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Dr. ATKINSON.-Two or three hours twice a week.
The Chairman. Has Dr. JORDAN private practice in addition to his other duties-?
Dr. ATKINSON—Yes.
Dr. STEDMAN. He practically does nothing. His deputy does it all. go to the sbips himself?
Dr. ATKINSON.--Sometimes.
which he does.
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The Chairman.Will the Second Port Health Officer who is going to be appointed be permitted to have a private practice?
Dr. ATKINSON-No, it is definitely laid down that he is not to be allowed private practice.
Colonel HUGHES.-I should think a Second Port Health Officer resiling at Kow- loon would meet the case.
Dr. ATKINSON.-There would be a difficulty with regard to that. He would have to be afloat at certain hours. There must be some one constantly on duty, because ships are arriving all day long from 6 a.m. till 6 p.m. If he is engaged in seeing patients at Kowloon, how can he inspect a ship which has just arrived, say from Bangkok?
Dr. STEDMAN. The same thing holds good to a greater extent in the other case, because there is only one man for the Port who has considerable private practice besides.
Dr. A.TKINSON.—The Medical inspection of all ships arriving in the harbour, im- mediately after their arrival, is not carried out now.
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Dr. STEDMAN.- As one man has done this work up till now and has engaged in private practice besides, the question is, if there are two Medical men would not the second have time to do the small amount of Government work in Kowloon as well as his work afloat ?
The Chairman.-If you had two Officers, whose duties were given entirely to the Colony, it could be easily done.
Dr. ATKINSON.-Although Dr. JORDAN does not do much Harbour work himself his deputy does.
Dr. STEDMAN. Then his deputy has a private practice which must often take him away when he is wanted.
The Chairman.-Probably this new man who is coming out will do all the work afloat if he has nothing else to do except boarding ships.
Colonel HUGHES.-That is not the man coming out; it is the Assistant Surgeon, whose appointment has been sanctioned.
Mr. SHARP. The Second Health Officer of the Port is only applied for?
Colonel HUGHES.--But a Fourth Assistant Surgeon has been sanctioned.
The Chairman.-And also this additional Medical Officer ?
Dr. STEDMAN. That has been sanctioned by the Colonial Government, but not by the Home Government. Is it proposed to inspect in any way all the passengers that come from Canton and Macao ?
Dr. ATKINSON.-It never has been done, excepting in 1894.
Dr. STEDMAN.-It would be almost an impossibility.
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