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Ambulance Service

296. This service was, until 1st July, 1963, the responsibility of the Medical Department but from that date the Chief Officer of the Fire Brigade took over administration of the service and the Medical Department's vehicles and personnel were transfer- red to him. This change not only led to more economical opera- tion of the Government ambulances but led to a more efficient service being provided.

Births and Deaths Registration

296. The Births and Deaths Registration Ordinance provides machinery for the registration of these events. The Director of Medical and Health Services is the Regisrtar of Births and Deaths. The General Registry Office is situated in the centre of Victoria and there are a number of branch registries throughout the Colony.

297. There was again an increase in the work of this sub- department and during the period under review the number of birth certificates issued was 78,406 aa compared with 69,883 in 1952.

VIII. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

298. The World Health Organization and the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund again provided the Medical Department with some very useful and welcome nasistance. Not only were a number of valuable fellowships provided to enable local personnel to obtain advanced training in overseas countries, but substantial material assistance was given by the provision of toxoid for the anti-diphtheria cam- paign and B.C.G. vaccine for the anti-tuberculosis campaign. Further a substantial amount of equipment was received from UN.L.Č.E.F. not only to equip the increased number of Maternal and Child Health Centres which were provided during the year and to which reference has been made in a previous paragraph, but also large quantities of milk powder and diet supplements were also provided. Certain hospital equipment was also added to the Department's resources.

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299. A Maternal and Child Health project which provided for certain international personnel to work in the Colony for a period of 2 years did not, unfortunately, come into full operation during the period under review as only one member of the inter- national team was available during that period. This resulted from difficulties which were experienced by the World Health Organization in recruiting the necessary personnel but as the period under review was drawing to a close it appeared that these difficulties were being overcome and that these personnel would be arriving in the Colony at an early date.

IX. TRAINING OF PERSONNEL

300. In addition to the overseas training referred to in para- graph 18 the following Table gives details of personnel trained within the Department during the year under review.

Probationer Arsdıranı

Physiotherapist

Probationer Radiographie

Auditat

Probationer firpener

COMILJENIKLUBILA

Probationer Laboratory Asuultant. Probatioper Aminant Almomer Probationer Nurse

TABLE

Appoint-

Reagantian ML

Strength

31.3.34

Pued

*

2

U

de la calle ja

Л

*

28

126

26

3

19

Probationer zenesz

DOCTORA Male KAK

Popil Midwife.....

К. С. УБО,

Director of Medicul and Health Services.

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