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TYPHOID,
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 1925.
community such as this is, an absolutely impossible and hopeless
GOVERNMENT REPLY TO task.
SANITARY BOARD.
afternoon
The Government concurs in the views of the Principal Civil Medical Omeer-I am, Sir, Your obedient
(Sd.) M. Fletcher, Colonial Secretary!
servant.
In isolated cases such as we have, one may be due to the con-
1
..Dr. Koch's Criticisms.
THE GOLD FRANC. CONTROVERSY.
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT,
JAPANESE ARMY.
2
DRUG SEIZURES,
(Our Own Correspondent.)
REDUCTION SOHEME.. Singapore, April 21.
Tokyo, April 21 The War The largest captures of chandu
Office's military reform programme A letter from the Government sumption of food which has been
for the flacal year has been com relative to the suggested Investiga-infected by a ty which has pre-recorded for a long time wore tions on the subject of typhold was viously alighted on infected made on-board the steamers Anhui,
municated to prosemen. It In- the principal matter of public material, another from eating shell and Sarvistan Inot wook-end, the
Poking, April 21.-The Wai cludes further readjustment of the interest discursed by the Sanitary fish taken from sewage polluted combined value of the finds chinopu this afternoon issued establishment on a national mobil
to approximately.
docoments showing that the Goldleation system, revision of the con Board at its mecting yesterday water, a third from eating infected amounting
Franc controversy was settled on scription law, inauguration of oil. rogetables in a raw state, and $200,000. Mr. N. L. Smith, the President, investigation is not going to help Captain Minett, master of 5.3. April 12.—Reuter."
and steel policies, encouragement: Peking, April 21.-It fa under of aviation, especially the aero- of the Department, conducted the in-cases of this nature. What is Takliwa has been fined $100 in proceedings, and Inid upon the required is individual carefulness connection with the seizure of stood that the letters exchanged nautical industry also establish
between Shen Jul-lin and M. Mar- ment of an Air Force servico tuble the Government's letter, and the, gradunt improvement of $14,000 worth of chandu... which had already been circulated the sanitary conditions "generally.
tel, settling the Gold Frane ques-separate from and of equal status to members.
Under the living conditions of and I maintain that the general tion, will be issued simultaneously with the fast of the services, or May 1. Incidental to the divi- The letter was as under!
Hongkong, with its teeming popu- Investigation such as is asked for today in Paris and Peking. Colonial Secretary's Office, lation and confined space, it would is necessary and that it will have The French agree that the un-sional reduction there will be dis Hongkong, 24th March, 1925, be extraordinary if cases of typhoid a beneficial effect, contrary to what paid balance of the French share charged, on May 1, and August 20, Sir-With reference to, your did not occur.. I am not of opinion is stated in that opinion which has of the Boxer Indemnity be retroced- 1,100 officers and 4,000 non-commis- ed to China. They also agree to Isioned officers and men-Reuter.. letter No. 155/1924 of February that a general investigation such been laid on the table." 26, 1925, I am directed to forward as asked for is required or would There was no further discussion. consider service resumed from for the information of the Sanitary be likely to have any beneficial
The members present at the December 1, 1924, instead of Board a copy of a minute by the result.
meeting, in addition to the Presi- December 1, 1922, refunding to Banque Industrielle by annuities Principal Civil Medical Officer (Sd.) J. B. Addison, P. C. M. Odent, wore the Director of Public China the twenty-four monthly from December 1, 1924 to 1947, in dealing with the proposal to have
17. 3. 25.
Works (Hon. Mr. H. T. Creasy), instalments pintured and post-order to secure a loan fasued la gold dollars, bearing five per cent. of the a thorough investigation'
Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster, K.C., poned.
China agrees that the balance of Interest, redeemable in twenty- Dr. W. V. M. Koch said he would Dr. W. V. M. Koch, Dr. J. C. Mac-| persistence of Typhold' Fever in the Colony.
like to make a few remarks upon gown, Mr. S. W. Tso, Mr. Wong the Indemnity will be calculated on three years. the Government's reply, a reply, Kwong-tin, Dr. W. W. Pearse the basis of telegraphic transfor in. Bende issued as above will be he took it, that had been carefully (Medical Omeor of Health) and Mr. accordance with the 1905 Protocol, applied to the Far Eastern credi- thought out and might therefore be G. S., Kennedy Skipton (Secre- with the eventual exchange. The tors of the Banque Industrielle described as a reasoned, one. The tary). Others present were Dr. profit which might have resulted and Franco-Chinese educational P. C. 31. 0. stated there was no Severn assistant Medical Officer from this mode of payment should and philanthrophie Institutions, Davies be converted into Americah gold according to conditions yearly de fepidemic, that the cases that occur of Health) and Mr.
