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RESEARCH

tuberculosis to the spine, and of the histo-pathology of the vas- culatization of the human spine during growth. Another research project has been stimulated by the observation that some ortho- paedic conditions, such as osteochondritis of the hip, are found among western children but are unknown among Chinese children. The project aims to find out if there is any vascular difference between the western and the Chinese hip.

In the Department of Pathology researches were carried out on recurrent pyogenic cholangeitis and carcinoma of the liver. Researches on bronchogenic carcinoma were continued and led incidentally to some papers on other conditions of the lung. In chemical pathology a study of the normal biochemical levels in Hong Kong Chinese was published and a detailed chemical study of the Chinese liver fluke Clonorchis sinensis was made. Experi- mental work on tumour formation is in progress, particularly with regard to nasopharyngeal carcinoma and ovarian tumours. Studies of poliomyelitis and other enteric viruses in Hong Kong have been continued. The Department of Surgery continued clinical research on various subjects in particular the long-term results of the surgical treatment of peptic ulceration and cholangiohepatitis, two very common conditions among patients admitted to the Queen Mary Hospital. At the end of the year preparations were being made for the establishment of a new renal laboratory with an artificial kidney unit financed largely by private donations.

Following the expansion of the Zoology Department research activities were more extensive and varied. They included studies on the taxonomy of mammals, development of reptiles, cytology, insect parasites of birds, and several other aspects of entomology, particularly psocoptera and the chalcid fauna of wild figs.

In the Department of Student Health Service, research continued on the disease patterns in student communities and on factors responsible for psychological distress among students.

GOVERNMENT

Medical and Health Department. The main emphasis was on poliomyelitis and the virus laboratory conducted an investigation into enterovirus and poliovirus excretion rates. Graphed results