Annual report on the Medical Department / Straits Settlements.

  • Straits Settlements. Medical Department.
Date:
[1928]
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Credit: Annual report on the Medical Department / Straits Settlements. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    smm. sETT^iMiTg,. Armaal Medical and ho Map or iniox are provided^ 30m good ^^aphs are included. The Model Medical Report has not l36en cloaely followed. The necessity fora Ijmir in Public Health at the Goll9£^ of Medicine is empha.sazad^ also the desirability of ensuring locally trained riedioa]. men^ getting a fair sliare of the higher posts in'the GoYern- meiit Services, At present the local meaical service mrabers 68 RBstly g-aduates of the local College of Medicine: of these 3 hold speciaiist posts and 8 hold prize appointents. Dr, Brooke^ the Senior Health Officer retired during the year and will m very nmch missed The Oommittee will wish to congratulate him on bringing into be-ing (I) effective Port Health System'(2) a Sanitary Inspectors’ School^ arid (3) the Eastern Health Bureau of -the Leagie of Nations, The Registration of Births and Deaths Ordiimnce was amended^ so as to correct errors in Registration, Public Health,. The years 1926 8.nd 2? havir^^ been very - ~ efspeo.tally uniieaithy/aa re^rds Malaria^ the year under review shows a considerable improvement. The death rate was 26,76 per mille against 31,81 and 33,55 for 1926-27o The rainfall was more evenly distributed and there was less