HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
GENERAL
TUBERCULOSIS AT FOREFRONT OF ALL OTHER HEALTH PROBLEMS IN COLONY: HIGHLY INTERESTING PAPER
READ BY DR. T. P. WU
Urgent Need For
For Home
For Thousands Of Poor
Victims Is Stressed
A bigbly interesting and informative paper, entitled "The Pro- blem of Tuber ulosis in Hongkong, was read by DR. T. P. WU. M.8. B.S., Specialist in Tuberculosis and Internal Medicine, at the monthly general meeting of the Chinese Widleal Associati n held at the Ch nese Merchants' Cab fast night.
The speaker revealed, in the course of his talk, that the annual death rate of tuberculosis, from local Health authorities reports, was 5,840 which with the population at 1,500.00 (according to recept census conducted by the A.R.P.) The death rate was 389 per 100,000 population.
Dr. Wu also dealt with the causes of tuberculosis in the Colony and advanced suggestions for controlling the spread of the disease.
According to the works of Pan. Hall and tiers, which had pro · vided reliable records, there was no doubt that tuberculosis had been present,
not definitely pre- valent in China for thousands of years.
"Recent Investigation" said Dr Wu, on the Ineldence of infection and death rate of luberculosis has placed this disease right at the forefront of all other hearth pro- blems in this Colony and Ling reported on incidenec of Infection by positive tuberculin
Wilkinson
tests in 80 per cent. anong child- ren between the ages of 5 and 10 and 84 per cent among those be- tween 10 and 15."
Regarding the death rase given above) Dr. Wu sald that it was even higher than that of England's 252 per 100,000 in 1861-1865, He then went on to say that from the meagre facts to hand it had been calculated that there may be in the Colony from 20,000 to 60,000 persons suffering Irum tuberculosis in one other
form or
have here in th's Colony wady tastitutions, like the Sailors' Soldiers' Hume, the Home for the Aged, the Brod Home, the Po Leung Kuk for women and children, the Orphanage and even A Dogs' Home, (not to mention the prisons. the In- ternment camps, the refugee esmps and the general hos- pitals) and yet there is NO HOME FOR THE THOUSANDS OF POOR TUBERCULOSIS VIC- TIMS, WHO NEED A PLACE NOT ONLY FOR THEIR OWN PERSONAL ADVANTAGE BUT FOR YOUR PROTECTION, MY PROTECTION AND EVERYBODY'S PROTECTION against tuberculosis. More- over, these patients do not need palattal buildings like the above-mentioned Homes, they only need huts Hke those in Refugee Camps."
PREJUDICIAL GROUND
ROUND THE
POLICE COURTS
AT CENTRAL
FREEZING
ORDER EXPLAINED
The following explanation of the recent Government order, freezing Japanese credits in Hongkong, was issued by Mr. D. Kelvin-Stark. Assistant Financial Secretary (Ex- change) yesterday:
The effect of this order is inter alia to prevent any payment by, or JUNK MASTER FINED transfer of gold or securities by Charged with a breach of the residents of Japan, etc. (of what- Defence Regulations by having on ever nationality) or by businesses board Jank No. T5947 In Aberdeen resident locally but incorporated harbour on July 20, 400 gallons of in Japan, etc. (including branches benzine and 620 gallons of kero or subsidiaries) unless a special sene with a view to export such Icefice on Form G 19 Issued by out of the Colony unlawfully, the the Exchange-Control. master of the junk pleaded before In particular (1) no new credite Major A. N. Macfadyen yesterday may be opened for such persons or that his junk was atted with three businesses; (2) all existing ac- engines, and the benzine and counts of
such persons or busi- kerosene were used for these en-
nesses are blocked; and (31 all gines and not for export.
uncontrmed credits opened on ac- Defendant was Mak So. 64, who count of any of the states men- was fined $5.
tloned in the order or for the ac- unt of any of the persons or businesses concerned MUST BE CANCELLED FORTHWITH.
Mr. 8. Ng Quinn was for the de- fence, while Acting Sub-Insp. G. C. Taylor prosecuted.
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Provided no other regulation of ILLEGAL EXPORT Cheng Man, 35, tallyman of the is infringed there is no objection the Defence (Finance) Regulations Nam Pak Tal firm, No. 195 Wing to sums which may be received for Lok Street. was fined a total of credit of accounts blocked under $500 by Mr. G. T. Lowry yester the directions being credited day. when he was found guilty such accounts and in particular on two charges in connexion with
payment for raports may con- the exportation of two cases of tinue to be credited to such block- pewter dining ware, alleged to ed accounts. have been made out of 800 pounds of tin.
