Estimates-1937 — Page 55

Head 22.-MEDICAL DEPARTMENT

Head 22.-MEDICAL DEPARTMENT

Sub-heads :-

i Personal Emoluments

Other Charges.

A.-Staff.

2 Conveyance Allowances

B.-General.

Approved Estimate, 1936.

Estimate, 1937,

$

¤A

1,160,694

$

(A

14,500

18,000 (1)

€A

1,463,039

3 Artificial Limbs

200

4 Bedding and Clothing

5 Board for 7 House Officers at $365 each

18,000

200 18,000

1,830

2,875

(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

5,000

5,000

9 Cleansing Materials

7,500

8,500 (3)

10 Dental and other Special Treatment

3,500

3,500

11 Expenses of Courses of Study and attendance at Medical

Congresses

3,000

6,000 (4)

12 Fuel and Light

65,000

80,000 (3)

13 Grants to Chaplains for Religious Services.

1,800

1,800

14 Incidental Expenses

3,000

4,600

(5) (6)

15 Maintenance of lunatics at Canton

16 Medical Comforts

17 Medicines, Surgical Appliances and Instruments

18 Notification Fees, infectious diseases

19 Nursing Board Expenses

20 Provisions for Patients

9,000

11,000

(7)

750 90,000

750

80,000

(8)

350

350

2,500

2,000

(8)

130,000

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

4,284

22 Rent of Public Telephones

23 Transport

1,450

24 Treatment of Opium addicts

2,000

150,000 (5) 3,900 (8) 6,000 (9) 3,400 (10) 2,000

25 Upkeep of Hospital Equipment, etc.

11,000

26 X-Ray Apparatus, Running Expenses and Maintenance

15,000

12,500 (5) 16,500

27 Running Expenses of Travelling Dispensary, Motor ambulance,

buses etc.

2,000

28 Washing

16,500

4,000 (12) 21,000 (5)

oooof of do

Ventilation of Operating Theatre

450

(13)

C.-Port Health Officer's Office.

29 Conveyance Allowances

30 Incidental Expenses, etc.

31 Uniforms.....

32 Disinfecting and Fumigating Bureau, Running Expenses 33 Repairs and Replacements...

360

360

400

400

200

200

4,850

4,850

500

2,000

(14)

Carried forward ........

(1) Increased mileage and opening of Queen Mary

Hosiptal.

(2) Two new officers for 9 months at Queen Mary

Hospital.

(3) Increased accommodation at Queen Mary Hospital. (4) Previously underestimated,

(5) Opening of Queen Mary Hospital.

(6) Includes upkeep of typewriters previously provided under Miscellaneous Services and provision for sending lepers away.

(7) More lunatics being sent.

1,576,694

(8) Considered sufficient.

1,933.300

(9) Includes provision previously made under Mis- cellaneous Services. New telephones for Queen Mary Hospital for 9 months.

(10) More transport after opening of Queen Mary

Hospital.

(11) More X-Ray work.

(12) Additional ambulance and van for Queen Mary.

Hospital.

(13) Not required.

(14) More repairs.

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