CO129-623-4 Supplementary Expenditure- includes an annual report for the year ending March 1950 1-12-1950 - 30-11-1951 — Page 103

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Comparative Statement of the Estimated and Actual

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Expenditure of the Colony of Hong Kong for the Year 1949/50.

Heads and Sub-heads.

Estimated.

Actual.

Over the Estimate.

Under the Estimate.

Supplement- ary Votes.

Special Warrants Nos.

$

$

26,846,537 25,408,728.85

$

4,005,904.36

$

5,443,712.51

$

4,647,212

Brought Forward

21.-MEDICAL DEPARTMENT,

-Contd.

Brought Forward

Other Charges

7,378,522 6,802,511,64]

A.-General..

2 Bedding and clothing

250,000

206,071.28

3 Expenses for courses of study and

conferences

20,000

10,504.22

576,010.36

106,974

43,928.72

9,495.78

4 Extra diets for staff of anti-

tuberculosis institutions

84,350

25,620.61

I

58,729.39

5 Fuel, light, and power

578,000

535,916.46

6 Grants to chaplains

2,000

7 Health propaganda

22,500

1,800.00 2,787.27

42,083.54 200.00

19,712.73

8 Incidental expenses

12,000

16,482.54

4,482.54

4,500 164 and 167

9 Maintenance and transport of mental

patients

70,000

26,165.10]

43,834.90

10 Maintenance of lepers

200,000

11 Medical comforts

12 Medical expenses for schools

8,000 5,000

13 Medicines and instruments

910,000

202,171.39

4,380.09 4,969.08 1,117,440.34

2,171.39

2,500

165

3,619.91 30.92

207,440.34

160 224,600,

167 169

14 Notification fees, infectious diseases. 15 Nursing and Midwives Board

1,500

1,500.00

expenses

6,500

3,701.15

2,798.85

16 Preventive measures against infec-

tious diseases

30,000

2,826.15

27,173.85

17 Provisions

1,000,000

1,245,909.64 245,909.64

250,000

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18 Publications

7,200

5,186.98

2,013.02

19 Relief of overcrowding of hospitals

and clinics

100,000

100,000.00

20 Rent of premises

151,800

124,185.56

27,614.44

21 Repairs and upkeep of plant and

equipment

120,800

75,638.61

45,161.39

Carried Forward

10,958,172 10,414,268.11 460,003.91

1,003,907.80

588,734

Carried Forward

26,846,537 25,408,728.85 4,005,904.36

5,443,712.51

4,647,212

Explanatory Remarks.

Certain items ordered through Crown

Agents not received.

Fewer officers went on study leave than

anticipated.

Reduced number of persons receiving extra food due to postponed opening of Tuberculosis Clinics.

Economy exercised.

Savings effected.

Economy exercised.

Heavy advertising charges in connection with free vaccination and inoculation campaigns, and vacancies.

System of transferring mental patients

to Canton discontinued.

Number of lepers maintained larger

than anticipated.

Reduced supplies to hospital patients.

Expanded medical activities to cope with increasing population and reserve for emergency one month's supply of stores for Island and Mainland. No cases notified.

Fewer Board's

examination

fees

incurred.

Effective control prevented spread of infectious diseases resulting in less expenditure.

Higher contract price and increased number of patients at Government hospitals.

Certain publications ordered through

Crown Agents not received,

Not required.

New Western Chinese Public Dispensary vacated. Certain rental charges not received by 31.3.50.

Reduced expenditure on maintenance.

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