Eet. Insp. J O'Donovan, assist- dant, and hearing of the case was ed by Det-Sgt. A F. Cochrane, fixed for August 8 at 2.30 p.m. ball prosecuted, while Mr. P. I. Zim- being allowed at $50. mern was for the defence.
It is understood that Mr. C.A. UNAUTHORISED PAWNING
Sutherton Russ is appearing for Betore Mr.
Lowry yesterday the prosecution. Cheng Wan-kun, 53, a clerk of the Commercial Press, was charged
a diamond ring!
Dr. Wu said that from personal with pawning active experience he had found Ambula-without being daly authorised by
autory collapse therapy by artificial the rightful owner.
pneumothorax was of help, though Det. Sgt. A. F. Cochrane pro- perhaps only in a small measure. secuted.
Mr. 8. Ng Quinn appeared for
The case was adjourned to Aug.
Defendant is on $700 ball. DEMANDED WITH MENACES
AT KOWLOON
PRISON FOR LOITERER Chun Wa, 21, bollermaker, ap- peared before Mr. H. C. Macnamara yesterday when he was charged with loltering at the backyard wall of No. 572 Nathan Road on July 29.
Accused was additionally charged Chol Chi-ying. 23. unemployed, with breach of the deportation!
third order.
CHRONIC TYPE The impression the speaker This had the advantage of not re- gained from his past three years' quiring hospitalisation robjected to the defendant. study here was the same as huby many private patients on the four years' study in Shanghai, that ground of prejudice), did not take a the great majority of the Chinese patients from their work and dan- suffered from the chronic type of gerous cases with positive sputum the disease. It was often most could be made harmless with the lot No. 28 Clarence Street. Surprising to and the patients re- vealing sa few signs and showing within about three months.
sputum converted to negative floor, was remanded until Friday Accused, who had seven previous He by Mr. H.G. Sheldon, K.C., yester-convictions, was sentenced to one! month on the first charge and six having to-
demanded months on the second charge, the
Chot sentences to run consecutively.
Sgt. F. G. Appleton prosecuted. COMMON ASSAULT
SO
so little symptoms even when they also advocated Thoracoplasty as day on a charge of were barbouring extensive another method of treatment which lesions.
might help.
gether with others "I have described the very low Mo-fal on July 27.
with menaces $1,000 from wages and long hours of work that have tuberculosis
Det. Sub-Insp. O.T. Byron is in caused many to become charge of the case.
victims." sald the speaker. "There are only two al-
The complainant. Chan Lam-
This chronic character meant better resistance a specific im munity and more prolonged fe. but, on the other hand. the better
Joseph Gonzales, 17, unemployed, ability of the Chinese to withstand
of Singapore, was remanded one BURGLAR GAOLED the disease has often cheated them turnatives I can suggest for this; sentenced to six months of their chance of getting proper one is that
Chan Man, 25, unemployed, was week by Mr. Macnamara yesterday. hard when he was charged with com- treatment at the proper time and make a law to fix minimal wages on a charge of burglary at No. 167
Government should
labong by Mr. Sheldon yesterday mon assault, thus greatly increased their chances of spreading infection.
and maximal working nours to be Queen's Road West, third floor, on pul, was not able to be present rompatible with healthy Hving and July 25. "Tuberculosly as a social di- sease has long been recognised,”
second is that a Health Insurance said Dr. Wu, who attributed
Act be introduced.” the spread of infection to bad housing conditions and under. feeding, overcrowding and un- hygienic habits, the increasing urbanisation and industrialis- tion.
of
in Court as he is in the Kowloon The loot Involved consisted of Hospital, $1,640 in Hongkong currency. a
Tuberculosis, said the apeaker,homes of patients to determine if was contracted by living and work-members of the patients' familles ing in the same house with one others were subjected to the charged with breach of deporta- Ming-fat was sentenced to three
Dr. Wn suggested that huaith gold ring, four gold necklaces, four
FETTY LARCENY For larceny of propaganda and education should
a package of pairs of gold earrings, two gold noodles valued at 10 cents from be carried out through, distribution ear picks, 18 pieces of pearl and a Leung Teal, 56, widow, Li Chuch.
pamphlets, moving shows, pubile radios, the press and Yip Tsui-ying, 35, married woman stx weeks hard labour by Mr. picture gold wrist watch, the property of 28, unemployed, was sentenced to ahove all a sufficient number of The total value was stated to be Macnamara yesterday. trained district nurses to visit the $2,640.
