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OUTBREAKS OF DISEASE.
BACTERIOLOGICAL WORK
At yesterday's meeting of the Sanitary Board, presided over by Mr. N. L. Smith, Dr. W. V. M Kach asked the following quen tion:
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1924.
admirably done by the Government bacteriologist, .*
Dr. Kool thought the Chairman's very long, and interesting statement to the work excepting the Gov- came to this, that they had nobody!
crnment bacteriologist. Ho was a man who was very heavily over- worked, in normal times, and when thure was an epidemie of infectious disease he had more than he could "Will the President Inform} the Board what facilities exist got through. It seemed to hit that there ought either to be an intant in the Department for Bac- teriological Analytical work in provided or that the Sanitary. Do- connection with the investigapartment, should have a laboratory with the. Modical tion into Infectious Diseases ?" attached to it The Chairman uld be thought Officer at its head, [it would simplify things If he took the analytical side, first, because It did not seem at all' clear what was the relation between chemical
The Expense Bogey. Dr. Koch thought that too much was indian of expense in this Colony. This in a pic Colony," he sait
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analytical service attached to that is said and done, should be the on the rich pastures of the Surrey Hills.
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Department. The Government had supreing care. It is not a matter of saving a few shekela for a month three full time analysts and they were fully able to cope with all or for a year, but it is a mattoi the work the Department gave of spending money so that the whole them, which was simply the tasting community would be boucfited, and of food to see that it was not so that we would in a small place.
like this be able to root out infne Highest awards at all Exhibitions; over 30 Gold, lions disease, or at any rate when
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infectious diseas come up Silver, and Bronze Medals.
bacteriologien alde, the answer to Dr. Koch's question was that there was also no bacteriologlat in half be able to trace the sources the Department. The procedure of infection, which has not been
refer had always been to
any done in any, casi" cases which needed bacteriologfent Liont-Colonel F. G. Fitzgerald,; examination to the Government 1.8.0, RAMA, referred to a re-f Lacteriologiat. Plague, of course, nurk made by the Chairman at the was. their chief Infectious disenau Inst meeting with regard to anti- In Hongkong, and they sont
malaria, measures. For twa yents| 120,000 rats a year to the Govern- ment bacteriologist, which, he ex-past, he eaid, they hill had to close amined. For
the camp over at the Kowloon rifle other infections diseases they also made full uso of range in aerount of the largo num-i the services of the Government bac-ber' of cases of malaria among the
Within the last few oops there; and he thought they' teriologist. months quite a number of carcases ought to try and start some cam-! of dogs had been sent up. There paight. It did not seem to him that was a churce of n-rables opidemle, very much but been done up to now. but he was glad to say that none The question was raised by in
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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
ROUND THE 'WORLD FLIGHTS.
Reykjavik, August 12. Lieutenant Maracold!, has arrived and is preparing to receive Locatelli whom he exprets to-day.
The American naval and military authorities here have pro-
Abnormal conditions of Ice and fog are still delaying the start
of them were infected. A few last February, when he askod His Peking, August 12-The official' weeks ago there was a minor cut-Excellency tue General Officer Com-report fasued on the 8th Inst., that break and in consequence of pres-manding the Troops foepproach M Karakhan and Chang Teo-lin M. sure exercised by that authority the Government in order that some has reached an agreement which imised the fullest co-operation in M. Locatell's flight to Greenland. swabe were taken, of all contacts netion might be taken. His Excel accorded with the Sino-Russlan' and sent to the Government bac leucy the Governor replied that he agreement, was teriologist: The same was true
agreed something ought to be done formation the Walchlaopu received of the American world fliers. They will probably be able to leave when cerebro-spinal feyer came
So far as the troops were concerned from at. Kurakhan who has been Reykjavik before Locatelli whose machine wil require a long over- along.
they had not got any further, and conducting Independent negotia hawling in Iceland; but Locatelli has a long cruising range and may with Chang Tso-line M.fy straight, to the west coast of Greenland if the base which the The Typhold Oytbreak.
they would feel very much obliged Karakhan now admits
Americans are undeavouring to establish at Angmagselik,, on the that an As regards typho, which, of if action was taken. He noticed impasse has been reached through cast of Greenland proves impracticable. Reuter, course, was most in their minds
from Government roports that Chang Teo-lin attitude via a vis at the moment, they had made
the White Russian question, and the fullest and of the Government malafin was on the increase,
the Soviet Ambassador desires to bacteriologist, particularly for
'Between Departments, blood testa, as also had priyate! The Chairman thought thy pre bogin formal Sino-Russian negatia-
In the world's sculling championship, Paddon beat Falton by practitioners. The Department vious speaker, bad strayed a little tions without further purleys with had had a number of blood tests bit from the question under discus Mukden, After a delay of some six lengths-Reuter.
