6.
a seesional basis. Family planning service is available in
40 centres, 5 of which are full-time while the rest are
operated by mobile teams several times a week.
In 1976, 98 per cent of all newborns were brought to a centre for attention and advice on at least one occasion. Approximately one per cent of new attendances was found to have abnormalities, such as congenital defects or effects of prematurity.
The total attendances of family planning clinics were 254,631, an increase of 5% over that of 1975.
Industrial Health Service
A total of 69,599 occupational injuries were recorded, 65 per cent of which were accidents which caused the injured person to be off work for more then three days and were therefore reportable under the Workmen's Compensation Ordinance. 249 deaths occurred in relation to work, out of which 59 were due to natural causes and 35 were seamen from Hong Kong. Industrial health officers participated in medical boards to assess the disability of 20,045 injured workers.
Fort Health Service
The Port Health administration continued to undertake the responsibility of enforcing control measures to prevent the introduction of diseases subject to the International Heal th Regulations into Hong Kong by sea, land and air.
The Service also continued to fulfil its duties in the supervision of the general sanitation of Port and Airport, maintenance of vaccination centres, maintenance of a medical clinic at the Airport and compilation and dissemination of epidemiological information by regular communication with the World Health Organisation.
In 1976 3.04 million passengers arriving in Hong Kong by sea, land and air were cleared. The number of smallpox vaccinations given to passengers ware 45,092.
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HOSPITAL SERVICES
(Tables 42-54)
At the end of 1976, a total of 19,270 hospital bada were available in Hong Kong, excluding those maintained by the armed forces. The total 19,270 beds were made up as follows : 9,041 government, 7,913 government-assisted and 2,316 private, giving a ratio of 4.3 beds per 1,000 population. In some hospitals, temporary beds had to be used whenever the need arose. Development over the past years is illustrated in Figure 10.
The total of 19,270 hospital beds represente an increase of 709 beds over the number for the previous year. The increase is due mainly to the phased opening of the Princess Margaret Hospital and the reopening of beds in Lai Chi Kok Hospital for psychiatric patients.
The year under review was a year of continuing expansion and consolidation for the Princess Margaret Hospital, first brought into operation in October, 1975. The hospital serves mainly the West New Territories and has contributed towards easing the demand for services at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital where the number of patients admitted since ita first opening in 1963 reached one million in January 1976.
Since March 1976, 62 beds in the British Military Hospital have been made available for civilian use. Government doctors can refer patients to the British Military Hospital for treatment by Service medical officers,
VI.
CLINIC SERVICES
(Tables 55-64)
General and Specialist Out-patient
Pressure remained heavy throughout the year on all
51 general out-patient clinics and also on specialist clinics.
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