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150

151

TABLE 4.—Contd.

Fees collected for commercial analyses Fees collected for biochemical analyses

$116,421 2,390

$118,811

() The apparently sudden development of biochemical work is accounted for by the fact that the figure shown for 1947 was for November 1947 and December 1947 only. Private practitioners bave made considerable use of the facilities provided.

TABLE 5

Biochemical Examinations.

TABLE 6

Miscellaneous samples from Government Departments.

Samples from:

Agricultural & Gardens Department

Controller of Stores

Fire Brigade Departurut

General Post Office:-

Telecommunications Branch

Imports & Exports Department

Kowloon Canton Railway

Marine Department

Medical Department :·

11

6 LOMO

1.

Specimens received:

Bile

Blood

Cerebro-spinal-Anid

Gastric contents

Stool

Urine

Miscellaneous

Central Medical Stores

Health Officera & Inspectors

10

1

Medical Department Headquarters

1

Queen Mary Hospital

2

1,028

Slaughter House

300

Urban Council

1,657

Prison Hospital

६

Public Works Department;

49

Building Ordinance Office

14

18

Electrical & Mechanical Office

2

Supplies, Trade & Industry Department

3

3,056

173

Received from :----

Anti T.B. Clinic

Families' Clinic

Kowloon Hospital

Lai Chi Kok Hospital

19

Medical Post (Central Police Station)

1

Private Practitioners

200

Queen Mary Hospital

2,032

Sai Ying Pun Hospital

Tsan Yuk Hospital

Tung Wah Eastern Hospital

56

3,056

(vi) There hus beeu a slight increase in the use made of the Laboratory by other Government Departments, although much of this resulted from the number of samples examined for the Fire Brigade following on the flodown fires referred to in para. (š).

Staff.

Mr. J. Redman, Government Chemist, proceeded on leave on 3rd March, 1948 and returned to duty on 8th March, 1949. Mr. D. E. Daris acted as Government Chemist during this period.

Mr. E. Collins, Assistant Government Chemist, was seconded to the Imports & Exports Department during the same period.

Mr. R. C. Terry, Assistant Government Chemist, joined the staff on 24th January, 1948.

Mr. R. G. Barradas, Laboratory Assistant, was awarded a Colonial Welfare & Development Scholarship, tanable for four years at Liverpool University, and left for the United Kingdom on 2nd August, 1948.

Government Laboratory,

Hong Kong.

8th April, 1949,

Sgd. J. HEUMAN.

J. REDMAN, B.Sc.Tech., A.M.G.T., F.R.L.C. Government Chemist.