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COLONY'S HEALTH
PROBLEMS.;
HOSPITALS AND WATER,
SUPPLY.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1928.
POLICE" RESERVE.
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In dining with hem that night. tion of wharves and of three foctor of Public Works upon this (Applause)
large ferry ateamers, and the question, and he was preparing question had arisen as to whether plans and a sessional paper giving Ila Excelloney's. Tribute,
it. would not be more economical full details, which would soon he His Excellency the Governor, at in the long run for the Colony to published. The cost of the hos the outset of his speech, expressed build a nubway under the Bar-nital, na now designed, Including the plensure it gave him at being bour, such as existed. In many equipment, would be about $8,000,- a guest of the Medical Association other parts of the world, which 000, of which about three lakhs. C. Woods, commended by the-- Important problems: connected that evening because it gave him could be also as an aquaduct. would have to be found in the Captain Superintendent of Police: with the public health of the an opportunity of acknowledging Those problems were all being first year of construction, $1,000,- for. valuable assistance given to the Colony were discussed at the the deep personal debt which he summarised and placed before the 000 the next year and the balance regular police in the recovery of annual dinner of the Hongkong owed to the medical profession in Legislative Council, and when In the last year. He very much stolen goods. branch of the British Medical Hongkong. Thanks to the most that had been done, he hoped to hoped to be able to make a begin Association held at the Hongkong skliful medical and surgical treat-appolat n Commission to advisoning with this schemo next year. Hotel inst night,
ment and to. devoted, nursing, his him on the solution of the problem. With regard to malaria, there wife, had been restored to health
The Corner Turned.
Dr. S. S. Strahan (the President of the Association) presided and among these present, in addition
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in spite of sickness which a couple had already been provided in this In conclusion, His Excellency Squad Drill and Rifle Exercises of generations ago could only have year's estimates, the surpat said the financial figures of the at the Central Police Station under malaria research officer. That Colony were beginning to look Sergeant R. J. Hunt every Tuesday tó His Excellency the Governor, ended fathily.
His Excellency proceeded to pay matter had now passed out of his much more attractive than when and Thursday until further notice! were Mr. W. W. Hornell (the Vice-Chancellor of the Univera tribute to modern medicine and hands, and it was for the Secrehe first came. The corner had; hef fall In at 6.30.pm. altarp." Dress, sity), Professor Anderson (the modern surgery. Less than a tary of State, in conanltation with thought, at last beon turned. Mufti. Vice-President of the Associa-century ago, he said, British thoao best able to advice, to select tion), Dr. W. E; A. Moore (the act- troops came to Hongkong for the an officer to fill the post. (AP year the Agures of covonue. had (Applause). Weck by week, this
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shown an increase over the exti Dr. Jew Hawke and Dr. Saunders. China, A large military camp
Training-Part 1-Members of New Hospitals.
mates, and therefore he trusted the Flying Squad who have not yet Proposing the toast of the Was established at Stanley in
that when the Budget came to be been passed out ne efficient in Part guests and coupling with it the what, to the untrained are, ap the War Memorial Hospital, His able to take their courage in both the Central Police Station under
beautiful surroundings and in
Touching upon the, question of framed for. 1929, they might be I will attend for Squad Drill at sames of His Excellency the Gov-peared to be a most healthy situa Excellency said that when he came hands and embark on new projects, Sergeant R. J. Hunt every Thurs ernor and of the Vice-Chancellor ton. The mortality among the to the Colony he found there was He thought they might now safely day at 6.15 p.m. sharp Dress of the University, Dr. Strahan troops was terrible. Last year already in existence a War Memde se because, the end of 1928 Murti. expressed his pleasure at seeing again, the protection of British orial Hospital Committee.. such a representative gathering interests in China demanded the body then had in contemplation tically all the commitments which That would see the completion of prac The originator of modern methode in science, Sir Francis Bacon, al- of a large British gar- the construction of the War Mem- the past had left. (Applauso).
