Estimates-1942 — Page 67

Head 16.-MEDICAL DEPARTMENT

Head 16.-MEDICAL DEPARTMENT

Approved Estimate, 1940-41.

67

Estimate, 1941-1942.

Sub-heads —

1 Personal Emoluments

€9

$

2,421,651

$

$

2,480,140

Other Charges.

A. --Staff.

2 Conveyance Allowances

B.-General.

3 Artificial Limbs...

25,000

32,000

(1)

250

600

(1)

4 Attendance of medical practitioners

5 Auxiliary Nursing Service

13,650

17,500

(1)

1,350

6 Bedding and Clothing

35,000

33,350

(1)

7 Board for 3 House Officers at $365 per annum each..

4,104

1.095

(3)

8 Board and Lodging for 6 Pupil Midwives at $96 per annum each........ 9 Books

720

576

1,000

800

10 Bonuses to Dispensary Licentiates and Clerks for vaccination

of children and registration of births

12,500

10,000

II Cleansing Materials

12,500

11,800

(4)

12 Equipment and Supplies for Health Inspectorate and Disinfect-

ing Stations

15,650

(5)

13 Expenses of Courses of Study and attendance at Medical

Congresses

6,000

6,000

14 Expenses of Inspectors in obtaining Royal Sanitary Institute

Certificate

2,000

(5)

15 Film Propaganda

16 Fuel and Light

+

2,000 (1)

140,000

166,800

(6)

17 Grants to Chaplains for Religious Services.

18 Incidental Expenses

19 Maintenance of lunatics at Canton

20 Medical Comforts

21 Medical Expenses for Schools

22 Medicines and Instruments

2,250

1.800

5,500

5,400

(5)

21,000

21,000

(7)

回

625

500

5,625

3,500

(8)

300,000

360,400 (9)

23 Notification Fees, infectious diseases

3,875

3,100

24 Nursing and Midwives Board Expenses

4,500

4,600

(10)

25 Preventive measures against infectious diseases

20,000

(11)

26 Provisions

250,000

270,000

(9)

27 Rations for Indian Hospital Warders

1,080

2,190

(12)

28 Relief of overcrowding of Chinese Hospitals

75,000

86,000 (1)

9Zo£=

29 Rent of Premises for Dispensaries

4,680

3,588 (8)

30 Rent of Public Telephones

9,625

6,500 (13)

31 Repairs and upkeep of plant, electrical apparatus and re-

frigerators

2,000

(14)

32 Running Expenses of Travelling Dispensary, Motor Ambulances,

Bus etc....

7,500

6,000

33 Special Treatment

500

500

(1)

34 Training of Chinese Probationer Health Inspectors

2,000

(5)

35 Transport

4,375

3,700 (5)

36 Uniforms for Male Staff

12,000

24,850

(4) (5)

37 Upkeep of Hospital Equipment, etc.

25,000

22,500 (4)

38 Washing

45,000

41,100

(15)

39 X-Ray Apparatus, Running Expenses and Maintenance

15,200

31,250

(16)

40 X-Ray Films

32,750

33,740 (4)

Scavenging equipment

900

(17)

C.-Port Health Officer's Office.

41 Conveyance Allowances etc.

500

400

42 Disinfecting and Fumigating Bureau, Running Expenses 43 Fuel and Light

8,750

10,500

(4)

625

500

44 Incidental Expenses, etc.

1,000

1,000 (1)

45 Uniforms..

3,440

3,000 (4)

Carried forward .....

3,513,675

3,753,279

(1) Considered necessary.

(2) To cover office expenses and cost of certificates. (3) Board for nine officers provided in 1940-41

Estimates.

(4) Higher prices.

(5) Health Inspectorate transferred from Sanitary

Department.

(6) Higher cost of fuel-oil and coal.

(7) More lunatics sent to Canton.

(8) Considered sufficient.

(9) Higher prices and more patients.

(10) More candidates taking examinations.

(11) $10,000 previously provided under Special Ex-

penditure inadequate.

(12) Higher cost of rations.

(13) Lower rental.

(14) Formerly paid out of Public Works Department's

votes and Sub-head 37.

(15) Higher contract price.

(16) Higher prices and more replacements.

(17) Included in Sub-head 12.