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CHOLERA AND ITS SYMPTOMS.
DR. LI SHU-FAN'S TIMELY DISCOURSE
The following is a resume of the lecture delivered on Monday night at King's College by Dr. Li Shu- fau, on cholera and its prevention. There was a largo gathering of members of the St. John Ambulance Brigade and the general public.
Cholera is an acute infectious disease due to the inplantation of the cholern vibrio in the gastro- Intestinal tract, characterised by repeated purging, muscular crampa and rapid collapse, said Dr.. Li.
This disease is endemic in cer- tain parts of the tropics such as in India, while It occasionally assumes an epidemic form In temperate zones especially in the Summer. The spread of cholern is very much favoured by excessive humidity.
Earlier records show that cholera is a disease of the remotest antiqui- ty in Bengal and has from time to time aprend as an epidemic over the rest of India. In 1817 it began to extend all over Asia.
The vibrio is a comma shaped microbe, and can only be detected by the microscope with a magnifico. tion of over 1,000 times. It thrives readily in a almost any food-stuff. The vibrio may survive as long as 14 days in sen-water, hence the danger of partially cooked fish, and although a few minutes of drying with kill it outright, it may live for several weeks in moist linen. It is found numerous in the vomited contents and stools
cholera petents.
Mode of Infection.
Wholera is essentially a water- borne disensi. There is therefore no danger of air infection. The wurces of infection are:
Water. Water is undoubt- edly the source of infection in almost every epidemic. Food and fruit washed by in- fected water if uncooked is undoubtedly dangerous dur- ing such epidemics.
123 Cholera Carriers. Either because of high bodily re- sistence of the individual or having been very mildly in- fectes certain people do not develop the discuse and may be apparently healthy, yet! virulent vibrios are present in their stools. These per- sons are known as carriers. Food may thus be infected by enoks or attendenta unaware. The duration of such -its- fectivity is usually 1 or 2 weeks, seldom longer than two months. In-convalescent patients the vibrio may be; present in the stools for a few days and rarely longer than 3 weeks.
(3) Flies.-It
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established fact that flies do carry infection to exposed food and drinks. It was found that the house-fly har- bours the vibrio as long as days. In a certain epidemic elsewhere one-half of the in-- fected houses were found with Bies Infected.
The Incubation Period, The incubation period, that is, the period between the infection and the ant-break of the disease, varies from a few hours to a few days, apidom more than a week.
The onset is abrupt, usually with- | vessant. Very HOOA muscular nut warning, commencing with severe purging, followed rapidly by vomiting which may become in- cramps appear, especially in the, legs which may be agonizing. As the result of the rapid loss of body fluid, thirst becomes extreme, while progressive exhaustion inevitably follows. The stools although at first nye yellow, soon becomes white -thus the
"rice-water nome stoola" was given. When the purging is frequent, the stools are odourless. The temperature is generally under normal and the pulse becomes feeble. Although consciousness is retained at this otage, collapse may ensue at any moment. The patient may now gradually recover or pass on to the next serious stage, the stage of col- lapse.
I do not propose to describe this stage or the final stage which is called the stage of reaction, as the above descriptions are sufficient for the public to recognize the onset of the disease.
I will only add that during an epidemic all grades of severity occur such as the apparently healthy cholera carrier cases, or cases of cholerine, a mild type of the discaso with only alight symptoms. In certain epidemica a most severe form appears called "cholora alcea," a dry form of the disease in which purging is strange- ly absent and death is unusually rapid. I believe this type la not found in the present cases.
The average death-rate in cholora is about 60%. Some epidemics are more deadly than others. I hellovo the case-morality in the present epidemic is far below the above figure. The disease, peculiarly, is always-more deadly in the earlier than the Inter
of an stages opidemic. Modern treatment with Roger's hyportonic solution given
Intravenously has reduced the case- mortality enormously,
or
COMPARING THE MERITS
HOOVER'S PLAN AND
· BRITAIN'S
Preventive Measures, Water Supply-Fortunately the water supply in Hongkong Is whole- some. Elsewhere in which supply in drawn from welly
London, June 28. rivers it is exceedingly dangerous
Important developments in the during these times, Whenever the Geneva disarmament conference water supply is suspicious, one re
are believed to be imminent. A liable method is to add one dram of special meeting of the British Potassium Permanganate to every Cabinet, to attend which, three gallon of water, and at the end of British delegates had returned 24 hours It will be ready for use. from Switzerland, was held Inst the purple colour would have then night, and it is understood it was disappeared. Certain people prefer called primarily to consider the dia- using bleaching powder, and if the armament policy in the light of the odour, of chlorine is not objected Hoover Scheme. to, it is also a good method of water disinfection.