Sgt. F. G. Appleton prosecuted. For returning from life banish-
STOLE PURSE ment, defendant additionally Appearing on remand. Wong
EARLY DIAGNOSIS
who has an open ustase and it danger of acquiring the disease. was most unfortunate. therefore, that the evidence assembled at the anti-TB. clinie showed unit come segregation was a sheer impossi- bility owing to the fact that peo ple were usually crowded in "bed
tion order was sentenced to serve months' hard labour by Mr. 12 months, the term to run con-D, J. N. Anderson yesterday.
becoming advanced ones facilities
For the preventing of early cases currently with the previous one. for early diagnosis and treatment
Det.-Sgt. C. Pope prosecuted. were absolutely necessary, said the
ALLEGED ASSAULT
Accused was charged with the larceny of a leather purse from the person of Lam Plu outside No. Yuen Hee was charged before 473. Reclamation Street, at 3.45
spaces" and often in the same banapeater, who made several recom-Mr. Sheldon yesterday with counts, a.m. on July 27,
with adults and children.
Bgt. Campbel; prosecuted, ENEMY GOODS CONFISCATED
On the application of Sgt. W.
| Morris, an order for the confisca
mendations among which were the of assaulting one Lo Wan and people were often too ignorant to chest rimles in different parts of tent to assault Lo at Connaught. These establishment of well equipped possession of a chopper with in- learn the babits of cleanliness and, the Colony and that schools, bust-Rod. West on July 24. therefore, the spread of the d-ness firms and factclick sunula té- sease could best be checked by quire of their students, employees of not guilty, on behalf of defen- found on board a French ship. Mr. Alfred Y. Hon entered a pleation of 48 tins of German-made dye, separating open cases of tubercu- and workers each to provide a 1osis. from the healthy people miniature chest routgen-photo- around them
ERİLÜNEOUS BELIEF
graph with their application farmk
W
before admittance and engage-tions of strenuous and continuous Regarding the erraneous bellet or ment. He also recommended that attack on all fronts, Dr, Wi con the Chinese that tuberculosis was an application for a marriage cluded by saying;
a hereditary discade and a family licence should also be accompanied -disgrace, the speaker said that by such a photograph. most patients would go to any
"There 19 no doubt that the rent encouragement or HÌ the Governor and the on- bounded energy of the Hon. Director of Medical Services have been greatly responsible for the successful creation of the organisation to fight spy- ‚tematically, effectively and continuously, the devastating onlaught of one of the Colony's most terrible diseases.
was made by Mr. Anderson 'yester-
day.
were found on July 27 and that Sgt. Morris stated that the goods
there were no claimants for the goods in question.
FIREWOOD PROFITEER For selling Brewood in excess of the price fixed by the Controller of Trade, La Kwun-lin; 47, mistress dya Drewood shop. st. No, 104, Nam Chang Street, Shamehulpo. was fined $250 by Mr. Macnamara
by by yesterday. Mamas
Bet. T. Byrne prosecuting, stated that on July 28, a married woman,
Li Sul-met, 40, ordered $2 wortti
The speaker then went on to length to cheat themselves of early discuss the alms and activities of propor treatment. Bo was of the the Hongkong Anti-TB, Amoola- opinion that this beller might be tlan. Among the recommendations ovon playing a more important by the Scientific Sub-Committee of part in the spread of the bake this Assoctution was that the local than the other factors deuriomie, body should appeal to the Nation- soal and hygienic.
at Association for the Prevention The speaker advocated, for the of Tuberculosis in England for an control of the disease, the removal expert to be sent out to study the and 'isolation of advanced cases, to local tuberculoets problem and increase the resistance of the peo- make recommendations ple by providing better living cònk- After volcing his onion that n started and with your active interest a foki of the shop was delivering ditions, and to stop the progress was unlikely that Hongkong would and support, I am cbrifident that the Browood, he was stopped by of the disease in its early stages achieve the same results as in the it will from year to year either a Police Bergeant who inquired as by giving proper triatmont, Wost during one generation of momentum, and it never fails to its quantity, me
Strossing the rent and hard fighting against, the disease heart best must continue to be the was found that nocused sold 'urgent need for a tuberculosis and such results could be expect Hakong Anti-Tuberculosia Asso 10 cattles for whereas the price institution, Dr. Wu said, "Weed only after two or three gonera-, clation,"
fixed was 45 cattler for one dollári
The campaign against Tuber- of firewood which were to be sent culosa in Hongkong has thus boen to No. 10 Fuk Wing Street. While
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