CO129-267 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1895 [4-6] — Page 413

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that an ordinance should be passed pulting

board on the

end to the Sar

an

that

Sanitary

ground sanitation is a primary object of the HongHong government, that a stronger canitary authority than the board is required; and that through the Degislative founcil and if it be 80 decided through the addition of unofficial members to the Executive Council. the wishes

the community on Sanitary

other matters can be

Assuming

this course

-

as well as

adequately expressed.

to be taken, it

must be devided whether or not the sam

should be ame

department should

Medical

Sanitary

mated with the

amalgamated department, and the

- now called colonial

Chief Sanitary authority.

Surgeon

chief

doctor

be constituted

At present department is Hept quite

department.

"the expenditure on the sanil

on the medical dé

Sanitary

distinct from that

the committee appointed

report [ page :11:] the committee

In their r

to

enquire! in to

department

into the medical department advise

stingly, the

the

appointment of a

a medical officer

410

opiler

I

"health for the colony wis a vis the modical

but, unlike the latter officer, health for the port.

་“ །

"entirely independent of the control of the Principal

· medical officer. The health officer of the colony

should in our

opinion,

have no connexion Whatever " with the medical staff proper. His position should be quite distinct. He should be the medical

the government Z matters through

adeiser

the

"He should be attached

This is a

but it

Sanitary

on all sanitary

sanitary

די

board, to which

I

very explicit expression of opinion.

the continued existance of the

implies

board. The governor, in recommending

The abolition

}

the board recommends also that

the head of the medical the head gang

department

should be held responsible also for the Sanitary

the colony (with the exception of carrying

may be required)

work

of

out suck

and in

blic works as

that the medical and sanitary

public fact departments

should be combined. I think

there can be little doubt that this combination is desirable, and that there will be greater practical efficiency. if the principal medical oppier is also the responsible officer of health

"The medical staff of the "colony

staff of the colony consists

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