days, apparently due to the Mueden [This is the third occasion on which Paddon has won the world's taken and faeces examined. Whension, hut still the subject was in a the outbreak appeared to be in away germane, because it brought in impasse, M. Karakhan will meet championship, his previous successes being against Hadfield in New small portion of the Peak, they the question as to how far that Do Wellington, Koo to-morrow Zealand and Australia in 1922 and 1923 respectively.]
when it is espected that the dute were fully prepared and were partinent was to have other depart of the Sino-Russina conference almost on the point of making anments under its fort. He was pulled will be finally fixed.-Reuter, complete as possible an examing-up for saying at the last sienting
Suviel Legation.
to ank the Department concerned to comply with the request to hand;
whether it had got the money, and over the premises to M. Karaklıan,
SCULLING CHAMPIONSHIP.
Brisbane, August 12.
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The Post Office announces that mail matter for Japan, as well as China will be sent by the Siberian route if so addressed-Reuter.
New York, August 12, tion of the servants in that that they had asked the Public Peking, August 12-The question A syndicate, headed by the National City Bank, announces tha: locality with the view if possible Works Department to carry out der-of handing over the Russian Lega- it will ofer to-morrow a twenty-two million dollar loan at 994, suc.. to tracing the carrier, but just thin drainage work. The only ren- tion appears to be going smoothly, ranteed by the Japanese Government. The loan will yield rather mora before it was going to be brought mabin way, if that Departhout It is reported that all the Logations than six per cent. Interest and will be utilised for general current about, the Choos becamo wide- spread
wanted certain drainage to be done l'oxcept the Italian have received in purposes in Japan and to promote Japanese Industries-Routerį among Europeana All over the Colony, and it was then or undergrowth to be cleared, was atructiona from their. Governments American Service.
Cleveland, August 12. obvious it was not the carrier.
Benny Leonard outpointed Pat Moran in a ten rounds boyt, The Chairman doubted whether the great expense involved would then to put it up and say that in It is not anticipated that the rolaining the world's Lightweight Championship-Reuters Ameri- Justify having a bacteriological their opinion it would be worth it. Italians will offer any objection, Service. expert for the Department alone. That might sound an old-fashioned and thoro seems to ho & chance of He supposed that in normal times and red tapo way, but any other settling the matter before the do would lend simnly to nd-parture of Mr. Schurmu, the 99 per cent. of the work of the menne Government bacteriologist was not¦ministrativo and financial-chaos. As American Minister, to-orrow. connected with Infectious diseasca, regards the Committee appointed to Reyter. and even in tkmes of serious go into the question, it was most epidomic his work was by no unfortunate that something more. PASSING OF THE R.L.M. means entirely confined to them. had not been done. He thought he which had a glorious career in the Royal Indian Marine, It seemed to him that having got could say without fear of contradic past, in boing allowed to die out. a fully equipped Jaboratory under tion that if Dr. Woodman had Bill Not the loast of its past and gone the proper medical authorities, been here a good deal more would services were performed in wal they should be content to use its have been done. At the same time ors which form part of the China facilities. If they had a laboratory for the Department, it would an inerents of malaria was, after all, Station. The Dufferin, Hardinge mean keeping a large stud of to be anticipated. Where a city in and Northbrook, which very often Sanitary Board, the Chairman, Mr. Fitzgerald, Dr. W. V. M. Koch carried Indian troops to Sing-N. I.. Smith, mentioned that he Dr. F. M. G. Ozorio, Hos, Mr. A. A extending into guinea pigs and monkeys, in addi-he tropics was tion to the entaries of experts, malaria country, it was too much to. sporo and Hongkong have been had written a letter to the Dairy F. Wood, Mr. C. G. Alabaster, KO. paid off for over five months. Form informing them that efforts to Mr. B.W. Teo, Mr Wong Kwong tin, and in his opinion the very grent expect it could be made in a me
Nearly twenty officers of the obtain a good water supply youll Dr. W. W. Pearse (Medical Officer) expense Involved would not be ment a perfectly healthy residential R.I.M. have, boon compulsorily have the fullest" mupport of the and Dr. G. 8. Kennedy Skipton
(Segretary). justified, the work was alrendy' | aron.
retired in the past few months.
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