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TABLE 39 WORK OF FAMILY HEALTH SERVICE 1984 AND 1985

[Family Planning)

TABLE 40 WORK OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH DIVISION 1984 AND 1985

I.

Number of Confirmed Occupational Diseases

1984

1985

Compressed Air Illness

Compression Barotrauma

Number of centres (as at 31.12.85)

Full-time Part-time Total

4

4

43

43

47

47

Number of sessions provided

7972

* 982

Number of clients

New

49 322

48 189

Old

84 107

89 147

Total

333 429

137 336

Decompression sickness

Type I

Type II

Dysbaric osteonecrosis

Contact dermatitis

Silicosis

Number of attendances

446 301

468 643

Mercury poisoning

Benzene poisoning

Characteristics of new clients

I.

Contraceptive method

II. Age

Note

1984

1965

4

4

609

163

6

1

10

1

47

32

232

179

1

1

22

17

1

Pills

20 068

18 237

Injections

1 959

IVD'9

726

1 409

667

Gas poisoning

Traumatic inflammation of tendons of hand of forearm or of the associated tendon sheath

Condoms

23 496

25 070

Other methods

3 083

2 806

11.

Occupational Injuries

Total

49 322

48 189

No. of occupational injuries reported

Under 20

1 228

1 118

20 24

11 964

10 609

25

29

21 796

21 300

83 491

87 851

No. of accidents requiring notification

under Employees' Compensation Ordinance

81 171

79 556

30

34

10 450

10 820

35 39

3 009

3 431

40 - 44

45 & over Total

621

254

688

III.

Employees' Compensation Case Work

223

40 322

48 189

Total no. of interviews with injured employees

Cases assessed by Ordinary Assessment Boards#

Cases assessed by Medical Assessment Boards+

Cases assessed by Special Assessment Boards0

Cases assessed by Prostheses and Surgical

Appliances Boardsë

188 240

197 391

16 044

17 573

1 181

171

70

10

312

471

: New clients refer to

(1) Clients never attend family planning clinics.

(2) P.P.A. clients first attend our clinics after the date of take-over.

(3) Return of clients after pregnancy, advised pregnancy,

sterilization and referred to hospital.

advised

(4) Return of non-I.U.D. clients whose date of last visit was over

2 years ago and I.U.D. clients whose date of last visit was over 4 years ago.

# Nursing staff assisted in the preparation and clearance of

cases of Ordinary Assessment Boards.

+ Employees' compensation cases occurring before 1.7.83

assessed by Occupational Health Officers.

€ Employees' compensation cases occurring on and after 1.7.83

are assessed by statutory boards with the enactment of the Employees' Compensation (Amendment) Ordinance. Occupational Health Officers sat on Special Assessment Boards and Prostheses and Surgical Appliances Boards.