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LOCAL DYSENTERY EPIDEMIC
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inductive logic and with scien-]. Local methods of agriculture are tific method will recognise that own; the conditions obtaining from obtainable data there can in our, now happily dootred, Cens emerge nothing more than rea-tral Market are known. From per sonable inference.
or
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sonal inspection and collaboration] I am satisfied that our Medici; "From the data on which the and Sanitary Service is an efficient Director of Medical Services machine manned by an able and has based paragraph 14 of his untiring crew. But however great Report I have inferred,
exer- their efficiency and perseverance.) cising my reason to the best of and however many statutory my care and
conscience, that other implements and equipmentį the main immediate source of we may add to their armoury. infection lay in milk (prob- honesty compels me to confess that ably in a single batch of milk) I cannot foresee the day when the supplied from the Farm Depot principle of caveat emptor call being the Italian delegation at the Kroll Opera House in Berlin, where the
The Reich-Minister of Aviation, General Goering, is seen above greet of the Dairy Farm. Ice and safely abrogated in its application Lilienthal Association held a meeting recently. Cold Storage Co., Ltd. What to the purchaser of comestibles in may have infected the milk the Colony.
seems to me a problem incap-
there was a conference in the įhead office attended by the Direc- tor of Medical Services, the The following was the report Deputy Director of Medical Ser technical investigation; and of the Director of Medical Services and the Health Officers and la scheme of enquiry elaborated.
able of solution by a Commis- Medical Report sion of Enquiry: it requires,
rather active professional andį
DOCTORS CARS
Question Of Parking Privileges
Ten owner
VERDICT OF NOT GUILTY
Armed Robbery Case Concludes
The case against Li Wong, 37, 1 tailor, and Li. Ping-sang alias. Lij Yuen-tan, who were charged with rabbing Lei Riu, manied woman, of Shekshuikam, near Shatankok, of two silver mangles, a`silver chain, a cont, six chickens and a duck, on the night of September 10- was concluded ~before - His [Honour, the Chief Justice; Sir Atholl MacGregor, at the Criminal Sessions this morning when "they?" were found not guilty and dis- | charged.
The following jurors were em- panelled to hear the case: Messrs.
L. Smith, (Foremas). A Ismail, T. C. Ellacott, F. H. de Carvalho, J. B. Anbioquia, Yuen Kok-yui and L. Bones.
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When the case was resumed this | SYMPHONY No. 4 morning. His Lordship, the jury and those concerned in the case went down to the strong room, this is already being prosecut-vices tabled at the meeting:-
where a. demonstration was given ed along three main lines. (a) As defined by Manson-Bahr The question of notification was
́drivers including regarding the possibility of identi- search for a human carrier of the term dysentery is merely a discussed and it was decided that Doctors F. Bunje, Kirk, Liang,fying anybody in the dark, with a the disease among those who designation embracing a symptom no useful purpose would be served Messrs.
J. J. Ferguson, T. J. torch playing about. manipulate the milk (b) complex but not indicating some by making dysentery compal-Price, Talan and Misa T. W. Fak Both the accused vehemently search for possible contamina-particular disease of distinct serily, notifiable but that the were summoned before Mr. W denied their guilty and His Lord- tion by water, and (c) search etiology." In other words Health Officers should approach Schofield at the Central Magis ship then summed up briefly, sfter for possible opportunities for "Dysentery" is the
of the private practitioners iz tracy this morning with parking which the jury retired for about contamination by flies.
blood and mucus from the rectum, jendeavour to ascertain where the their cars on the side of Chater five minutes and then returned a The second question is which symptom may be due to a cases were occurring and obtain Road instead of the centre of the verdict of not guilty against both of them and they were according- "whether the Dairy Farm Com-number of factors causing irrita-information with regard to pos-road. pany's Nursery Milk
tion and infamation of the large sible sources of infection.
Dr. Bunje was discharged and ly discharged. pastuerised prior to the epide-
DAIRIES VISITED bowel
all the other defendants whol inic." The
pleaded guilty were cautioned answer is in the!
was
passage
gh
milk-
wer
10-On the 14th, there being 2-The principal forms of negative. Since the 15th Nov-dysentery caused by parasites are some indication that the infection Dr. Bunje also pleaded guilty, ember, however, the Company
Bacil- Causing the outbreak was
but said that he would like to i. Bacterial causing has pasteurised all its deli-
state that as a medical man there lary Dysentery and due to borne, the various dairies veries.
visited and one, the Dairy Farm were times when to go to the Statue the Flexner bacillus, or the decided to institute pasteurisation Square. for his car was not 80 of all milk and cream before is-much as an inconvenience as the
THE LAMENTABLE DEATHS "The third question is "whe-i ther any or all of the deaths; could have been prevented Ead the authorities taken immediate precautions when the epidemic was first notified on or about the
บ
Shiga bacillus.