rison in Hongkong. The troops orial Hospital at Stubbs Road. It though he was not a physician, had a profound knowledge of mata tannery and on reclaimed land was a very unsuitable place, and
Mr. Hornell's Reply. were quartered in a rope factory, appeared to him that Stubbs Road ters medical, and divided the aclence in surroundings which to the un- of medicine as Caesar did Gaul, trained, and even to the trained port in the Colony for that viewed to the medical practitioners of he found that there was much supledged the debt the University ow Mr. Hornell, replying, ucknow- into three parts. It was signifléaut hut heat is the first pince the eye appeared to be far less healthy He therefore asked the Committee Hongkong. If it had not been for. This will be held at the office of the preservation, of health. The medi than Stanley, but thanks to mod- to meet him and discuss the mat-the old Medical School, started by Officer in charge, New Fire Station cal profession had not auch or aanitation and medical science ter, and eventually they decided not Sir, Patrick Manson and, which was Building every Monday at 5.00, p.m. the health of the troops was ex- to build on the Stubbs Road site, for years supported by the medical good conceit of themselves that coptionally good. Moreover, dur which would eventually revert to practitioners of the Colony, the they thought they could accom- ing last year, about 100.000 Chin- Government and for which he had Medical Faculty of this Univer- plish this unaided. They realis-ese refugees came to Hongkong in mind, if funds permitted, the sity, which, had ed that they had to depend upon and of these some 20,000 arrived building of an infectious diseases students, could never have come the active support and co-opera-In December last, but in spite of hospitali Then came the question into existence. (Applause). He cal Association had taken an in- tion of the Government in many this large and sudden in as to where the War Memorial could woll believe when they start terest in the problem of pubile and far-reaching schemes if the flux and of the consequent over- Hospital should be built, and heed the Faculty that the doctora health, and expressed the great. preservation of health was to be crowding of tenement houses, now understood the Hospital Com- felt a certain amount of appro-debt, all of them owed to Dr. Jew attained, and it was for this rea- there was no outbreak of plague or mitted had purchased an area of hension, bat ho could only say that Hawke, whose name "le coupled son, among many others, that they other epidemic discase. The land on the ridge lending from so far sa ho knew the relations with the toast, for the way in appreciated far more than he health of the Colony was good. He Jardine's Corner to Mount Keliott, between the Univeralty and the which several years ago ho nego- could say, the honour His Excel- could not but contrast this state They proposed to build the hospital practitioners had been most cortiated the treaty of peace between lency had conferred upon them by of things with the condition of the there. The medical profession to dial. He thanked the doctors for the medical fraternity and es dining with them that evening. Colony about (Applause). Again, they realised when he first came
a generation ago the best of his knowledge and be the encouragement and support tablished an era of harmony. In
na cadet. lief, was represented on that Com- that they could not achieve their The population was then very mittee by the late P.C.M.O. and they had given to the University, the profession in Hongkong. (Ap- object unless they had public much smaller, but plague was also by Dr. Black, opinion with them. "All the endemic and there were frequent had now reached a stage when the The Chinese Medical Association.
The matter
(Applause).
plause). King's horses and all the King's small-pox scares. Nowadays, not Committee was so deeply com
Dr. Jew Hawke replied in a most men" could not achieve this un-withstanding the fact that the mitted to the Kellett Ridge site,
impressive speech, in which he ex- less they could persuade the pub- Colony could not protect itself by that the hospita! was likely to be of the Henglong Chinese Medi- the Chinese Medical Association Dr. Anderson proposed the toast pressed the hope that before long" Hic of the justice of their ideals, quarantine methods against Can-built here. and what better method, Dr. Straton, plague had disappeared, and
cal Association. The aims of the would have the honour of welcom-
secure this than the Influence of a porta North University. The University of Hongkong had greatly honoured them in that Mr. Hornell, the Vice Chancellor, as well as the Chancellor, Tiad graced their board that night. (Applausa).
The Water Supply.
now
some 100
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similar banquet,
During the evening a number of musical items were rendered by local artists,
ì
SOME IMPORTANT EVENTS IN 1928.
