MONDAY, MAY 9, 1932.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY SANITARY BOARD
ATTRACTIVE 'TAILORING
We beg to announce to our many clients that
we have removed to 18. D'Agullar. Street. We have also just re- celred A new KOTI. ment of
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DENTISTS.
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ELECTIONS
Keen Fight Anticipated On Tuesday
VIEWS OF THE OPPOSITE CAMPS
Public interest in the Sanitary Board elections reaches its climax during the week-end, Monday being the eye of the event:
The two candidates are Mr. Mow Fung and
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If Mr. Blow Fung had his way, I feel that the most awful.confu- sion would be caused in quaran- tine management, especially be- tween Hong Kong and Canton: shipping would practically come to a standstill, and the commerce of this great Colony would jeopardised, whenever an epidemic of disease prevails or is threatened. I am glad that my views are shared by such an ominent au- thority on infectious diseases and their treatment as the world- famous. Dr. Wu Lien-teh who hap pens to be in the Colony and whose opinion I sought only yesterday in the course of an ordinary conver
ation.
It's There
One more point alluded to in the interview. Speaking of "privi- leges at the isolation hospital," my
of being treated either by Western
Ast floor, No. 74, Queen's Road Dr. Li Shu-fan, whose supporters have dilated in worthy opponent advocates "option
the local Press on the various qualifications of
(or native-methods, ̧ . ‚ ‚” And this, strangely, with the ́same their respective candidates.
The principal argument put forward by his breath as advocating the harshest measures on quarantine quoted GLOUCESTER BLDG., ist floor, Ped- friends in favour of Dr. Li's candidature is that, above! If Mr. Mow Fung had con- der St. (New Building next to Hong as a medical practitioner, he is likely to take a salted page 24 of the able Medi- Kong Hotel). Telephone No. 20488. scientific interest in the adoption of health mea-cal and Sanitary Report, 1929. compiled by Dr. A. R. Wellington, On the other hand, the supporters of Mr. he would have noticed that out of Mow Fung claim that, by virtue of his thirty-seven 196 cases of smallpox treated
the Tung Wah Hospital under years' residence in the Colony, he is thoroughly Chinese methods, 85 aled, thus giv conversant with the Sanitary requirements of the ing a mortality rate of 43.3 per cent. On the other hand, 35 cases Colony in general and Kowloon in particular.
treated by Western methods at the Below we publish the latest correspondence Government Infectious Disease
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DR. LI'S POLICY.
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Hospital showed a mortality of 4| only, this being equivalent to 11.4 per cent. In other words, the death rate at Tung Wah was almostį To the Editor, "China Mail,"}
(To the Editor, "China Mail.")
four times as great as at the Sir,-As the election will take i publish this second statement modernly-run institution.
We all place on Tuesday, I feel that the of policy in reply to certain ques appreciate the effectiveness of cer following points may be of assis- tions by interested members of the tain old Chinese medicines, but it tance to my fellow-electors to ar- electorate which have lately ap- would be folly not to take advant-
as to which peared in the Press. rive at a decision
age of the wonderful discoveries of candidate to support:--
As I said in my election address scientifle medicine. In the pre- The official reason of the K.R.A. of April 13, the Colony is being vention of smallpox, I would rather¦ in putting up Mr. Mow Furs was faced with many important pro-inculcate the benefits of simple primarily to secure adequate repre- blems in public health with which mass vaccination than methods sentation of Kowloon's special in it is the primary duty of the Sani- based on an hypothetical success in terests. This reason is indisputable, tary Board to grapple. I contend-treatment along ancient lines. This und if proof were needed it would ed then, and I do now, that a medi- proves the necessity for the intel- be forthcoming from the official let-cal practitioner in this Colony andiligent education of the masses in ter of the K.R.A. addressed to the a past executive in health ad-health matters, as I have, advocated, electorate dated April 20, 1932, ministration in the neighbouring side by side with the intelligent from which 1 quote the following capital of Kwongtung, such as employment of preventive measures. (the italics are mine):-
In regard to certain notifiable am, will be able to serve the public "In deciding on this nomina better than my rival who, what-
infectious diseases I am, as I said tion, your Committee had in view ever his qualifications may be, has]
in my first statement, in favour of primarily the necessity of secur certainly laid himself open to
isolation with proper amenities. ing adequate representation of criticism in his interview to the Kowloon's special requirements on
representative of a local paper. all public bodies; Mr. Mow Fung. Listen to what Mr. Mow Fung says: by virtue of his thirty-seven "I am definitely against the practice yeurs' residence in the Colony, is) of allowing cases of infectious ori thoroughly conversant with the Sanitary requirements of Colony in general and Kowloon in
Infectious disease covers a large particular
The General number of ailments, from such compromise things incapable of ful Committee are confident that the paratively light
filment. I could not, like Mr. public interest, and particularty chicken pox and German measles to/How Fung, discourse on matters the interests of the residents of dangerous scourges
like plague upon which I have not the neces- Kowloon, will be well and faith and cholera.
