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NEW TERRITORIES CLINICS, MATERNITY HOMES AND TRAVELLING DISPENSARIES

297. The clinical work in the New Territories is under the control of the Medical Officer of Flealth New Territories, enabling close co-operation to be maintained between the curative and preventive branches of the work.

298. There are ten establishments in the New Territories. Two are hospitals with general and maternity heds and resident doctors (Cheung Chau and Tai O). Two clinics have maternity beds with resident doctors (Taipo and Un Long), and at the other six clinics there are resident midwives with a small number of maternity beds, namely Ho Tung, Shataukok, Shatin, Saikung, Sanhui and Silver Mine Bay. At Ho Tung Clinic there are also four beds for minor ailments among the Police force.

299. In addition there are two vehicles which are based at Taipo and Un Long and provide Travelling Dispensary services among the smaller villages, one working on the west and one on the east side of the mainland. A weekly outpatient service is also carried out at the island of Ping Chau by launch.

300. Of the above mentioned clinics, that at Silver Mine Bay was built and handed over to the Medical Department by the local community.

301. The Ruttonjee Clinic at Sham Tseng was closed down in the course of the year.

302. Infant welfare, ante-natal and venereal disease clinics are held at Taipo and Un Long by the medical officers in charge. Leprosy cases are seen at special sessions from time to time.

303. Medical officers from Hong Kong and Kowloon also visit Taipo, Un Long and Cheung Chau to hold dental, tuber- culosis and eye clinics.

304. Vaccinators are posted to Taipo and Un Long to assist in routine work and additional staff are provided from time to time by the anti-epidemic office to cope with additional demands,

305. The following table shows the details of the cases treated at the dispensaries in the New Territories.

Table 32

Medical Centres---New Territories

Oul-patients

Deliveries

Dispensaries

New Cases

Total Altendances

In-patients Domiciliary

Un Long

Sun Bui

Sai Kung

Shatin

UF

Tai Po

Ha Trung

Shataukok

14,257

33,700

TUG

08

1.181

3.294

253

02

529

1.695

115

23

11.488

20,592

950

70

1.428

2,968

204

NACIONALNA

2112

4,442

99

66

2,016

3.707

127

113

Tai O

6,650

18,022

367

T

Silver Mine Bay

2,302

4.814

19

11

Ping Chau

1.745

3.666

Travelling (East)

1,656

2,849

Travelling (West)

1.443

1,945

46,807

105,496

2,900

459

130

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