Estimates-1937 — Page 68

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Head 23.--SANITARY DEPARTMENT

Head 23. SANITARY DEPARTMENT

Sub-heads :-

1 Personal Emoluments

Approved Estimate, 1936.

803,907

Estimate, 1987.

€A

$

877,768

Other Charges.

Sanitary Staff.

2 Advertisements

1,000

800

3 Bath-houses, fuel, light, etc..

2,500

2,000

(2)

4 Bathing Places, Care and Control of

3,500

(3)

5 Burial of Infected Bodies

760

750

6 Coal for Official Quarters

1,350

1,500

(4)

7 Coffins and Biers

8 Conservancy

9 Conveyance Allowances

10 Disinfectants

800

500

(5)

39,000

30,000

(1)

12,000

12,000

12,000

12,000

11 Disinfecting and Cleansing Stores

2,500

2,500

12 Disinfectors, Operating expenses of..

750

700

13 Dust Carts, Upkeep of

150

100

14 Exhumation, Recurrent

15,000

10,000

eee

15 Expenses of Inspectors in obtaining Royal Sanitary Institute

Certificates

1,800

1,800

16 Fuel for Blacksmith's Forges

200

100 (6)

17 General Cleansing, Chinese New Year

730

700 (7)

18 Head Stones

2,700

2,200

19 Incidental Expenses

3,000

2,500

(9)

20 Latrine Pails

600

500

(10)

21 Light and Electric Fans

16,500

17,500

(11)

22 Motor Lorries, Vans and Cars, Running expenses.

35,000

32,500

(1)

23 Paint, Turpentine, &c.

1,000

500

(12)

24 Rat Poison, Rat Traps, &c.

2,500

2,000

(1)

25 Rent of Public Telephones

401

(13)

26 Rent of Quarters for Inspector and Sanitary Offices

2,210

2,220

(14)

27 Rent of Quarters for Scavenging Coolies

5,020

3,500

(15)

28 Scavenging Villages

500

150

(16)

29 Scavenging Gear

11,000

10,000

(17)

30 Transport

2,000

1,800

(1)

31 Uniforms for Staff..

11,500

11,500

32 Workshop Apparatus...

200

150

(1)

Crematorium, running expenses

4,000

(18)

Training of Probationary Asiatic Inspectors

1,200

(18)

Veterinary Staff.

Animal Depôts and Slaughter-houses-

33 Ammunition

35 Incidental Expenses

34 Fuel

36 Light

37 Motor Meat Vans Running Expenses

38 Cattle Crematorium and Refuse Destructor

Total Other Charges

Special Expenditure.

40 2 Refuse Lorries (Replacements)...

39 Anti-Gas Equipment...............

Pier at Aplichau Island

1 Tapley Brake Meter

1 Embossing Press

Total Special Expenditure

Total Sanitary Department......

(1) Considered sufficient,

(2) Consumption of coal reduced.

(3) Transferred from Public Works Department.

(4) Price of coal higher.

(5) Wheeled ambulances abolished,

(6) Workshop at Kowloon closed.

(7) Reduction of staff.

(8) Contract price lower.

(9) Fees for notifications of infectious diseases now

paid by Medical Department.

(10) Fewer replacements.

(11) Includes charges previously paid by P.W.D.

2,100

2,000 (1)

5,250

4,500 (1)

1,300

1,800 (19)

900

13,000

500

900 13,000

1,000 (20)

212,510

189,571

4,600

200

100

200

5,100

1,021,517

4,600 (21) 10,000

(22)

(23)

14,600

1,081,939

(13) Previously provided under Miscellaneous Services. (14) Additional floor rented and rents varied.

(15) Rents reduced and quarters given up.

(16) Conservancy contract for Stanley and Taitam

previously paid from this sub-head,

(17) Less stores purchased.

(18) Not required.

(19) More lead seals required.

(20) Price of coal higher and more cattle destroyed. (21) Re-vote.

(22) To replace unserviceable ones. (23) Non-recurrent.

(12) Painting work reduced.