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IV. WORK OF THE MEDICAL DIVISION
General Remarks .
Government Hospitals.
Out-Patient Services
Specialist Services
Ophthalmology
Radiological Services
Pharmaceutical Service.
Medical Social Work
Physiotherapy
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Occupational Therapy
Orthopaedic and Prosthetic Appliances
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Medical Examination Board. Hospital Maintenance and Supply
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Auxiliary Medical Service
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Registration of Medical Clinics
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V. GOVERNMENT-ASSISTED HOSPITALS.
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VI. DEVELOPMENT
Forward Planning
Completed Projects
Projects under Construction,
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VIL TRAINING PROGRAMME
Doctors
Dental Staff
Nursing Staff
Radiographers
Laboratory Technicians
Other Forms of Departmental Training
VIII. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
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X. STATISTICAL APPENDIX
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1. INTRODUCTION
The general health of the population continued to be good. Due to great advances in disease control the pattern of diseases is changing rapidly. Most of the communicable diseases which have been the major causes of mortality and morbidity in the past two decades have now been brought under control. Great improvement was particularly noticed in the control of infectious diseases affecting predominantly children. Due largely to the immunization campaigns the incidences of diphtheria, poliomyelitis and measles have remained at a low level. During the year there was no occurrence of any epidemic disease. Since the notification of the last case of cholera in October 1969, Hong Kong remained free from the disease throughout the year under review.
2. While tuberculosis remains the major cause of mortality among the communicable diseases, the Colony is facing increasing problems arising from non-communicable diseases. The major causes of death are cancer, heart and hypertensive diseases, pneumonia, cerebro- vascular lesions and tuberculosis. The effects of industralization and urbanization together with the ageing of a relatively young population have added problems for the care of the sick and the disabled.
3. The Development Programme of the Medical and Health Depart- ment has been making steady progress. Altogether there were 23 projects being planned or built for the improvement and expansion of health and medical facilities in the urban and rural areas at the end of the year. In October 1970 the Kowloon Hospital West Wing was completed, providing useful subsidiary accommodation for patients from Queen Elizabeth Hospital during convalescence as well as an acute Psychiatric unit and a paraplegic unit. In March 1971, the David Trench Rehabilitation Centre at Sai Ying Pun was opened. In addition to rehabilitation services the Centre also contains the Hong Kong psychiatric Centre and the Western Maternal and Child Health Centre. The Organ Transplant Unit and the new Maternity Ward at Queen Mary Hospital were completed during the year. Other projects in prog-
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