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Kam Tin Clinic and Maternity Hospital, New Territories opened on 16.12.63.

donations from the Chinese residents, and the Donor's Club, under the guidance of the Chairman of the Hong Kong Branch of the British Red Cross Society, continued to expand its activities. In addition, a considerable amount of blood was donated direct to the Blood Banks by relatives of patients in the various hospitals. The sources and distribution of blood received by the Blood Banks are detailed in Tables 37 and 38.

TABLE 37

SOURCES OF BLOOD DONATED 1963

British Red Cross Society Patients' relatives and friends... Other sourceS

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Total

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TABLE 38

LAJ

8,384 pints 1,144 pints

D pints

9,555 pints

Government Hospitals

DISTRUBUTION of blood 1963

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Government Assisted Hospitals

Private Hospitals

Military Hospitals

Manufacture of Plasma

6,919 pints

2,023 pints

448 pints

PAM

11

11#

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◊ pints

Чи

O pints

O pints

k

258 pinta

9,958 pints

Preparation of Coombs Reagent Unusable due to various causes

Total

A

M

Li Po Chun Health Centre, Arran Street, Kowloon opened on 21.3.64.

254. Despite this encouraging increase, there is still a serious shortage of blood to meet all demands. In fact, supply was barely adequate to meet the emergency needs of the acute hospitals and much elective surgery had to be postponed for varying periods for lack of blood. Much prop- aganda is being directed by the British Red Cross Society to promote an increase in the number of Chinese donors, as the Armed Services, other temporary residents and visitors cannot be regarded as other than a transient source of supply. The people of Hong Kong owe a great debt of gratitude to these donors who, though only temporarily resident in the Colony, give blood for general use.

INDUSTRIAL HEALTH

255. The health of workers in factories and in other industrial under- takings is the statutory responsibility of the Commissioner of Labour. The Industrial Health Section of the Labour Department is chiefly con- cerned with the prevention of occupational disease and the protection of workers against health hazards arising from the working environment. Advice is offered to industry on problems connected with the hygiene

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