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Medical & Health Services:
1. Government efforts have succeeded in virtually eliminating
'the common childhood diseases such as poliomyelitis, diptheria and whooping cough. TB death rates (per 100,000) have fallen
from 41.1 in 1964 to 10.7 in 1979. The mortality pattern of diseases has changed dramatically over the last two decades and is now almost identical to that of any advanced Western
The infant mortality rate in Hong Kong country.
that is
deaths per 1,000 live births is 12 compared to the UK
Life expectancy at birth for men is 70 both
For women in HK it is 77 and the UK 76.
figure of 13.
in HK and UK.
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2. There are currently just on 20,000 beds in 42 Government, Government-assisted and private hospitals. This will grow to nearly 33,000 by 1989. In 1973 there were 3.9 beds per 1,000 population, in 1979 there were 4.1 and the plan for 1989 is to increase that figure to 5.7.
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3. Government health service charges are free or nominal. Emergency treatment at government hospitals and clinics is free, so are ambulance services. Outpatients are charged $3 (25p) including treatment, prescription and laboratory services and the cost per day for in-patient treatment in the general wards of government hospitals in $5 (40p).
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