Medical report / British Honduras.

  • British Honduras. Medical Department.
Date:
[1935]
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Credit: Medical report / British Honduras. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ANNUAL MEDICAL AND SANITARY REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st DECEMBER, 1935. -*- I. ADMINISTRATION. (a) Staff The Staff consists of a Senior Medical Officer and six Medical Officers—one for Belize and one each for the Districts of Corozal, Orange Walk, Stann Creek. Toledo and Cayo. The Senior Medical Officer is allowed consulting practice. The Medical Officers are allowed private practice in accordance with the regulations for the Colonial Med¬ ical Service. A Matron (European) controlling a native staff. Table I. details the Medical and Nursing Staff. Lt.-Col. Hon. Jas. Cran, M.D., O.B.E., V.D., Acting Senior Medical Officer 1st to 4th January. Dr. J. Innes Moir, Senior Medical Officer, arrived in the Colony on 4th January and assumed duty. Dr. V. F. Anderson, Medical Officer, Belize, was absent on leave from 1st January to 31st December. During his absence his duties were performed by Dr. S. Kent Smith— a private practitioner until 3rd October. Dr W. F. MacDonald was absent on leave from 18th March to 8th May. He re¬ signed his appointment on 6th June. During his absence on leave and on his resignation thereafter, his duties were performed by Dr. W. A. S. George, Medical Officer, Corozal, in conjunction with his own duties. Dr. D. W. A. Degazon arrived in the Colony on 23rd August and assumed duty as Medical Officer, Orange Walk on 1st September. Dr. L. M. Ram arrived in the Colony on 4th October and assumed duty as tem¬ porary Medical Officer, Belize. (b) Legislation. An Ordinance to amend the Public Health Ordinance was enacted on 11th April. The object of this amending Ordinance is to provide for the destruction of buildings which are in a delapidated condition, and considered to be a nuisance. An Ordinance to amend the Vaccination Ordinance, Chapter 56 was enacted on 10th July. The object of this amending Ordinance is to provide for compulsory vaccina¬ tion in the event of an outbreak of epidemic disease. (c) Financial. In this section the figures all refer to the year ending 31st December, 1935. Medical Department. Receipts, Hospital and Asylum Fees..’.$3,981.12 Expenditure, Personal Emoluments.43,974.64 Other Charges .31,436.82 $75,411.46