POSSESSION OF PINK MASS
Stiff Sentence At Sessions
Three
ii. Protozoal-causing amoebicį kuiaz. The 'public were warned cause of a lot of delay. He very dysentery and due to the to boil all milk and to refrain often found the Chater Road Park Entamoebs bystolitica.
from eating raw vegetables
or full.
In this particular instance. iii. Helminthic - caused by fruits which might possibly be he had a patient in the French hard labour was imposed on Ya years and six months' several varieties of Bil-contaminated.
Hospital and expected to be called harzia,
Yin, by the Chief Justice, Sir 11-Daily conferences took from office any moment, so that he Atholl MacGregor, at the Crim- 3.--Both bacillary and amoebic
office; inal Sessions, Supreme Court The answer is again in the ne-dysenteries are endemic in Hon-Place in the head office where the bad left his car near the
Not being notifiable the information gathered by the varHe appealed that doctors be al-
ed and compared.
7th November, 1936.";
gative. The epidemic was not Kong.
this morning, when the accused
in fact notified, because dysen-1total number of cases diagnosedious Health Officers was discuss-lowed some privilege, if they have was found guilty of possessing 60|
an urgent case, to park a car on. jounces of pink mass containing
tery is not a notifiable disease: clinically is unknown, but from but even if it had been. such the returas
12. On the 18th the Director of the side of the road for a short: of the Government Medical Services attended a con-time notification could not have pre-hospitals and the Bacteriological ference vented fatalities which
at Government House have Institute some indication of the been confined to children who types prevalent can be obtained where the situation was explained were taken ill on the 8th Nov- From the returns issued by that to the editors of the local press JEWELLERY WORTH M. E. Williams Asdistant
case.
measure is
$1,000 TAKEN
Imprisonment
#heroin and 32,250 heroin pills in a flat on the first floor of No. 1, Haven Street last September 25.
Crown Solicitor, conducted, the case for the Crown.
ember and to one connected stitute it will be seen that more ed for distribution to all private | On that day notices were prepar-. than three fourths of the cases practitioners asking for particu-
The accused pleaded not guilty, The fourth and last question is diagnosed clinically as dysentery lars of cases coming under their Two Men Sentenced To and the following jury were ema-
panelled: Messrs. A. R. F. Raven: as to whether any action is con-were dae neither to dysenteric care. Some 200 notices were is-
(foreman). E. A. Stride, 1. Tam templated by Government to pre-bacilli nor to amoebae.
sued. Instructions were issued vent a recurrence of this or any: SPECIMENS EXAMINED
Hung, Fung Ping-fan, S. E. Ed-
other type of epidemic." I am not
4-In 1935 specimens from 702 to Health Officers and Bacteriolo-
Appearing before the Chief gar, E. L. D. Noronha and Abbas) prepared at this juncture to state
clinically assists to examine dairy workers in Justice. Sir Atholl MacGregor, at Khan, who, without retiring, ana- cases diagnosed that any particular
'dysentery were sent to the Baca search for carriers.
the Criminal Sessions, Supremenimously found the accused guil- 13. It was arranged that the Court, this morning, Sze
Hok-ty. contemplated, for that would implyteriological Institute for examina-
Health Officer should issue daily chuen and Wong Ming-sang were that a decision has already been
tion Of these '152 or 2165 per
Evidence was given by Revenue] taken. I do state however that cent proved to be bacillary dysen communiques to the press.
sentenced to four and three years" Officer A. W. Grimmitt, Mr. HA SOME FACTS 2.70 per cent. con- tery and 19 or
14-The following are some of hard labour, respectively, for en-Taylor, the Assistant Superinten- sideration and will form the sub-amochic dysentery. 531 or 75-6 the facts in connection with the tering an apartment of a Shing dent and Monoply Analysist, and ject of early reference to my Ex-per rent. were negative for either.
Mua contractor and robbing the Lam Shin-sheung, police interpre- epidemic. the dysenteric bacilli or the ecutive Council.
1-The organism causing the inmates of money and jewellery to ter, after which the accused en- "One is the compulsory
Of bacillary cases 77.6) Das amoeba
infection has been identified the approximate value of $1,000 tered the witness box to make a
statement, denying guilt. teurisation of milk. I am aware per cent were Flexner type, 16.42|
in many of the cases as the on September 22 last.
The first accused admitted two that there is some medical opinion per cent. Schmitz type and ̧ 5.97.
Bacterium dysenteriae of
Mr. E. H. previous convictions. against it, and the pros and cons per cent. Shiga type,
ANIMALS KNOW VALUE Shiga
Williams, Assistant Crown Solici-
OF THRIFT
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certain measures are under
**Another measure
under
my
will need to be carefully weighed 5. The great majority of cases In the meantime the only pasteuri-diagnosed in Hong Kong as dysen- sation plant known to me in thisbery are then not caused by either; Colony, that of the Dairy Farm bacterial or protozoal organisms Company is, as I have already stat-and therefore are not factors of) ed, being applied to all their de epidemiological importance. liveries.
