THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH. 29, 1989
War-Time Scheme For Hospitals
Linked Up In Three Main Groups
Casualties To Be Moved To Bases
The Government's far-reaching and complex pro- posals for war-time organisation of hospitals in England and Wales are announced in a de- tailed memorandum drawn up by the Ministry of Health's medical officers. -
New points disclosed in the memorandum are:
All hospitals are to carry at least from hospitals in vulnerable areas one month's normal supply of drugs to hospitals in outer areas for con-
re-tinued in-patient treatment. and dressings and as large sources of other consumable stores as possible;
SPEEDY TRANSFER OF INJURED
converted
This transfer will be undertaken, For voluntary hospitals the en- tire cost of adaptation and equip-it is hoped, on at least 12 hours? ment will be borne by the Govern-notice, by ambulance trains and motor-coaches. This ment;
The Government is exploring the leaves only 20 per cent. of patients possibilities of using additional under treatment in the larger geh- buildings for the expansion of hos-eral hospitals who are thought pitals in outer areas and of erect-usually to be unfit for transfer. ing huts on land adjacent to hospi- tals or elsewhere;
Special arrangements are to be made for treatment on a large scale of newrosis.
SURGICAL FACILITIES Broadly, the main scheme falls into two parts. First, all hospitals are to be classified into three main groups, as follows:
3. No additional beds are to be provided for hospitals in danger areas, where it is intended that the number of beds in use shall be kept as low as possible.
U.S. EMBASSY
1. Large hospitals, inside and LODGES FOUR
outside towns, which have medical and surgical facilities for dealing with casualties, are to be the prin- cipal casualty hospitals, designat- ed Class, LA.
2. Small hospitals and certain special hospitals, designated Class 1B, will be used for treatment of the less seriously injured, and often as first-aid posts.
MORE PROTESTS
PEIPING, TO-DAY.
·TERRITORIAL
ITALO-FRENCH
INCREASE
NEGOTIATIONS
TO 2,000,000 URGED-
UNCONFIRMED
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London, To-day.
Asked to consider an in- crease in the establishment of the Territorial Army to 2,000,000, the Secretary for War pointed out to Commons questioner - the organisational difficulties of such a sudden great in- crease but added that the Government had certain pro posals under examination. British Wireless:
PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION
ex-
Paris, To-day. Rumours that M. Laval is to be sent on a diplo- matic mission to Rome are not confirmed.
:
Quarters close to the Quai d'Orsay insist that diplomatic negotiations between France and Italy must be by normal diplo matic intercourse, through the respective Ambassadors in Paris and Rome, send
It is emphasised in political circles and the press that prior to negotiations, it should be made clear what the Italian demands really are.
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The Italian note of November 17th contains nothing except de- nunciation of the Laval-Mussolini agreement of 1935. The French the Left to the papers from
Trans-
Mr. B. Josepho of Shanghai is Right point out that Italy must holding an exhibition of his work take the first step towards the
at the opening of negotiations. in Portrait Photography
Ocean. Hong Kong Hotel (Jacobean Room)- for the next ten days. The hibition opened this morning at 10 a.m. and will close at 6.30 p.m. this. evening. The same hours will be observed throughout the period of the exhibition.
THE UNITED STATES EM WORLD FAIR
BASSY HAS PROTESTED TO THE JAPANESE AUTHORITIES AGAINST
New York, To-day..
ANOTHER "UNITED COUNCIL
Peiping, To-day. Three members of the "provisional government" have left for Nanking FOUR FURTHER The World's Fair authorities have to participate in the "united council.
be of the provisional and réformed BOMBINGS OF AMERICAN PRO-announced that the Fair will
continued during 1940.-Reuter. governments."-Reuter. PERTY IN CHINA,
3. Hospitals not suitable for the initial reception of caualties form Class 2, and will be used for the
One is concerned with bombing reception
cases of convalescent chronic cases and certain in-patient of Mission property at Chengchow (Honan) on March 23, this being treatment.
The second part of the scheme the fifth occasion this property hád deals with the affiliation of hospi-been bombed since hostilities began. Others concerned in bombings tals inside vulnerable areas, from
Mission property at Sian which casualities will be moved as were
(Kansú) quickly as possible to hospitals in (Shensi) and Pingliang
outer areas.
and property of an American oil PERSONNEL IN TEAMS company at Wanhsien (Szechuen).
In large towns and
industrial-Reuter.
centres, the presumed danger
areas, the casualty hospitals in the centre of a "district" will be af-
filiated with base hospitals in the EARL OF
EARL OF ATHLONE
outer parts.
these
affiliated
For each of groups, to be announced in detail shortly, a plan is being worked out whereby in advance of emergency all personnel will be divided into teams, and the teams will be allocat- ed to specific hospitals.
Beds are to be made available in in casualty hospitals in four differ- ent ways: 1, by sending home as many of the existing patients as possible; 2, by transferring patients still in need of hospital treatment to other hospitals; 8, by intro ducing additional beds; and 4, by providing additional accommoda- tion. This scheme is worked out as follows!
1. On notification from the Gov-
TO ATTEND WEDDING RITUALS
London, To-day The Earl of Athlone, who is the representing the King at civil ceremony in connexion with the marriage of the Crown Prince of Iran and Princess Fawzia, sister of King Farouk of Egypt, is leaving London' with Princess Alice on April 11 for Teheran.
They will reach the Iranain capital on April 19-Router.
ernment all patients are to be sent WANG CHING WEI
home, except those for whom in- stitutional treatment is essential. It is estimated that between 30-per cent. and 50 per cent. of the total occupied beds could be cleared in this way."
LEAVES HANOI
Shanghai, To-day. Chinese press reports state that the former deputy President of the 2. It is estimated that between 30 Kuomintang, Mr. Wang Ching-wel, per cent. and 50 per cent. of pati- has left Hanoi by air for Stum. ents wi be fit to be transferred |Trans-Ocean.-
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