vessels were boarded by the Health Officers. Of these 2,408 were on the British register and 3,314 on the foreign register.
246. River steamers from Canton, Macao and West River Ports, also junks and small crafts were only visited when cases of sickness or death were reported. However, all river steamers are regularly inspected by a Health Inspector for cleanliness and sanitation.
247. During the year 153 special visits were made to ships for the purpose of examining persons suffering from infectious but non-quarantine diseases. 50 permits for the landing of corpses for burial were granted and 25 bodies were sent to the mortuary for post-mortem examination. 8 cases of leprosy were detected amongst Chinese passengers. 19 Chinese lunatics arrived in the Colony during the year, and 9 Philippine lunatics in transit to Manila. Bills of Health numbering 1,923 were issued.
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SECTION IV.
PORT HEALTH WORK AND ADMINISTRATION.
GENERAL.
241. Reckoned in terms of shipping tonnage, Hong Kong is one of the five greatest ports of the world. It is the prin- cipal commercial entrepot of Southern China and it is the terminus of steamship lines running between China, Japan, and North America.
242. In 1933, 4,815 British ocean-going steamers and 6,641 foreign ocean-going steamers entered and cleared the harbour. In addition there were 9,975 river steamers, 7,972 launches, and 22,089 foreign trade junks. The total tonnage of vessels entering and clearing was 40,862,583.
243. The Medical Staff engaged in Port Health duties con- sists of two European Health Officers and two Chinese Medical Officers.
The work of the department includes:-
(a) Routine inspection of ships.
(b) Quarantine duty.
(c) Duty in connection with emigration.
(d) Vaccination.
244. The laws dealing with the subject of Quarantine and Port Health are contained in Table L of the Hong Kong Port Regulations, the Asiatic Emigration Ordinance and the Vaccina- tion Ordinance.
245. During the year 5,722 inward bound ocean-going vessels were boarded by the Health Officers. Of these 2,408 were on the British register and 3,314 on the foreign register.
246. River steamers from Canton, Macao and West River Ports, also junks and small crafts were only visited when cases of sickness or death were reported. However, all river steamers are regularly inspected by a Health Inspector for cleanliness. and sanitation.
247. During the year 153 special visits were made to ships for the purpose of examining persons suffering from infectious but non-quarantine diseases. 50 permits for the landing of corpses for burial were granted and 25 bodies were sent to the mortuary for post-mortem examination. 8 cases of leprosy were detected amongst Chinese passengers. 19 Chinese lunatics arrived in the Colony during the year, and 9 Philippine lunatics in transit to Manila. Bills of Health numbering 1,923 were issued.
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