Estimates-1934 — Page 55

Head 22.-MEDICAL DEPARTMENT

Head 22.-MEDICAL DEPARTMENT

Sub-heads:

i Personal Emoluments

Other Charges.

A.-Staf.

2 Conveyance allowances.

B.-General.

Approved Estimate, 1933.

Estimate, 1934.

$

$

1,168,535

[1,240,346

17,364

18,354

(1)

3 Artificial Limbs

600

4 Bedding and Clothing

5 Board for 5 House Officers at $365 each

20,000

600 20,000

1,460

1,825

(2)

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

576

576

7 Books

500

500

8 Bonuses to Dispensary Licentiates and Clerks for vaccination

of children and registration of births

3,700

5,000

(3)

9 Cleansing Materials

6,500

7,800

(4)

10 Dental and other Special Treatment

4,000

4,000

11 Expenses of Courses of Study and attendance at Medical

Congresses

5,000

5,000

12 Fuel and Light

50,000

55,000

13 Grants to Protestant and Roman Catholic Chaplains for

Religious Services

(5)

1,800

1,800

14 Incidental Expenses

2,500

2,500

15 Maintenance of lunatics at Canton

10,000

9,000 (6)

16 Medical Comforts

2,700

2,000

(7)

17 Medicines, Surgical Appliances and Instruments

90,000

100,000,

(8)

18 Nursing Board Expenses....

1,500

(9)

19 Provisions for Patients

130,000

150,000

(10)

20 Rent of Premises for Dispensaries, and Infant Welfare Centre...

3,444

5,880

(11)

21 Transport

850

1.800

(12)

22 Upkeep of Hospital Equipment, etc,

11,000

13,500

(13)

23 Upkeep of X-Ray Apparatus

11,000

12,800 (14)

24 Upkeep of Travelling Dispensary

1,000

2,500

(15)

25 Ventilation of Operating Theatre

450

450

26 Washing

17,500

19,500

(16)

C.-Port Health Officer's Office.

27 Conveyance Allowances.

360

360

28 Incidental Expenses etc.

400

400

29 Uniforms

350

350

Carried forward

1,561,589

1,682,841

(1) More officers drawing allowance.

(2) Board for House Officer at Tsau Yuk Maternity Hospital. (3) Increased vaccination and registration.

(4) More material required for new block at Kowloon

Hospital.

(5) Increase due to new block at Kowloon Hospital, Tsan Yak Maternity Hospital and Infant Welfare Clinic

Kowloon,

(6) Fewer lunatics.

(7) Considered sufficient.

(8) More medicines, etc, required.

(9) Payment of fees to examiners.

(10) More patients.

(11) Higher rent and new Infant Welfare Clinic at Kowloon

(12) More transport.

(13) More repairs and replacements.

(14) More X-Ray examinations.

(15) Previously underestimated. (16) More washing.

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