18. There has been a further drop in the maternal mortality rate from 1.16 per thousand deliveries in 1955 to 0.90 per thousand deliveries in 1956. The following table sets out the maternal mortality figures for the years 1954-1956 in detail:
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Stat Mortality Rata
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No. of
No. of dww
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No. of dentlo 1,000 Бори
1954
23,317
1,341
64.65U 102 1.20
195.5
90,511
1,250 $1,761 104 1.13
1956
96,746
986 97.734 85 0.88 |
£
1.04 COS 1.24
0.03 IDT J.16
0.02
26 0.90
19.
The following Table shows deaths from toxaemias of pregnancy during the years 1954-1956:
1954
1955
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Deaths From. "Piancam nerelimi nt Peceneboy
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Death pite per
84,650
91,761
97,734
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40
34
0.5
0.1
20. Details of the principal causes of mortality are set out in the following Table: -
Causer of Theath
Malignant weoplasms
Gotra-enteritis and eolici
Pneumonia (all forma)....
Tuberculosis of respiratory system Tuberculos (other form()...................
Table 4
Number of Deathe
1954
1955
1956
1,000
1,190
1,362
2,690
2,264
2,361
3,837
3,AZI
3.545
921
912
2,052
1.925
983
1,901
024
885
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III. WORK OF THE HEALTH DIVISION
Hygiene and Sanitation.
Urban Areas.
21.
The area Health Officers in Hong Kong and Kowloon are primarily concerned with the health aspects of environmental sanitation, the maintenance of food hygiene, particularly in licensed premises, and the investigation and control of cases of infectious disease and their contracts. A proportion of their time is also taken up with training of health staff, particularly of Health Inspectors and Health Visitors.
22
Mosquito and fly nuisances were again the subject of numerous complaints during the year. Two anti-mosquito campaigns were carried out in April and September 1956, and of over 1,200 breeding places found 50% were on domestic premises—the most common sites being uncovered roof water storage tanks. Early in the summer, special measures were required to eliminate very extensive fly breeding in semi-matured fertilizer which was being used over a large area in the Pok- fulam district. A special sanitary survey, with subsequent recommendation to improve environmental hygiene, was carried out at Hing Wah Village (Chai Wan area) Healthy Village, Kan Man Village, Kung Man Village (Mount Davis) and Ching Man Village (Sookunpoo area).
23. Regular inspections of food handling premises were made without prior warning and health talks were given on the spot stressing the need and reasons for hygienic practices in the preparation of food, personal cleanliness of employees and the sterilization of utensils. Reported food poisoning cases were fortunately few in number during the year. A sample survey of licensed food premises in the Urban areas of Hong Kong and Kowloon was undertaken by three lIealth Officers in December 1956. 346 separate food premises, representing one sixth of the total number, were selected at random for careful inspection and assessment with the object of ascertaining their degree of compliance with the by-laws and the licensing conditions and requirements for such premises. Results revealed that infringe- ments or non-compliance were present with regard to 11.2% of the total legal requirements which were checked; that a particu- lar group of licensed food premises associated with converted pre-war domestic residences was responsible for the majority
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