MR. J. CHAMBERLAIN: I understand that the Hong Kong Government is making the experiment of allowing plague patients to be treated in isolation in their own homes, instead of compelling them in all cases to be removed to hospital. The experiment is being tried because it is believed that many patients, owing to the great dislike of hospital treatment, have concealed their state of health until it was too late for them to be cured. The results of the experiment will be carefully watched.
MR. WEIR: Is the right hon. Gentleman aware that houses in China usually contain 200 or 300 inhabitants.
MR. J. CHAMBERLAIN: I am not aware of that fact, but whether it be true or not it does not affect what I have said.
MR. WEIR: If the right hon. Gentleman will visit Hong Kong he will find it is the case.
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I have the honour to enclose a copy of the question which has been addressed to me House of Commons by M. J. G. Weir, M.P., on the subject treatment of Chinese plague patients in their own houses together with a copy of the reply which I have returned to th. Weir.
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