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220. This Committee controlled the treatment of cases receiving these antibiotics in Government institutions and was responsible for the selection of the canes and the standardising of the records.

221. During the year preliminary work was carried out on the formation of a Pharmacy Board which would control the training and registration of pharmacists in the Colony and draft legislation was being prepared.

IX.-MEDICO-SOCIAL WELFARE ACTIVITIES.

222. In September Mias A. M. Ballantyne was appointed Principal Almoner and took over charge of the Almoners sub- department from Miss Cheng Sul Chan who had been acting Principal Almoner.

283. The work of this sub-department has increased steadily and it now represents one of the major activities of the Medical Department. A report on this work will be found in Annexure M.

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XI-MEDICO-LEGAL,

226. In 1st August, 1949, Dr. T. C. Pang returned to the Colony after a period of 11 months" study in forensic medicine in the United Kingdom. In December 北 medico-legal laboratory was equipped at Police Headquarters and came under the direction of Dr. Pang with one laboratory assistant to help with the work.

227. The examination of stains, blood group, determining of species, seminal and other examinations, such as for powder marks, presence of hair and fibres and determination of sex are carried out.

228. In addition the Police Surgeon has the resources of the Government Chemist and the Pathological Testitute to assist him,

229. Apart from his own laboratory work the Police Surgeon is responsible for the physical examination of victims of vaskult and for examinations made at the scene of crimes.

230. Post mortem examinations which are likely to he followed by court proceedings are normally done by the Police Surgeon; other post mortems, although possibly of some medico- legal importance, are carried out by the pathologist attending Lhe public mortearies. The table below sets out the work done from August 1949 until the end of March 1950.

X-TRAINING OF PERSONNEL.

224. It is the policy of the Medical Department, wherever possible, to train Its own technical officers up to the standard set in the United Kingdom, and table 24 sets out the technical groups who have received training during the year and the numbers trained.

TABLE 24.

Technical Officers who have received training during the Year.

Appoint. Romigna Strength

Di

Medico-lega) post mortema ..................ne smuikuoni va omne Examination of blood stains (including blood

grouping and determining of specias)

84

327

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40

Physical Exaunisations..............

#2

Examination of bonen ...........

12

At $1.50

Panned

Examination of heirs, **

4

Probationer Maasnuses

0

Examination of Note Book

1

Radiographic Assistants 3

1

1

Probationer Dispensers

1

17

0

Laboratory Assistants --

*

*

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k

Assistant Almoners

(Styrlants in training)

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Nurses

3R

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31

11

44

Director of Medical Services.

Midwives

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8

$

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7

&

17

8

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