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commercial concerns. Certain conditions regarding sick leave and re-employment of proved cases are required of employers who wish to avail themselves of the survey facilities.
Most of the hospital treatment for cases referred from the Govern- ment Tuberculosis Service is undertaken in the non-profit-making Grantham Hospital operated by the Hong Kong Anti-Tuberculosis Association. The hospital has 613 beds, 576 of which are maintained by Government on a daily fee-paying basis.
At the Ruttonjee Sanatorium and Freni Memorial Convalescent Home, with a total of 343 beds, some patients are admitted direct while others are admitted through the Government Tuberculosis Service. Treatment in these hospitals is free. Many beds are main- tained by organizations in Hong Kong and patients sponsored for these beds have a certain priority of admission. The hospital is staff- ed by the St Columban Order of Sisters and the consultant services are supplied by the professional units of the University of Hong Kong. An annual recurrent subvention is made by Government.
The Anti-Tuberculosis Association also maintains at its head- quarters a BCG clinic, a follow-up clinic and a health education section. The policy of the Association is formulated by a board, and the hospitals are managed by the Grantham Hospital and Ruttonjee Sanatorium Management Boards respectively. Both hospitals offer approved training courses leading to the British Tuberculosis Association Certificate in Tuberculosis Nursing.
The Haven of Hope Sanatorium managed by an executive com- mittee of the Junk Bay Medical Relief Council now has accom- modation for 230 cases of tuberculosis. Government maintains 80 beds by means of an annual subvention for the treatment of tuberculosis among villagers in the New Territories and the re- mainder of the beds are sponsored by voluntary and missionary bodies, which pay annual maintenance costs or guarantee the daily cost of maintenance of the patients they sponsor. In addition, there are two other units-one for rehabilitation prior to resettlement and the other an observation centre for child contacts who have a positive tuberculin test.
The Tung Wah Group of Hospitals maintains a varying number of beds for the treatment of more chronic forms of tuberculosis. Other institutions receiving support from Government which
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