At present the private practitioners in Hongkong are not given facilities for free diagnosis; only 224 venereal disease specimens were dealt with at the Government Bacteriological Laboratory from the whole city during 1919. For such specimens not sent in by a Hospital a charge of $20 is made. This charge precludes the use of the Laboratory to those practising among the poorer British and Chinese community.
The advantage of beginning treatment as soon as possible after infection makes it advisable that diagnosis should be made without delay; also when treatment is being given similar tests are necessary during the treatment in order to ascertain when the patient is non-infective. It is therefore in the interests of public Health that facilities for free diagnosis should be available in order to reduce the extent to which infected people remain a danger to the rest of the community.
In order to carry into effect the policy of providing facilities for free diagnosis, treatment and public enlightenment it would be necessary to add a specialist venereal officer to the staff of the Principal Civil Medical Officer. The duties of such an officer would include:-
| Duty | Description |
|---|---|
| (a) | The arrangements for supplying free drugs to the clinics and approved general practitioners, i.e., those known to be qualified in the modern methods of treatment. |
| (b) | The supervision of all free clinics in order to secure a uniform and high level of treatment. |
| (c) | The holding of post-graduate courses which would be especially useful to Chinese medical men. |
| (d) | The supervision of the prison and special sea-farers' clinics |
| (e) | The supervision of arrangements for suitable publicity. |
| (f) | Co-operation with voluntary organisations willing to assist in the dissemination of information to the general public or special groups. |
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At present the private practitioners in Hongkong are not given
facilities for free diagnosis; onlỹ 224 venereal disense specimena
were dealt with at the Government Bacteriological Laboratory from
the whole city during 1919. For such specimens no are not sent in
by a Hospital a charge of $20 is made. This charge precludes the
use of the Laboratory to those practising among the poorer British
and Chinese community.
The advantage of beginning treatment as soon as possible after
infection makes it advisable that diagnosis should be made without
delay; also when treatment is being given similar trats are necessary
during the treatment in order to ascertain when the patient is non-
infective. It is therefore in the interests of public Health that
facilities for free diagnosis should be available in order to reduce
the extent to which infeated people remain a danger to the rest of
the community.
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Treatment.
Special venereal disease offidet.
In order to carry into effect the policy of providing facilities
for free diagnosis, treatment and public enlightenment it would be
necessary to add a specialist venereal officer to the staff of the
Principal Civil Medical Officer. The duties of such an officer would
include:-
(x) The arrangements for supplying free drugs to the clinics
and approved general practitioners,le. those known to be qualified in
the modern methods of treatment.
(b) The supervision of all free clinics in order to secure a u
uniform and high level of treatment.
(0) The holding of post-graduate courses which would be especia-
1ly useful to Chinese medical men.
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(e)
The supervision of the prison and special sea-farers' clinics
The supervision of arrangements for suitable publicity.
(f) Co-operation with voluntary orgaŝisations willing to ansist
in the dissemination of information to the general public or special
groups.
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