Annual report of the Medical Department / Federated Malay States.

  • Federated Malay States. Medical Department.
Date:
[1933]
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Credit: Annual report of the Medical Department / Federated Malay States. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    in face of these difficult conditions, of a new chapter in the development of the medical services in Malaya steadily progressed under his administration till he proceeded on leave. Decentralization has placed the provision and disposal of the European personnel throughout the several States under the control of the Adviser. The manifold details connected with the leave arrangements of a large and scattered European personnel have been considerably simplified by the concentration of the executive control of the arrangements for leave and replacements in the Malayan Establishment Office in Singapore. The Medical Officers and Health Officers of the Malayan Medical Service are now interchangeable between the Straits Settlements and the Federated Malay States and this development of the new policy is proving advantageous not only from an administrative view-point but also from that of the officers who were previously restricted largely to service in the Federated Malay States. All higher and superscale appointments in the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States are now open on equal terms to officers of the Malayan Medical Service wherever serving. The process of retrenchment was continued during the year and it is hoped that, with the emergence of signs of returning prosperity, it will not be necessary to abolish any further posts or retrench any more officers. The following posts w^ere abolished during the year: (a).—Chief Medical Officer, Social Hygiene. This post was held by Dr. E. R. C. Cooke until the 1st April, 1933, when he proceeded on leave prior to retirement on abolition of the appointment. The services controlled by this officer will henceforth be merged in those under the control of the State Medical and Health Officer in each State. No loss of efficiency in the prevention and treatment of venereal disease and no deterioration in the facilities provided has been noticeable since the change occurred. (6).—Radiologist, Federated Malay States. Dr. C. E. Constant, the holder, vacated this post on its abolition on the 2nd November, 1933, and proceeded on leave prior to retirement. It was found that in a system of decentralization there was no place for a Radiological Officer whose sphere of activities extended to all the Federated Malay States. The radiological services in each State will henceforth be rendered by Medical Officers on the time-scale who possess special radiological experience. An adequate supply of such officers is being assured by calling upon suitable officers to undertake post-graduate study as provided by the scheme of post-graduate study whereby additional full-pay leave may be granted to officers for this purpose.