Annual report on the Falkland Islands and Dependencies / Colonial Office.

  • Great Britain. Colonial Office.
Date:
[1951]
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Credit: Annual report on the Falkland Islands and Dependencies / Colonial Office. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Chapter 7 : Social Services EDUCATION There were two children in South Georgia in 1950 and three in 1951; there are no educational facilities. HEALTH There is little or no sickness in the Dependencies, apart from the common cold introduced by visiting ships. Accidents among the whaling crews are common. The whaling companies have their own doctors, and each has a sick-bay, the Government contributing a share of the salary of the Medical Officer at Grytviken. Plans have been drawn up for a Govern¬ ment hospital but the response from the companies has not been encouraging. HOUSING Government officials are well housed and the accommodation provided by the whaling companies for the men working on the stations is adequate. SOCIAL WELFARE Each of the whaling companies has its own cinema. Football is popular in summer and skiing in winter. Chapter 8 : Justice, Police and Prisons The Administrative Officer who is also Magistrate sits at Grytviken in a court of first instance and the Supreme Court at Stamey is common to all the Dependencies. One constable is stationed at South Georgia. No cases of serious crime came before the courts during the years 1950 and 1951. Chapter 9 : Public Utilities There are no public utilities. The whaling stations and the Govern¬ ment quarters have their own water and electricity supplies.