Does Mr. Mow Fung sary data to enable me to form a
contagious disease being treated, in
the the patient's home......
much to say.
affections A&
I have in the course of this pre-j Bent election been sometimes blamed for not being so quick as opinions on certain health ques my opponent in publishing my
tions. But as a responsible medi- cal man, I have to measure my words carefully and not rashly
fully served by Mr. Mow Fung." seriously advocate the forcible de- considered opinion. To talk is one! Also, in
Mr. Mow Fung's own tention in public hospitals of all thing; to accomplish is another. 1 letter to the electorate he writes:-
prefer scientific practice to abstruse cases of infectious (and contagi- "I pledge myself if elected to
in this vital matter; theorisation ous) diseases, such as, tuberculosis,
of health speak candidly, fairly and fear-
administration and measles, chicken рох, German lessly on all matters concerning measles, scarlet fever, typhoid, sanitary polley of the Colony. the welfare of the Colony and of
I reiterate my promise to thei paratyphoid, malaria, meningitis,| Kowloon in particular.”
influenza, smallpox, plague, cholera, electors that if elected to represent (The italics are mine).
to mention only the best known? them, I will serve the interests of the Treatment, Shampooing, Heans Pack Since the object of Mr. Mow If so the ratepayers will have Colony as a whole conscientiously, (any colour), Hair Cutting and Mani-Fung's nomination is to secure "ade-
the best of my cure for Ladies and Gentlemen. Con
Under proper medi-fearlessly and to
ability, selentises, Artistic Work by European quate representation of Kowloon's cal care and nursing, mild infecti-
-L1 SHU-FAN. special requirements" the obvious ous diseases can be successfully point is-Is the existing representa-treated at home. Even the richeati tion inadequate?
|countries have not enforced general It has already been set out in the hospitalisation for all infectious ¡Press that one of the two elected!
diseases. seats is already filled by Dr. Basto, Again, Mr. Mow Fung innocent- who is doing excellent work on thely remarks, in regard to quaran Sunrise and Sunset in Hong Kong Board, and is on the Committee of tine: "Whenever an outbreak of
The public may not contagious or infectious disease Mr. J. R. Heard Leaves for February, 1982, (Standard time the K.R.A. of the 120th Meridian, East of know-as I did not until yesterday occurs in a neighbouring port or that another member of the Sani- city and is clearly shown to be of Greenwich), are as follows:-—
for Home. Sunrise. Sunset. tary Board, a nominated one, name such, a degree as to necessitate May
or persons a member of that body. Mr. Wong arriving from that place, such
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The N.Y.K. trans-Pacific liner tails of the progress of preventive 7.00 Asama Maru has lost its prettiest medicine, or of the provisions of telephone operator to the movies. the International Sanitary Conven- Miss Toshiko Otani, aged 21, tion of Paris, 1926, which the Bri- gave up her job on the ship for tish Home Government and also
PLANONAGHE
OBITUARY.
A screen career, when the Asama Hong Kong have ratified, but he Mrs. C. E. Sandstrom. docked at Yokohama recently, should at least have familiarised
She is to be Minoru Takata's lead himself with such elementary know-
ing lady in the Fuji Elga's next ledge as:
Pacific Line). She will appear
The death occurred at the production "America Koro' (Trans Infectious disease is rarely, if Canossa Hospital on Saturday,
after a short illness, of Mrs. Mr. ever, carried by air,
Babonic plague is not convey Sandstrom, wife of Mr. CE. ed by man but by the rat and Its Sandstrom of the Standard Oll harbouring fleaz
under the screen name of Sakae Ebarang
Mike Otini wa graduated from the Sacred Heart - Convent
Tokyo three years ago;
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