CO129-618-1 Institute of Medical Research- proposed construction 21-4-1947 - 5-12-1947 — Page 41

B. HEALTH.

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1. Neighbourhood Units (Workers housing soheme with communal amenities).

Kennedy Town

Wanohai

Tsim Sha Tsui

Tai Kok Tsui

Kowloon City.

2. Immigration and Disinfection Station:

3. Crematorium and Mortuary:

Tai Kok Tsui.

4. Conversion to Water-borne Sewerage:

$16,000,000.-

800,000.-

500,000.-

Kowloon: $18,000,000.- Hong Kong: 12,000,000.-

(Combined on Kowloon side with method of utilising matured nightsoil).

5. Training School:

(a) Health Inspectors.

(b) Health Visitors.

(c) District Midwives. (a) Dentists.

6. Public Slaughter House:

Gin Drinkers' Bay.

C. INVESTIGATION.

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1. General Laboratory:

Kowloon Medical Centre.

2. Animal Houses:

New Kowloon.

1,000,000.-

500,000.-

500,000

250,000.-

Note: 1. The sites for the infectious diseases and general hospitals

were prepared before the outbreak of the Pacific War.

2. The Hong Kong Anti-Tuberculosis Association hopes to be in

a position to build a sanatorium.

3. Sites were selected for the polyolinic and for the welfare

centres at Tsun Wan and Un Long in 1930-40.

4. Housing is regarded as of the very greatest importance and

while it comes more appropiately under the Housing and Town Planning Sub-Committee it is realised that every pos- sible emphasis should be laid on it.

Combined with new houses, the plan suggested by Mr. R.S.W. Paterson, 0.B.E, M.C., for improving the old-fashioned type within the next twenty years, with demolition as the penalty for failure, merits careful consideration.

5. Very little mention has been made of the Leased Territories

which constitute baokward areas in serious need of health improvement but requirements in the form of markets, slaughter houses, public latrines, water supplies have been included under "D" in the main report.

6. The estimate of cost of Kowloon Sewerage does not inolude main pumping, pipe line and sewage farm but is based upon a population of 750,000. The figure for Hong Kong is calculated on a per capital basis of $20 for a population of 600,000.