Head 22.-MEDICAL DEPARTMENT
Head 22.-MEDICAL DEPARTMENT
Sub-beads :-
1 Personal Emoluments
Other Charges.
A.-Staff.
2 Conveyance Allowances
B.-General.
Approved Estimate, 1937.
Estimate, 1938.
1,463,039
1,531,691
18,000
19,000
(1)
3 Artificial Limbs
200
4 Bedding and Clothing
5 Board for 9 House Officers at $365 each
18,000
200 18,000
(2)
2,375
6 Board and Lodging for 6 Pupil Midwives, at $96 cach
576
3,285 (8)
576
7 Books
500
500
8 Bonuses to Dispensary Licentiates and Clerks for vaccination
of children and registration of births
5,000
9 Cleansing Materials
8,000 (4)
8,500
8,500
10 Dental and other Special Treatment
3,500
5,300
(5)
11 Expenses of Courses of Study and attendance at Medical
Congresses
6,000
6,000
12 Fuel and Light
80,000
80,000
13 Grants to Chaplains for Religious Services.
1,800
1,800
14 Incidental Expenses
4,600
4,000 (6)
15 Maintenance of lunatics at Cantou
11,000
16 Medical Comforts
17 Medicines and Instruments
750 80,000
11,000
750
100,000
18 Notification Fees, infectious diseases
350
500
(8)
19 Nursing Board Expenses
2,000
2,000
20 Provisions for Patients
150,000
140,000
(6)
21 Rent of Premises for Dispensaries, and Infant Welfare Centre...
3,900
3.900
Buses etc.
22 Ruuning Expenses of Travelling Dispensary, Motor Ambulance,
23 Rent of Public Telephones
24 Transport
4,000
4,000
6,000
6,000
3,400
2,500 (9)
25 Treatment of Opium Addicts..
2,000
2,500 (10)
26 Uniform for Subordinate Male Staff
3,000 (11)
27 Upkeep of Hospital Equipment, etc.
12,500
11,000
(6)
28 Washing
21,000
21,000
29 X-Ray Apparatus, Running Expenses and Maintenance
16,500
16,500
C.-Port Health Officer's Office.
30 Conveyance Allowances
360
31 Disinfecting and Fumigating Bureau, Running Expenses 32 Incidental Expenses, etc.
4,850
360 4,850
400
33 Repairs and Replacements....
34 Uniforms.....
2,000 200
400 2,000 350
(12)
Carried forward
1,933.300
2,019,462
(1) Due to opening of Queen Mary Hospital.
(2) Increased by $3,000 due to opening of Queen Mary Hospital. Corresponding decrease due to new Sub-head 26.
(3) 1937 Estimates provided for 9 months only in respect of 2 officers; two new posts this year. (4) More registrations and vaccinations.
(5) Extra provision for dental treatment for poor
patients.
(6) Considered sufficient.
(7) Previous provision insufficient and increased prices. (8) More notifications.
(9) Part expense borne by Railway.
(10) More cases.
(11) Previously provided under Sub-head 4.
(12) Provision of uniform for Port Health Inspector.
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