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11
17
Laboratory Services
The Government Laboratory Service is operated as part of the Medical Department under the direct control of the Government Pathologist. All laboratories and branch laboratories came under his immediate direction so that there is complete unification of procedure and training of personnel.
Neither BCG nor tuberculin is manufactured in the Colony. During the year 1950, 5215 sputum examinations were made and 38 specimens of Gastric Washings were examined for tuberole basilli. Tuberculin Testing
Tuberculin testing is carried out by the Government Tuberculosis Service in the Clinics as part of the contact examinations and to limited extent in schools,
Bovine Tuberculosis.
Investigation into the question of bovine tuberculosis dating from early 1950 indicates that this disease does not exist in the indigenous cattle and buffaloes but is confined to dairy cattle of European breeds. The principal dairy farm in the Colony maintaina a tuberculosis free herd by regular testing and slaughter of positive reactors. Among the remaining cattle positive reaction to the single intradermal test is about 12% Among dairy cattle presented for alaughter at the Government abattoirs 25% of a total of 216 cattle examined by post mortem examination showed the presence of tuberculosis, the organism in all except one case being of bovine type,
All milk produced in the Colony must, by law, be pasteurised. The holder method of pasteurisation is used. No other form of wilk treatment is carried out.
Location
Owned by
Diagnosis and Follow-up Clinies.
No. of population
served
X-ray facilities “No, of sessions
per week.
No, of hours per
Imborationy
session.
INQ. of sputum Examination
in 1950
Number of
personnel,
work dond
1950.
No. of other test
Medical
Two central clinics and
Hong Kong-four small subsidiary Hong Kong itinies.
Hong Kong Government
2,265,000
Two fixed M. M. R. sets (Watson 35 m) Dally in central clinics, Weekly in the case of Subsidiaries.
As required to dispose of all attenders.
5,215
77
9
Nursing
4
Technical
Social Workers
10
6
3
Tuberculosis Visitors
Clerks Others
No, examined by X-
ray, 1950.
No. of films taken
during 1950
No. of patients
attending during 1950
No. of BCG vaccinations per year and method ployed (give details for recent years.)
26394
Filma Miniatures
21508
: 13290 18670
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