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Hospitals necessitates increases in the staff of the Medical Department, and provision has been made for two more Assistant Matrons, one Home Sister (who will look after the Sisters' Quarters), five Nursing Sisters and a Steward for Kowloon Hospital. This is the bare minimum which will enable the Hospitals to be kept running efficiently. Provision is also included for a Dispenser for Victoria Hospital. For the Lunatic Asylum the Secretary of State has approved the creation of a new post, that of Assistant Attendant, the present Attendant becoming Head Attendant. Work amongst the mentally deranged is admittedly very trying, and apart from the fact that there is now too much for one man to do, it is necessary that there should be someone to take the lead Attendant's place when he goes on leave. Recurrent charges show an increase of a little over $60,000.
After careful consideration I have come to the conclusion that the vote for the Steam Launch for the
Health Officer of the Port should stand, Last year a sum was inserted for a motor launch, but it is thought that such a type of vessel would not be so useful as a stoan launch. The present launch is obsolete, and the new one will provide for the convoyance of sick persons. Provision has been made for an X Ray Plant for the Kowloon Hospital. Other items are: Surgical Dressings, Machinery for Now Government Laboratory, Motor Cyclo and side car for the Now Territory, and Pharmacoutical Apparatus. All those have been carefully considered and should I think remain.
Sanitary Department.
The work of the Sanitary Department is so necessary to the health of the Colony that it would be most
unwise to reduce the staff below what is required for the
propor performance of its duties which of course continuously
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