Medical and sanitary report / Hong Kong.

  • Hong Kong. Medical Department.
Date:
[1928]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Medical and sanitary report / Hong Kong. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    13.—Prevention of Disease. Activity Controlling Authority. Town Planning ... Public Works Department House Construction ... ,, ,, ,, Sanitation of Houses and surround- ♦ ings ... Sanitary Department Collection and disposal of refuse ... ,, ,, Collection and disposal of night soil ,, ,, Construction and maintenance of sewers and drains .Public Works Department Provision of drinking water and control of same . ,, ,, ,, Control & protection of food supplies Sanitary Department Pegistration of Births and Deaths ... ,, ,, Control of epidemic causing diseases ,, ,, Control of special diseases such as Malaria, Tuberculosis & Leprosy... Med. Dept. & Sanitary Department Measures for the welfare of Mothers and Infants. Tung Wah Hosp. Com¬ mittee, Y.W.C.A., Tsan Yuk Hosp. Committee. Measures for the welfare of school children ... Education Department & Medical Department. Vaccination . Medical Department Port Health Work . ,, ,, Bacteriological Institute . ,, ,, Public Mortuaries . 14. The St. John’s Ambulance Brigade, which holds a strong position in the Colony and which does excellent work both in the training and the performance of first aid duties, renders valuable assistance to the authorities. 15. Conveyance of the Sick.—Motor Ambulances for the conveyance of the sick are housed at the fire stations and are controlled by the Police and Eire Department. The Tung Wah Hospital have a Motor Ambulance of their own which is garaged at the Hospital.