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THE HONGKONG | TELEGRAPH,
MONDAY, JANUARY
f 1930.,
HEALTH EDUCATION, NEW ZEALAND FLYER,
A WORKING AGREEMENT
· REQUIRED.
The 1928 reports of the Medical and Sanitary Departments have. made their appearance. From them We take the following extracts:
The traditional beliefs of the uneducated Chinese as to the cause of diseases, the means of spread and the factors which affect its course are no at variance with modern teaching, that there
CHICHESTER ARRIVES AT PORT DARWIN.
Port Darwin, Jan, 25." Chichester, the New Zealand airman, has arrived here--Reu-" ter..
[Chichester, who was flying to Australin, left Rangoon on the 18th ingt. for Victoria Point, South Burmn, which he reached
the the same day, leaving on morning of the 19th for Singapore, is little chance, of promoting from whence he continued his voluntary co-operation between flight.] them and the authorities in the, matter of the prevention and con- trol of diacuse, until they can be brought to understand the true nature of the problems and are conscious of the usefulness of the mensures advocated. The proxi- mity of China and the constant intercourse makes it harder to
Previous to these, no cases had overcome prejudices than is the case in countries further afield.been reported for four years (the) The greatest hope lies in prop" under the present conditions of Inat being in September 1923) but, Kanda and education.
infectious disease control in the Colony, this cannot be taken as a fact
ing. Of more recent years, the outbreaks in 1914 and 1922 were the must severe..
Four cases. were notified in 1928; all Chinese, of which two died.
of
Similarly, the abscuce
of any pingue-infected records rats for the same period must be viewed with equal scepticism.
Although sanitary conditions and anti-plague measures have been greatly improved of recent year, it would be the greateal mistake to be led by these figures
So closely related are Hongkong, Canton, Macao and the River Ports in the matter of trade, and such is the amount of traffic both human and goods which pass be tween them that, up-to-date, it has been found impossible to devise any system of quarantine which would effectually safeguard one city against introduction of dis- ease from the other and, at the same time, preserve that freedom
they are no more) into a sense
·of commercial movemchtson which these cities depend for of false security. The rat and the prosperity, It has been deemed plague-carrying flea still abound; bent to treat them as forming one the climate is ideal for their pro- unit, as suburbs the one of the pagation and there is still a great other, and to strive for a working linked up to the mainland by an den of uncontrolled ́Inimigration, agreement between, the various health" organisations to the end endless stream of small shipping. that some means, other thin im Precautions should be increased posing restrictions against rather than relaxed."" whole port, may be found to preplague incidence for the last ten Taking the figures of seasonal vent the spread of infection.
Malaria.
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Malaria fever bị nôt a notifiable disease. The only figures avail able, therefore, are from the death registers and a few cases that rench the General Hospital..
Although the death returas zure fairly reliable, it does not follow that infection was acquired in the district in which the death was registered.
years. it is shown that the greatest number of cases occurs in May, with next highest figures in June and April, and that theng months are directly correlated with the highest Cheopis counts and the maximum Relative Humidity.
The cases of plague-recorded in the Colony since the dinepvery here of this disease in 1804 are given in the following table:
Yetir.. Casex. Year. CuneN,
1894 *5,000 1011
269 1,857
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Finishes on Wednesday:
Year after year the bargains in Mackintosh's Sales grow in numbers and in value, but one thing remains unchanged and unchanging— their absolute GENUINENESS.
For three doys, you can obtain every article of men's wear at prices, which at this low exchange, are "genuinely less than those at present ruling in London.
Large Reductions in DRESSING GOWNS. Jaeger Wool, Silk and Artificial Silk Gowns-all marked down to half usual prices.
Moreover, the fluctuation of the population, to and fro, hetween the Colony and Chinese territary, makes it impossible to say to what extent the infection,
1896
· 1912
1896
1,201
1913
108
1807
21
1014, 2,146
canking
TBUR
1,920
1916
144
deaths within the Colony, may
1899
1.186.
1916
39
have" been acquired. therein. Therefore, no case mortality or incidence are denilable.
∙1900
1,087
1917
38
1001
1,651 1918
6236
1902
All the necessary factors aro present: reservoir' cases and the Anopheline mosquito vector. The Indian Poller JENNE
572 1919
464
1903. -1415
1920
138
1904
510
1921
150
1905
272
1922
1,181
Possible
1906
893 - 1924
148
1907
240 1924
Sale from $16.25
1908
1,07%
(
1909
135
1910
chrome source of the partsite. A ayatematie survey of these and come index, such as a 'splenie vocat, are needed. A light majority of deaths oreur on the Kowloon side, (mainland),
Although much
anti- good malarial engineering has been te on the island, the problem has reached a point at which thorough investigation of the local Anopheline peries and their breeding habits is essential to satisfactory solution. Moreover, while much time and money are spent n drainage, channeling and oiling, there are acres of wet "eultivation and other fertile breeding grounds 'permitted near residential areas.
