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HONGKONG ESTIMATES

PUBLIC HEALTH.

1.—MEDICAL DEPARTMENTS,—Continued.

Brought forward,.................

B. HOSPITALS AND ASYLUMS,—Continued.

Brought forward,...

OTHER CHARGES,— Continued.

Approved Estimate, 1913.

Estimate, 1914.

63,021

62,826

83,756

76,871

Civil Hospital.

Brought forward,.

18,330

16,530

Incidental Expenses,

1,200

1,200

Medical Comforts,

1,600

1,600

Medicines and Surgical Appliances,

8,400

8,400

Provisions for Patients,

21,030

21,000

Rent of Telephone Exchange, (£10),

109

(1)

Surgical Instruments,

900

900

Uniform for Indian Constables,.

78

78

Upkeep of X Ray Apparatus,

240

240

Washing,....

1,800

2,600

(2)

53,657

52,548

Lunatic Asylums.

Bedding and Clothing,

450

450

Electric Fans,. •

230

...

(3)

Fuel and Light,

850

750

(4)

Furniture,

300

300

Incidental Expenses,

Medical Comforts,

Medicines and Surgical Appliances,

Provisions for Patients,

300

300

100

100

200

200

4,400

4,000

(4)

Support of Lunatics abroad,

5,000

5,000

(5)

Washing,

300

300

12,130

11,400

Kennedy Town Hospital.

Provisions, &c.,

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

Victoria IIospital for Women and Children.

Bedding and Clothing,

600

600

Fuel and Light,

1,300

1,200

(4)

Furniture,

400

400

Incidental Expenses,

160

160

Medical Comforts,

300

300

Medicines and Surgical Appliances,

800

800

Provisions for Patients,

4,000

4,000

Surgical Instruments,

100

100

Washing,

450

450

8,110

8,010

Tung Wah Hospital.

Medicines,

2,500

2,500

2,500

2,500

Alice Memorial Maternity Hospital.

Board and Lodging for 6 Pupil Midwives, at $96 each,.

576

576

576

576

New Territories.

Bonuses to Vaccinator,

75

Conveyance Allowance to Vaccinator,

120

} (6)

Medicines,

Rent of Temporary Dispensary,

600

600

120

120

720

915

Total Other Charges,

78,693

76,949

Total Hospitals and Asylums,

162,449

153,820

Carried forward,

225,470

216,646

(1) Transferred to D.-Government Laboratory.

(2) Previously under-estimated.

(3) Non-recurrent.

(4) Considered sufficient.

(5) $3,600 annual grant for 3 years from 1913 to John C. Kerr Refuge for the Insane at Canton,-C.O. Telegram of 13th September, 1912.

(6) To encourage vaccination in the New Territories.