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HONG KONG ANNUAL REPORT, 1952

the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, the Director of Public Works, the Commissioner of Police, and eight unofficial members, two of whom are elected. The remaining six, of whom three must be Chinese, are appointed by the Governor. All unofficial members hold office for one

year.

The Deputy Director of Health Services co-ordinates the work of the Medical Department and the Urban Council. He is the professional medical adviser to the Council.

The Chairman of the Urban Council is also the administrative head of the Sanitary Department, com- prising a staff of nearly 200 professional and technical officers and over five thousand skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled workers.

Health Inspection

The Urban District is divided into five health areas and each area is sub-divided into districts, numbering sixty-two, of which thirty-seven are on the Island and twenty-five in Kowloon and New Kowloon. The average population of each health district is estimated to be 27,500 persons. In charge of each health district is a Health Inspector, a Senior Health Officer and three Health Officers.

The New Territories are divided into five health districts of which three are on the mainland and two on the islands. The District Commissioner of the New Territories is assisted by a Health Officer and Health Inspectors, who are seconded from the Sanitary Department.

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