6-Because of the number of diseases involved and the com-] consideration is for the statutory ¡parative rarity of complete notifiability of dysentery. Argu-laboratory examinations epidemic- ments against it emerge from the logists are of opinion that dysen- Report now on the table; never-tery should not ordinarily be in-. theless the question must
cluded in the list of notifiable dis- thrashed out before a definite con-eases. It is not a notifiable dis- elusion is reached.
lease under the International Sani- "Thirdly, I am determined to tary Convention and it is not noti- prosecute any line of precaution, fiable in India in Malaya or in compatible with COMMON sense Hong Kong.
be
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and with our financial resources,
DEDUCTIVE ENQUIRY 7. Because the term which may be indicated by the re- sults of the threefold investigation such a number of diseases the na- which I have already adumbrated, ture of which cannot be determin- and which may be stummed up ined without careful laboratory the three words carriers, water examination enquiry into 2. |“dysentery” epidemic entails much
and files.
WORDS OF CAUTION
more work of an analytical and In conclusion T feel it my duty deductive nature than an enquiry to after a few words of cantion. into sa epidemie produced by one Public analysis of all food and specific organism such as typhoid drink is impossible; it can only or diphtheria. In each case
of
be an analysis of sampies « and, dysentery the cause of the symp-1. whatever the method and frequency toms must be ascertained after of selection employed, the samples which the cases have to be group can never be representative of the ed and finally by a process. whole supply Secondly, the re-analysis and deduction an attempt sults of analysis, and still more of made to trace the source of in- bacteriological ́examination, do not|fection::..
MILITARY MEETING IN NANKING
2-With few exceptions the tor, conducted the case for the
cases were European chil-[Crown. dren aged from 8 month to 10 years. S--The majority of cases came:
from Kowloon, the remain- der with two exceptions liv- ed on the Peak. There were almost no cases among the considerable population live) ing at the eastern end of Victoría.
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The little fat-tailed gerbil, a small rodent who lives in the wastes of North Africa, is another who uses his tail as a larder. I remember once being shown one af these fat-tailed gerbils in cap- Army gives no definite protection tivity, and wondering why these to Japanese military officials cap-janimals should have been called tured by the Chinese Government fat-tailed, for the tail of this one troops while helping the bandits, was thin and faceid.
4-Twelve cases are reported it is learned that a large number Like "Podgy" Finger
to have first shown symp- of these persons have fled to
"Come back in a day of two. toms on the 8th instant and Changpei from the front. They
after I've had time to feed him There are prepared to face military up," said his new owner, "and then eleven on the 9th. after the numbers declined, punishment rather than become
you'll see just how fat the tail can not more than five being re-captives of the Chinese army. ported on any one day.
Well-informed circles state that be." I did so, and well recall the 5. Of the 23 cases taken ill on military officials being captured biance to a "podgy hozan finger! this is a result of two foreign prise I had, for the gerbil's
tail.........now.bore a curious resem--
the 8th and 9th November
by the Chinese Government troops all had consumed milk de-during the fighting on Sunday
Wise creatures, those who stare; rived from one dairy, night, when the bandits attempted conditions are seldom easy in the up food on their own persons, for 6-The milk supplied by this an invasion of Hing wachen and fld, and, generally speaking, it is dairy and delivered to Kow-Tulin and were repulsed with the thrifty ones who survive the loon and the Peak is bottled heavy losses. st one depot. The milk sup-
A LAST EFFORT,
Thardships that have to be encoun- Christian Science Monitor.
plied to other districts is Tokyo: The termination of the fred
bottled at another.
ARMY HORSES TO GO
Sino-Japanese negotiations at Narding is openly discussed by Stice the
ce the 7th November high Foreign Office oficiais, in there have been 8 deaths, consequence of. Nanking's sud- seven of which were among den rejection of all points of Horses belonging to the 24th children taken 111 on the 8th agreement reached since the first Field Brigade, Royal Artillery, November while the eighth meeting between Mr. Kawagoe whichnis being mechanised, are to was that of a Chinese child, and Mr. Chang Chun on Septem-jos disposed of, some being trans who had been, in contact ber 15 The officials declaresferred to other brigades; some sold
the Chinese are spreading and the oldest animals destroyed.
with infected clothing.
come to hand until after the sub-&-The present outbreak com- stances, of which, samples are menced on the 7th or 8th instant analysed' and examined, have been As with most outbreaks there was consumed. Thirdly, however com- no reason at the commencement prehensive and drastic nonitary to suppose that it would assume regulations may be, and however alazzing proportions, 2 great the vigilance of the Sanitary] *97-No reports having been re-for Authority, there will always bejceived from private hospitals or Following a collision with those, who burak the regulations private sources it was not until motor-lorry, a
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