THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 9, 1938.
LESS THAN ONE-TENTH
OF COMMUNITY INOCULATED
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Up to midnight on the 7th of Since the opening of centres for, in- July, eighty-nine cases of cholera oculation against cholera at the end of had been discovered in Hong inoculated. There are still many per May, some 105,000 persons have been Kong, six of which had been im-sons in Hong Kong, who have failed to ported from Macao, Swatow and secure such protection from cholera as other Chinese ports also infected for their own sakes not to be discour- inoculation affords, and they are urged with cholera.
aged by the slight reaction which fol So far over half the number of per- lows in a certain small proportion of sons taken ill with the disease have cases more especially when the inocu- died and it is probable that the death-lation is divided into two doses at an rate will exceed three in every Ave interval of seven to ten days, the first persons infected.
injection being a half dose:
H.K. SCHOOL CERTIFICATE CRITICISM
OTHER PRECAUTIONS Apart from securing some immunity by inoculation, residents are invited to give careful thought to the following precautionary measures:-
(1) Milk and water should be boiled. Non-acrated Chinese, fruit or herb drinks should not be consumed, nor ice in drinks.
(2) Fresh, uncooked vegetables, cut or peeled fruit which has been exposed. to flies, raw fish, mussels, jellies known as "leung fan” and “man tau lo", or. ice cream (unless from a source known
Yet another Hong Kong educa- to be above suspicion) should not be tionist has entered into criticism eaten.
of the Hong Kong School Certifies, cockroaches, ants and other in- (3) All food should be protected from
ficate examination.
sects. Every fly should be regarded. The Rev. C. B. R. Sargent, Head-as a possible carrier of the cholera master of the D.B.S., at yesterday's germ. school prize-giving said:
"While during the last year this has been modified to some extent, I wish again to place on record my emphatic opinion that the standard is not suitable for a leaving certi- ficate. I continue to deplore the way in which this examination dictates the work we do in class 2 and encourages boys to leave be- fore their school education is satis factorily concluded.
We all await with eagerness the results of the report of the vitally important committee which went into the question of the training of teachers.
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(4) All wastes should be burned or placed in covered receptacles pending removal and disposal in a sanitary manner.
(5) Swimming should not be, indul- ged in within the limits of the harbour owing to danger of infection from sewer outfalls or from dejecta from shipping.
(6) Medical advice should be obtain- ed immediately in cases of diarrhoea and vomiting.
(7) Suspicious cases of cholera should be reported immediately to the Health Authorities.
(8) Persons should avoid going to places known to be heavily infected with cholera.
At the same time I must It is our policy not to pass on these the parents by special press the hope that any recom-extras to mendations which are put into fees or increased fees, but we can- effect will not be allowed to put a
this policy unless not continue still further strain on the slender more help is forthcoming from the Government. Apart from this finances of grant schools.
During the past months many factor of finance we are only too improvements have been or are eager to see all these good things being instituted by the Government, introduced. They are
for instance physical training, eye commonplace in mindeed a
All these involve extra expense
countries inspections, provision of music, educational systema, and it is high art, handicrafts in school, dental time Hong Kong was more up to service, and so on.
date in its policy of education.- I can confidently say the Grant to Grant schools, and no further schools have always been ready to grant is allowed us for provision, lead the way and in many cases for instance, of pianos, gymnastic have actually been the first to equipment and other costs involv-effect reforms in spite of financial ed. Such items are however allow-handicap,"
ed for in the estimates for Govern-
ment schools.
It is greatly to be hoped that extra grants will be considered in
Quarantine restrictions have been
connection with any such neceg-imposed by the Port Health Officer,
sary expenditure.
It is easy to insist on improve
at other peoples expens
ments
Kulangau, Amoy, against arrivals from Hong Kong on account cholera.
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