Annual report of the Medical Department / Federation of Malaya.

  • Malaya. Medical Department
Date:
[1955]
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Credit: Annual report of the Medical Department / Federation of Malaya. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    By States and Settlements the estimated mid-year population for the last three years is as follows: States/Settlements Estimated population mid-year 1953 Estimated population mid-year 1954 Estimated population mid-year 1955 Kedah . 645,817 ... 664,659 ... 682,949 Perlis . 80,815 ... 82,976 ... 85,213 Penang and Province Wellesley 512,432 ... 527,770 ... 542,299 Perak . 1,116,532 ... 1,152,342 ... 1,185,969 Selangor . 847,098 ... 877,286 ... 907,961 Negri Sembilan 321,386 ... 333,875 ... 345,665 Malacca . 283,140 ... 293,315 ... 302,424 Johore . 874,766 ... 904,691 ... 932,448 Kelantan . 493,501 ... 506,117 ... 515,905 Trengganu 249,468 ... 256,994 ... 262,686 Pahang . 280,997 ... 288,553 ... 294,798 Total Federation ... 5,705,952 ... 5,888,578 ... 6,058,317 (2) ADMINISTRATION 4. Organisation.—After the Federal elections in July, 1955, the portfolio of the Member for Health was replaced by that of the Minister for Health. The Ministry is now called the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, and it combines in its portfolio the Departments of Medical and Health, Chemistry and Social Welfare. The Director of Medical Services, with his Deputy and two Assistant Directors, the Chief Dental Officer, the Principal Matron, and the Chief Pharmaceutical Chemist, is responsible to the Minister for Health and Social Welfare for all matters of policy, and to the Chief Secretary, through the Federation Establishment Officer, for Staff and personnel. Medical Headquarters, however, controls directly certain functions such as Research, Stores, Special Diseases (Mental Diseases and Leprosy), Quarantine, Transfers, Promotions and Training of Staff and in addition is responsible for the functioning of the two large Federal Hospitals at Malacca and Penang. The Director, Medical Services is chairman of a number of statutory bodies, the Medical Council, the Dental Board, the Nursing Board, the Pharmacy Board, the Midwives Board and the Malaria Advisory Board, and is registrar of Medical Practitioners, Dentists, Pharmacists, Midwives and Nurses. This part of his duties is increasing yearly. Each State and Settlement is responsible for its own Medical and Health Services, but work is co-ordinated and planned with the assistance of Medical Headquarters which advises in accord¬ ance with the policy of the Minister for Health and Social Welfare.
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