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NO. OF CASES

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100

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GONORRHOEA 1964-19 73

1964

65

64

67

69

YEAR

24

INCIDENCE RATE

CASES

20

70

71

72

73

12

INCIDENCE RATE PER 100000 POPULATION AGED 15 & OVER

2

84.

PORT HEALTH SERVICE

The Port Health Service continued to fulfil its duties and responsibilities in connection with the prevention of introduction of quarantinable diseases into Hong Kong, the sanitary control of port and airport areas, and the provision of facilities as required by the International Health Regulations.

85.

It provides facilities for the vaccination and the issue of International Vaccination Certificates to travellers, and for the inspection, deratting and the issue of International Deratting or Deratting Exemption Certificates to ships on international voyages. It also renders medical assistance to ships in the harbour and transmits Free medical advice to ships

at sea through the kind service of Cable and Wireless. A 24-hour quarantine service at sea and air and the granting of Radio Pratique to ships from

clean ports on request is maintained. A general survey of food and water samples on air caterers at Kai Tak Airport was conducted during the year.

86.

DISTRICT MIDWIFERY SERVICE

Nearly all births during the year took place in institutions either hospitals or maternity homes. Delivery in hospitals gradually increased, as all cases were carefully screened, and high-risk cases were referred to specialist units for further management. Only 17.7 per cent of the births were attended by government district midwives, and midwives in private practice attended another 10.9 per cent, compared with 19.3 per cent.

and 11.9 per cent respectively in 1972. The remainder of the births took

place in government, government-assisted and private hospitals.

87.

The Wu York Yu Clinic with 24 maternity beds began to receive patients on February 4, 1974. On the other hand, six private maternity

homes were voluntarily closed, with a reduction of 14 beds. In recent years, there has been a steady reduction in the still-birth rate in both government and private maternity homes.

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