16. SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS.
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reasonable precautions must be taken to control the trans- mission of disease, both from the international and Colony standpoint. The creation of a large civil airport for the Colony on the mainland underlines this need. To do this up-to-date Reception centres on appropriate sites are needed and a quarantine Hospital and Camp with the usual means for disinfection of baggage. The hulk formerly housing the disinfecting apparatus has been sunk and, at the moment, there is no provision whatever for carrying out disinfection of any class of passengers or their belongings. The return of more normal shipping and air traffic conditions makes this an urgent matter. At the time of drafting this paragraph there are eight merchant ships lying in Victoria harbour.
11. Higher Medical Education. Attention is drawn to the report of a Committee appointed by the Chancellor in 1939 to advise on the development of the University. The report put forward a number of recommen- dations, one of which was that consideration should be given to the question of "the transfer of the University to a larger site outside the town." While no answer can be attempted to the longer term questions involved it is recommended that there should be no question of not re- commencing courses of study in the present buildings, after reconditioning, at the earliest possible date. Some arguments for and against the transfer of the University are put forward and such questions as liaison with other Vedical Schools, recruitment of teaching staff and reciprocity of titles are discussed. It is suggested that the 1939 Committee should be re-appointed with outside representation and that they be asked to put forward further recommendations for the development of the University in the light of the position today. Provision for the training of nurses and midwives, sanitary inspectors and medical aids is also discussed. It is suggested that all courses of training should be brought into line with the recommendations contained in the Asquith Commission's report on igher Education and that of the Rushcliffe Committee on the Appropriate Training of Nurses for the Colonies, wherever these apply.
The establishment at the University of a Dental School of moderate capacity is recommended. A School of "ygiene should also be formed incorporating existing courses on Public Health work.
12. Recruitment of Medical staff. The recruit- ment and training of local candidates is referred to. That of .K. candidates should be on a Far Eastern basis so that free interchange will be possible during a period of service when normally there is little prospect of transfer. This would enable staff to be fully tried out and would also counteract the tendency to grow stale through persistent service in one territory.
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