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propaganda and persuasion, At the end of the year it was found that the results in the large island villages of Cheung Chau and Tai O were good, in Tsun Wan the Southern District mainland village they were only middling while in the Northern District they were very poor.
The Government Travelling Dispensaries.
528. The Government Motor Travelling Dispensary was put on the road in 16th June. To avoid any semblance of competition with the philanthropic societies the villages where they had established dressing stations, etc., were avoided and attention concentrated on the villages and hamlets which had been left out. A Medical Officer and a dresser accompanied it on its rounds. There was a fixed itinerary and time table.
529. On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays it visited the western side of the district from San Tin to Shing Mun inclusive. On Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays it visited the eastern side, from Sha Tin to Sha Tau Kok and back to San Tin inclusive. In this way there was a minimum of mileage and overlapping and a maximum of hours of work in the villages.
530. The following table shows the results attained which are very encouraging considering that the philanthropic societies occupied all the more important villages.
Month
New Cases
Old Cases and
Total
Dressings
Malaria Cases
June 16th to 30th,
383
61
444
13
July,......
1,404
469
1,873
36
August,
1,369
696
2,015
111
September,..
1,974
1,146
3,120
214
October,
1,686
1,184
2,870
184
November,
1,555
1,106
2,661
163
December,
1,687
1,039
2,726
139
Total...
10,058
5,651
15,709
860
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Taipo Dispensary.
581. The Taipo Dispensary occupies the ground floor of a shop house on the main road of the village, the upper floors serving as quarters for the medical officer and the midwife. The premises have ceased to be suitable for the purpose for which they are being used.
532. Dr. A. D. Wong relieved Dr. C. H. Luk as Chinese Medical Officer. In addition to running the dispensaries in this village and at Un Long Dr. Wong has been on duty with the travelling dispensary on three days each week.
533. Arrangements were made for the Government midwife to do duty at the dispensary as nurse in addition to her other duties.
534. The following table shows the extent of the work done during the year: --
New cases 3,390 of which 1,550 were females.
Old cases 4,668
Vaccination 1,345
Anti-cholera inoculation-167
Midwifery cases-81
535. There is great need for more appropriate and more ex- tensive premises.
Un Long Dispensary.
536. Like that at Tuipo this dispensary occupies the ground floor of a shop type building, the upper floors being used as quarters for the dresser and midwife.
537. There was no resident medical officer to this institution the M.O. from Taipo visiting three times a week. Arrangements have been made to s ation a full time Chinese Medical Officer here in the coming year. As in Taipo the midwife acts as nurse
attendant in addition to her duties as a midwife.
538. The work done by this dispensary is as follows:--
New cases
Old cases
Vaccination cases
Midwifery cases
3,364
3,657
971
82
539. The need for more spacious dispensary premises at Un Long has long been apparent. During the year the elders of the villages in the neighbourhood asked the Government to take
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