16. SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS.
cont'd.
disposal in urban areas is to provide a water-carriage system. The position at present in victoria is most unsatisfactory because of wastage of buckets and general deterioration of plant. The matter is under urgent consideration by the C.A. Administration, in conjunction with the Service authorities.
6. School Hygiene. The 1941 school population
is given as 126,500. The need for a well qualified School Medical officer who could organize a School Medical service on up-to-date lines is stressed and a full-time U.K. recruited Dental Surgeon should be sent out to organize dental services for the schools and help to get going a University Dental School. A Health Sister to train a staff of Health and Community nurses is also required.
The absence
7. Agriculture and Food Production. of an Agricultural Adviser is commented on and it is suggested that a qualified officer should be sent out to Hong Kong to size up the situation and put forward recommendations. There is no officer in Hong Kong who can help the Chinese agriculturalist, or assist other departments in dealing with agricultural problems having a collective bearing and affecting the community as a whole.
8. Propaganda.
Suggestions for a widespread
campaign and the appointment of a suitable officer to direct and control publicity generally are made.
9. Research.
A tribute is paid to the valuable research already carried out in Hong Kong and suggestions are put forward to help develop research on the best lines and secure suitable workers. Research scholarships to enable local personnel to come to the U.K. for research purposes should be made available.
Further research on nutritional problems should be continued and an investigation undertaken into the social causes of disease. This latter should take into account the movements of the Chinese population and their trend, having especially in mind the future development of the Colony and its immigrational capacity.
Further research should also be continued on the problem of rendering nightsoil innocuous and providing a further supply of good fertilizer for the Chinese agriculturalist.
10. Quarantine and Port Health Services. Attention is directed to the peculiar risk that the Colony incurs in the importation of disease, especially from Canton. Hong Kong is the gateway to South China and has a large transient population. While the prosperity of the Colony as an entrepot depends on maintaining freedom of movement of individuals, of shipping, rail and air transport all
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