Special attention is being puid here to the naval aspect of the Quarantine Prevention. It is loover proposals, for it is felt that true that ao far we have every con- In this field, Britain has already fidence in the purity of our water given an important lead, and has supply, but it does not imply that done moat to contribute to further because of this, the danger of an discusalons. The urgent need for epidemie will not arise. For in-substantial naval reductions is ful- stance it was estimated that in the ly recognised, but the opinion in Naples epidemic of 1911, 90% of authoritative British circles the cases were due to direct contact that the American methol of with patients or with healthy achieving them would prove leas carriers. Further I believe that effective In results, and less ap with the existing system of con-propriate to the present circum- servancy we should be extremely stances of different naval powers, cautious and vigilent.
than the plan favoured by the Bri-
is
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Quarantine, theorectically, is an tisu Government. efficient measure against the in- In regard to battleships for troduction of cholera into a com-example, it is urged that the re- munity; practically, so far it han duction of the maximum proved a failure in other parts of calibre fixed at 16 inches by the the world. Unless quarantino re- London Treaty should be effected, gulations are applied in time, and and accompanying it, there should most stringently enforced, such be reductions in the tonnage of protection is valucicas, for the these units from 35,000 to 25,000 simple reason that If these men-ons. sures are carried out half-hearted- ly, they may do more harm than plates the extent of submarines up good by creating a false sense of io 1,200 tons, whereas in the Bri- security, and may lead to the tigh view, failing the complete neglect of other efficient hygienic abolition of these vessels, they measures, The isolation of the should be limited in size of 250 sick is always a necessity. Any tons, which it is believed, would be quarantine to be effective should adequate for defence purposes.
include the examination and treat- ment of carrier cases.
The Hoover plus also contem-
When the appropriate ocension. arises the British Government will Food and Fruit.-The sale of cold put forward its proposals food and drinks, and even cooked Geneva, which with the Important at food, in my opinion, should be contributions made by other pow- strictly controlled under licence. era, will enable the Disarmament In this connexion I should like to Conference to evolve a scheme for point out that the invariable reducing the burden of armaments practice in eating houses of aprink-in such a way as will take into ac iing chips of certain flavouring raw count the varying responsibilities vegetable on the top of cooked of the different powers. dishes before being served should) be abolished.
Personal Measures.
Discussions Resumed,
Direct discussions between the Prench Premier M. Herrlot, and the German Chancellor, Here Von All uncooked food and fruit Papen, and their colleagues, were should be carefully avoided. Fruit, resumed yesterday, and will be if unripe or over-rips, causes continued on Wednesday morning. gastric irritation and upsets diges-A communique last night stated Lou, and if washed in infected that at yesterday's meeting the water, it becomes at once infections, German Minister of Finance ad- As ordinary freezing does not kill vaneed his reasons in favour of the cholera vibrio, all cold drinks cancellation, and also the first including milk and ice, are dan-measures which Germany envisag- gerous.
All eatables if imported ed for the restoration of Europe. from infected areas should be Herr von Papen then commented thoroughly cooked or eschewed. Jon, and completed from a general During a declared epidemic, water point of view, the explanations of uned for the washing, of dishes, Herr von Krosigk after which M. utensils and cutlery should be boil-Herriot made the reserva' 'ons ha
judged necessary. Keep the general health good and
anticipated that the avoid fatigue. The digestive or French Finance Minister, M. Ger- gans should be in the best of con-main-Martin, will give a full reply ditions avoid irritable and indigest.to the observations of the German able food such as shell-fish, etc.. delegation at Wednesday's meet- and alcohol taken on un emptying.
ed.
It is
stomach. In short, any food which' Ioth Sir For Simon. Forelga is indigestable and which muy Secretary. and Sir Herbert cause inflammation of the stomach Samuel, Home Secretary, who have or intestine or diarrhoea should be spent the week-end in London rigorously avoided,-ns it lowers the will return to Geneva to-day, vitality of the digestive organs and Sir Herbert Samuel, who was the general resistance of the in-originally appointed a delegate to dividual. For the same reason do the Lausanne Conference, will not take bowel-opening medicine take part in the Disarmament unless really necessary.
Conference at Geneva when resumes.-British Wireless.
All eatables should be protected against Alles-do not forget, how- ever, the destruction of flies and their larva. Night-soil receptacles should be well covered with lid or good layer of ash after use each time.
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