year as compared with the previous year are shown below, together with the numbers of pharmacists and the premises registered and visited.
Wholesale Dealers Licences
Listed Sellers Licences
Registration of Pharmacists
Registration of Authorized Promisea Promises visited
1451
1962
424
465
218
46
48
22
328
895
249. In addition to the licences recorded above, 204 general and 93 restricted penicillin (anti-biotics) permits were issued. It will be noted from paragraph 248 above that a much more satisfactory degree of inspection of licensed premises was carried out in 1952 than in the previous year. As a result of these inspections, 18 convictions for offences against the Pharmacy & Poisons and Penicillin Ordinances were obtained.
250. During the year 2,400 seizures of dangerous druga were made by Police and Revenue Officers. The majority of these consisted of very small quantities of opium prepared for smoking and small quantities of heroin. There were, however, several large seizures of good quality raw opium. A portion of this was disposed of through the Crown Agents for the Colonies and the balance was dumped at sea.
251. The last evening pharmacy class completed its 4 year course in September, 1952, and the last final examination for the chemists' and druggists' certificate was held in October.
At this time, the new course for a Diploma in Pharmacy was instituted at the University.
l'athological (including Mortuaries)
252. The pathological sub-department consists of the Pathological Institute in Victoria, a subsidiary institute in Kowloon Hospital, a small laboratory in Queen Mary Hospital and two public mortuaries in Victoria and Kowloon. The central institute, having acquired during the past 5 years most of the equipment essential to its work, is now up-to-date and, as far as limitations of space and staff permit, operates satisfactorily.
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253. The staff available consisted of the Government Pathologist, three Pathologists, a Senior Laboratory Technician and fifteen Laboratory assistants.
254. Pressure on pathological resources continued to in- crease and, owing to insufficiency of staff, the sub-department was not on every occasion, able to meet the ever-increasing demands for services from other sub-departments. The total number of specimens examined in 1952 was 214,026 as compared with 207,646 in the previous year.
255. An important function of the Pathological Institute was the preparation of vaccine lymph and other vaccines. The following table indicates the volume of this work:
Anti-smallpox vaccine
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Vaccine irmed
TABLE 5
T'accine prepared 50,510 ml,
cholera
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T.A.B.
plague rabic
T
PR
(2%) (4%)
P
*
rinderpest
Diluted tuberculin
85,400 50,240 94,530 46,500
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29,580 ml. 391,750 64,800 4,660 82,080 54,760 + 81,930 46,500
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31
1+
TO
Grand Total
141,130
1)
756,060
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256. The examinations undertaken by the sub-department during the year are summarized in Appendix 19 and a summary of the work carried out in the public mortuaries is set forth in Appendix 20.
Chemical Laboratory
257. This institution is under the care of the Government Chemist who had the assistance of 4 qualified chemists and a total staff of 16. It undertakes analytical and consulting chemical work for all Government Departments and a very considerable amount of similar work for the Services, public bodies and the commercial community. Non-government work is charged for according to a prescribed tariff.
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