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262. Radiation therapy was continued during the year, and further work was done on the radioactive cobalt “bomb" unit.
263. Table 34 sets out the therapy work done during the year.
TABLE 34.
Radiation Therapy cases treated in 1950.
VII, DENTAL CLINICS.
265. The Government dental clinica situated at Sai Ying Pun, Kowloon Hospital and the Harcourt Health Centre continued operations throughout the year, and Table 36 gives a summary of the work done.
TABLE 36.
Attendances at Government Dental Clinics.
January
Month
7
19
10
30
紧
10
* 10 59 # 10OQOHN NÓG
Deep Therapy Cases
Superficial Therapy Cases
Radioactive Cobalt Application Савад
Radium Application Cases
1
Harcourt Health Centre
Kowloon Hospital
Sai Ying Pun Hospital
Government Servants
257
1,598
4,800
Families
351
1,993
2.400
School Children
6,032
2,440
397
1
General Public .................................
202
4.381
6.912
1
Total
6,842
0.752
16,499
February
March
$
MORGANOGOOD GRIODI
April
PERENNANAANNAPURNAROU
May
June
July
KOLMANNENGAJARAN
August September October November December
MOJAOBAMAKONDA
MEMORIES WOMAN ONANERE
Total
101
50
1
#
264. The Physiotherapy Department is under the administration of the Senior Radiologist, and a summary of the cases treated is given in Table 35.
TABLE 35.
Physiotherapy Department.
In-patients Treatment Out-patienta Treatments
Queen Mary Hospital..
539
4,103
1,390
13.145
Kowloon Hospital
472
4,078
2,382
19,606
Lai Chi Kok Hospital
252
3,272
266. In the latter part of the financial year the dental surgeon visited Stanley Prison and Victoria Remand Prison, where emergency dental treatment was carried out.
267. A dental surgery was also maintained at Queen Mary Hospital, which operated, part-time, for the benefit of in-patients and the staff of the hospital.
208. There are two dental inspectors whose duties are to inspect the premises and equipment of registered dentists and to investigate cases of dental practice by unregistered persons.
VIII. PHARMACEUTICS.
269. 113 institutions were serviced during the year as compared with 92 in 1949. The building of a new central medical store and distributing dispensary at the North Point store was proceeding, and it is anticipated that it will be ready for occupation early in the new financial year.
270. Bulk solutions of sterils materials for injection reached a volume of 5,568 litres, and 12,428 viala of 20 cc. capacity were prepared and issued.
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