han askod, could they employ to although there had been cholora in As to the Government Civil Hos-two societies, he said, were exacting His Exellency the Governer and South, Hong-pital, His Excellency said he feltly similar to promote medical and the members of the B.MA, to kong had been free from it. This a new hospital was necessary and science and to maintain the honour Immunity must be attributed main ought to be built with the least and Interests of the profession. ly, His Excellency said, to modern possible delay. He had recently Dr. Anderson paid a tribute to the methods of sanitation. Although been in consultation with the Dit manner in which the Chinese Medi- these methods involved processes such as lime-washing and house cleansing, which no doubt created considerable inconvenienco to Dr. Strahan proceeded to refer duty of citizens of Hongkong to householdera, he felt it was the to the new water filtration plant accept cheerfully these incon- Sir Claud Severn often boasted veniences for the sake of the com- that the water supply of the mon good. Therefore, it was not Colony was as pure as that of only for himself but the whole London, and he (Dr. Strahan) did Colony he spoke when he returned not think anything would make thanks to the doctors for their them renew that boast with great-beneficent work amongst them and er vehemence than the knowledge when he wished the Medical Asso- that this, new filtration system clation, enduring and'. fncreasing was to be applied to all the water success. (Applause)...
was only
of the Colony, Thera one risk that he could see in it, and that was that in a race be- tween the filters and the water supply, the filters might win, and it would be very reassuring to them if some information could be given that the question of supply was receiving official backing,
Malaria Problems.
Aberdeen Reservoir..
four subjects upon which he want Dr. Strahan hai, touched upon ed Information the water supply, malaria, the War Memorial Hoap! tal and the Government- Civil. Hospital. With regard to the water supply, he gathered that Dr. Strahan's chief fear, was that al- though the filtration methods, were Referring to the proposal to ap-good there might not be the water point a malaria expert,. Dr. Stra- there to Alter in sufficient han said that the problems of quantities. The Government had malaria were wide and divergent already devised a scheme for and it was possible that experia water supply in the West- ence gained in other countries ern part of the city which might not be applicable to Hong-ritherto had most facked it. kong. For instance, the measures The scheme for a new reservoir at employed, for the destruction of Aberdeen had been made public, ond kind of mosquito might lead and he had sent home to the Secre to the increased propagation of tary of State for the Colonies and some other brand which would he asked permission to finance it from far more harmful;
loan. If the Secretary of State agreed, it was hoped to bring the
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London.
Missionaries' World Congress.
June 28th-July 7th. World's Dairy Congress.
Amsterdam, Holland. July 28th-August 12th.
Cambridge, England,
Touching upon the War Memor-matter before the Legislative Munich, Bavaria.
fal Hospital, the Chairman Counell in July next when that as individual members, and Budget would be considered. The as a Medical Association, he had to effect of this scheme would be to confess that they knew very little relieve, to a very great extent, the about it. They believed that the dimculties in connexion with the scheme was going to be a very im-supply to the Western part of portant one in the Colony, and if Victoria city, but he did not for only for the reason that they were a moment pretend that it would. just as much interested ne any solve the water problem. An- other section of the community in other scasional paper was in pre- its ultimate auccess, were particu-paration by the Public Works Day larly anxious it should have very partment which would glyo a com- careful consideration in every de-prehensive survey of the problem. tail Others of their members It dealt with several phases. were more. Interested in other First of all there was the quos- hospitals, and the Government tion as to whether they could use Civil Hospital in particular. They salt water to any extent; then yearned for the increased oppor- there was the question as to tunities for good work which new whether they could develop more buildings and new equipment reservoirs, on the island, in re would afford. The Couneti of the gard to which he thought he Association was always anxious to might any Aberdeen was the last convey to members any informa- they could construct in Hongkong: tion at ita disposal, but when it and thirdly, there was the ques came to enquiries about the re- tion of what could be done toward building of the Government Civil supplying water from the main- Hospital, he was afraid he had land. to admit that they were unable to do very much.
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Vehicular Transport, In conclusion Dr. Strahan, in That last point was connected asking the company to drink to with another; problem, that of the health of the guests, said the vehicular transport across the Hongkong branch of the B.M.A harbour. There had been was greatly honoured and much scheme, as they all knew, for a heartoned by the kind considera vehicular ferry, which would he tion their guests had shown them very costly owing to the construe,
Vienna, Austria.
Oslo, Norway.
Olympic Games.
July 14th-25th.
International Geographical Congress.
July 26th-August 31st
Wagner and Mozart Festival.
Festival of German Singing Federat
August International
August
Congress of Historians
Amsterdam, Holland. International Physical Education
Budapest, Hungary.
Sydney, Australia.
Japan.
September 3rd-9th.
International Congress in regard to illness from employment and industrial accidents.
September 12th-17.
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November 7th or, 8th.
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