dollars and advanced to the terminable in Peking Router. P. C. M. O's Minute. red were isolated eases and that (assistant Secretary). To the Hon. Colonial Secretary, there was nothing to suggest that -Were there an epidemic of the exact means of infection were typhoid, the source of infection of the same in each case. His" (Dr which had not been discovered, Koch's) comment on that was that think that there would be a call that was, exactly what they said, for a special investigation, but this and why they wanted an investiga- is not the case, and with the tion. It was, of course, the fact exception of the small non-Chinese that when epidemics occurred in the definito circumscribed areas, epidemic of last summer,
settled the origin of which was investigated investigation soon by the Medical Officer of Health, source of origin. No one could dis- who came to a conclusion which,pate such a self-evident statement. I think, was a right one, there has the importance of the research, been nothing in the nature of he urged, was that work should be epidemic typhoid. The cases which done in these same isolated cages have been occurring are all isolated to find out, if possible, where the ones and there is nothing to sug-infection arose, because it was gest that the exact means of infec; evident that at any time any of tion is the same in each case.
these sources of infection which Any person or persons asked to caused these isolated cases might investigate the
of cause a severe epidemic when con- typhoid would first of all consider ditions were favourable. When, the two sources which are the most years ago, cases of typhoid occurs common causes of epidemic typhoid, red after eating oysters, investiga- namely, water and milk, but these tors were not content to fold their are already carefully and regularly hands and attribute it to well- investigated by experts. We know known means of conveyance, such as milk and water. They set to work and discovered that the con- tuminated oysters became infected, measures were and by suitable able to indicate this and thus pre- vent the disease further spreading. The water is therefore chlorinat-That happened not very long ago, ed in order to ensure safety. As Hongkong's Bad Reputation.
accurrence
of the water: A
(1) That there is some pollution in the catchment areas. (2) That the filter beds do not adequately remove the effects of this pollution.
to the milk it is regularly examined The P. C. M. 0. had reiterated] bacteriologically and the standard that there was no epidemic of) one of their is known to be generally good. So typhoid. That was
Detection of Carriers.
far then the work of the investiga-criticisms: they were not talking tors would only bring to light facts about an epidemic of typhoid. that are quite well known.
He went on to say that no general Envestigation could be expected to But as 1 have said above, there be of any utility. "I must confess," "There's someting wrong is no epidemic of typhoid,, and the Dr. Koch proceeded, "I am surprised - with my stomach' mere fact that the, cases RTC at a deliberate opinion of that isolated ones is strong evidence nature being expressed by an When you find yourself saying that the source of infection is not official of that standing. This that-think Nearly all the serious
such as water or opinion of the P. C. M. O. has ills of life start in the stomach and a general one could be prevented if taken in milk, and this being so, no general been adopted by the Government, hand in time. A stomach-ache investigation could be expected to and as this seems to be the polley be of any utility. Each case is an of the Government in all these! is a warning, and if you wish to
one and has to be matters, I am afraid we can only avoid such troubles as gastric individual ulceration and chronic dyspopaia investigated as a separate entity.attribute the bad reputation that you should take a hint from All that is required for the infec- Hongkong has abroad with regard medical men and try Bisurated tien of a person with typhoid is the to health conditions, to this laissez ] ** Magnesia. Acid causes stomach conveyance into the human body faire policy. The P. C. MO's pain and Bisurated Magnosia of material which has become in-minute only states well-known facts neutralises this harmful acid the fected with typhoid bacilli, and as regards conveyance when he instant it enters the stommoh. the number of the various articles speaks of articles of food being Bisuratod Magnesia is a cure that of food which may be so infected is infected and of carriers, but when is good for young and old; always very great, as are also the ways by he speaks of the detection of beneficial. Bisurated Magnesia which the articles can be infected, carriers as an absolutely impossible costs very little for powder or It is unfortunately the case and hopeless task, and that inves tablets at any chemists. The sure that a certain number of persons tigation will not help in cases of cure always has the famous oval who had typhoid can carry the a certain naturo, I can only express Bismag Sign on the wrapper. bacilli after recovery from the my absolute astonishment at such
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