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to

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Saturday

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1932.

HONGKONG HEALTH

PROBLEMS.

INCIDENCE OF MALARIA

AND TUBERCULOSIS

"Poor Law" Infirmary, Mr. Lo the naked:

"With reference to the Motion which was passed by the Sanitary Board on the 18th February, 1930, in regard to the prevalenco of Tuberculosis in the Colony, and which urged the Government, inter The fortnightly meeting of the alla "to consider the feasibility of Sanitary Board was held yesterday providing some form of 'Poor Law afternoon, with Mr. G. R. Sayer, Infirmary for the care of chronic! the President, occupying the chair, cases," to the questions which I the others present being the Hon. addressed on the 22nd July, 1930, inter alin-"(c) In Mr. R. M. Henderson, Vice-Presi- including, dent, Dr. G. W. Pope, M.O.H., Mr. particular whether any decision baa Wong Kwong-tin, Mr. M. K. Lo, been come to in regard to the fea-| Mr. L C. F. Bellamy, Dr. Li Shu-sibility of providing some form of fan, Mr. C. Champkin, Mr. C. H. Poor Law' infirmary for the care Busto, Mr. J. II. Gelling, secretary, of Chinese cases", and to the reply and Mr. Ng Mui-kai, assistast on the same dato in the following terms "As_regards the provisions sacretary.

of a 'Poor Law' infirmary for the the Government, tuberculous, though sympathetic, considers that priority must be given to the orec- tion of a new Government Civil Hospital, the extension of the Kowloon Hospital, and the con- struction of a properly designed Infectious Diseases Hospital": Will the Hand of the Sanitary De partment state whether or not the question of providing 'Poor Law infirmaries for the treatment of tubercular casca, which Was re- commended by the Honourable the Director of Medical and Sanitary moeting Services himself at the

Questions regarding malaria and Its prevention In Hongkong were put by Mr. M. K. Lo, and the chairman replied in detail.

.

Mr. Lo first asked: "With reference to my questions on the 9th December, 1930, the Head of the Sanitary Department's replies of the same day, my further December, questions on the 8th 1931, and the Head of the Sanitary Department's replies of the same and its day, regarding Malaria prevention in Hongkong:

(4) Will the Head of the Sanit- дгу Department be kind enough to ascertain from the Government, and inform this of the Sanitary Board held on the Board, whether the "com-18th February, 1930, is still under of the consideration by the Government prehensive survey Colony" by the Malarlologist and, in vlaw of the fact that pro- has now been completed and visions. have apparently now been when it will be published or made for the construction of a new made available for informa- Government Civil Hospital and for tion of this Board?

the extention of the Kowloon Hos- pital, whether any definite an- nouncement can be made as to how:

Survey Not Complete.

Mr. Sayer replied:

vided?

Government Atitude.

The survey is not yet complete, on such infirmaries can be pro- and in consequence the Malariolo gist has not yet, presented a com- plete report. Suffelent has been done, however, to justify, in the view of the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services. the following conclusions "inter alia:

(a) the most dangerous carrier in the Colony is Anopheles

(b)

Mininus,

is

an important carrier Anopheles Jeygorienals, (c) there is a decided seasonal

influence.

Anti-Malarial Work. Mr. Lo put the following further question:

(n) in regard to the following quotation which formed part d the Head of the Sanitary Department's replies to my questions on the 8th Decen:- ber, 1981, namely.-"A sum

Mr. Sayer.The Government is fully alive to the need for an in- firmary, and the matter will be fur- ther considered when the financoa of the Colony permit.

The Death Rate.

Mr. L.-Will the Head of the

Sanitary Department state the total number of deaths reported as hav- ing been due to pulmonary tuber- culosis in the Colony for the years. 1930, 1931 and up to the end of November 1932, as compared with the total deaths due to all other notifiable diseases occurring in the same period?”

Mr. Sayer, in reply. gave the following figures:

1930 1931 1932

Deaths from pul- monary tubercu- losis

nati-

182

1,004 1,083 1,680

151

of $150,000 has been includ-Deaths from ed for Anti-malarial works

in the Eat.inates for 1962 and the Government is in consultation with the owners of property affected in cor- tain of the areas with a view to commencing work early. nuxt year"; can the Head of the Sanitary Department

Board as to whether, and if

give any information to this

NO, what, Anti-malurial work has been efected during 19327

Mr. Sayer-1 am informed by

the Director of Public, Works that: (a) despite delay during the rainy season good progress has been made in the Quarry Bay district.

(b) the training of two nullahs

at Stanley Peninsula hear Rural Building Lots 240, 242, 244 is nearing comple- tion.

has

(c) sutisfactory progress

(d)

been made on the training of the large stream course at the South-west corner of Sookunpoo Valley,

work at Lycemun was put in hand in November. Deaths From Malaria. Mr. Lo. further asked: (ii)

Will the Head of the Sanitary Department be kind enough to tabulate for the Information of this Board the number of deaths nt- tributable to malaria report- ed 别 occurring in the Colony in 1929, 1930, 1931

and up to the end of Novem- ber, 19927"

Mr. Sayer.-In 1929, 420, In 1990, 515, in 1931, 452, and in 1932, to 80th November, 446.

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