Death from malaria, recorded in 1928, were as follows:
Chinese.
Non-Chinese
295
1925 1920 25 1927 1928 *This is an estimate and is probably much too low,
4
In the campaign against Plague, three important measures have een introduced and arc now established routine procedures; (1 House-to-house elenasing and timewashing; (2) Removal of all hollow spaces in Chinese houses. such as cellings, stairlinings, and Handling); (3) Vermin destrue-
tion.
Destruction of Rais.
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This is brought about by tro Beans: Trapping (of which hint fime hoards are the most success- ful G
und
(Barium Poisoning Carbonate). By far the greatest Jumber of rats, however, are killed 'of these, 133 (Chineng; or found dead by the inhabitants Leurred on the Kowloon penin and placed in numbered bins set up zula amd HO in the City of Victoria, all over the Colony. This has There is a considerable reduction" been extraordinarily successful
ás un on the pregious year's total, which | and as many
average of was 635.
2.500 rats a week are collected Unfortunately, very faw epeti- from these hins, fentes state the type of infection, In any case, all rats are labelled so that the majority are recogfei and sent to the Pathologists for as "undefined." Of those detaine-examination, the results of which ly state, there were 61 "Subter are then seat in to the Medical tan" and 7 "Malarial Cachexia." fiver of Health. Special returns Division into age periods shows are also made out for traps set, that the majority of deaths retype of bait used. gtc. corded occurred between thirty Care Incidence and Nationality. and sixty years of age; whereas The incidence of notifiable
in infants and children under five diseases was much ereider in 1928 years of age, only 35 deaths were than the previous year, the total noted. *
number of cases notified being Of The following table shows, for1,609 (only 612 in 1927). the last ten years, the deaths in these, G4 were definitely imported. the Culony frum Malaria, together The following Table shows with percentages of total deaths Cases of and Deaths from the Notifiable Diseases, in 1928. (In order of Prevalence),
Total deaths
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Num Dlemen Chinese Chinese Clinome Chinete Small Pox....16
308 Typhoid Fever, 31 207
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2.69
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1920
332
2,07
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1921
332
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1922
454
4.31
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1923
074
4.33
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3-apring Fever
1924
707
4.54
0.38
Tenhur Fever,
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1925
702
4.08
0.89
Yelken Fever,
Rabies
1026
687
1.09
0.75
1027
635
4,90
0.70
1928
2.00
0.30
Plague.
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From this table it will be seen that 81 cases were of Non-Chinese Nationality, which were made up This disease in endemic and of as follows: British 41; Japanese peculiar Interest in this part of 11 Indian 10; Portuguese China. It is always Bubonic in type..
Serious epidemics have occurred from time to time in Hongkong, is no.
casca
of which that of 1894 was the first notified and deaths, and, therefore, recorded and the most devastat- no case mortality can be given.
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The whole of
qur large stock of Woollies and Pull-overs reduced to half price.
Usually $21.00 to $45.00 Sale from $10,50
Sale Offers on STOCKINGS
All wool Stockings in various weights. Plain and fancy designa. Usually $8 50 to $5.00.
Sale $2.50 Usually $6.00 to 29 50
Sale $5.00 Clearing Prices on OVERCOATS Made by Aquascutum in this Season's styles and cloths
Usually $95.00 to $185.00 Sale from $60.00
Sale Economies on' PYJAMAS
Strong
* Twilliata Flannel, in a large assortment of colours. Usually $8.50
Sale $5.00 “Clydella” Flannel, Usually $12.50
Sale 88.50
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Usually $16.50
Sale $11.50 Plain colours in Poplin Usually $12.50
Sale $8.50
Great Savings on TIES
*Open end Silk Ties in a wide variety of
coloura:
Usually $2:50 to $960
Sale $1.50 Usually $8.76 to $6 bo
Sale $2.50.
Wonderful offer of UNDERWEAR Artificial Silk and Cotton in White, Blue and Nude Vest and Drawera.
Usually $4.00 per garment
Salo $2.00
Generous Reductions on SHIRTS
Tine quality Zephyr and Poplin-all made to the Summit standard with collars to match
Usually $0.50 to $9,50
Sale $4.50 Bargains in Men's SOCKS
Fancy designs in various colours. All sizes from 10 to 12 inches.
Usually $2.00 to $3.00
Sale $1.00
Usually $9.25 to $5,50..
Sale $2.00
Exceptional reductions on SCARVES
Artificial Silk and Wool
in white and colours. Usually $0.50
Sale $4.50
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