Health Services Grow
p. 65 · Read in the full issue
With Rabaul
Rabaul, Sept. 17.
RABAUL has no reason to com plain of lack of medical atten tion. Besides the Administration’s medical officers, clinic and dental surgeon, private practitioners are al ready on the job. Dr. Wright, who pioneered the medical field is now planning to bring in a partner. Dr.
Furst, who has been with the Roman Catholic mission in Bougainville has opened a surgery in Malaguna road.
Dr. Anders, dental surgeon, will shortly install X-Ray equipment and build another surgery for natives who demand private treatment.
This month, Mr. Donald Clarke who has been pharmacist in charge of Administration Medical Stores has started in buisiness for himself. He will make up prescriptions, do Re patriation dispensing, supply cos metics, patent medicines, etc. and run a mail-order department for outport customers.
Dr. Sten Bergman, a Swedish ex plorer, will soon establish head quarters at Sorong, Dutch New Guinea from which he will make expeditions to study birds of para dise and other ornithological rarities.