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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 1918

SHIPPING

P. & 0. S. N. CO.

RÖYAL MAIL SERVICE

UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT MARSEILLES AND LONDON,

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STRAITS, COLOMBO, INDIA, AUSTRALASIA, EGYPT, 46

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Hongkong

Connecting Mail Steamer from

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Noon

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When Passengers change Steamers at COLOMBO

THE CHINA MAIL.

SHOULD MEASLES BE

NOTIFIED ?

DISCUSSION BY THE SANITARY BOARD.

At i meeting of the Sanitary Bond yesterday Mr. F. B. L. Bowley moved That the Board consider in Committee the desirability of including measles amongst notifiable disease." In doing so Mr. Bowley drew attention to the recent mention of this question in the legal tive Council and at the Sanitary Board. and said he understood that medical opinion differed considerably on the subject, and be would have basitated to bring forward the matter at the present › juncture, - but for two facts; One was that when the disinfecting department was called upon to disinfect

Mr. Na Hox Taz also opposed the Hauggestion "saying that messton was a

| hseraless disease: Which the Chinese were able to cure even without medical aid.

INTIMATIONS

If messias were to be notified it would JAPANESE MAKERS. scare the people.

· Coloral Crisp said if measles (carried

carebrospinal fever infunes did the Evary kind-of Footwear

amo. Influenza was very much bigger i epidemic, and if the one was nude a notifiable discuss the other should he

Mr. ALABASTER, also spoko, against the motion. He said the matter must be regarded both from commercial and medical point of view. Be under- atood the disease was infectious for over a fortnight before a diagnosis could be arrived at. The notißestion of several diseases harmed the trade of the port Epilemics such as cerobo-spinal fever should be notified but not measles. It encouraged other ports to impose quar antine.regulations on ahips coming from here. He thought the grievance which had arrison could be removed by amend the disinfection of infected arena, instead ing the Ordinance which provided for because of of notifying moules. case of measles baring occurred there, THE MEDICAL OFFICER of HEALTH they replied that they were unable to (Mrs. GALL) made a statement to the do to because measles was not a notifiable Board on the subject in which she disease. He did not know whether it described measles as one of the most readily communicable of ell disease, was a fact or not, but he thought that ranking in this respect with smallpox was a matter for their consideration.She discussed the reasons advanced He also asked Dr. Harston to favour Against notification, and gave the him with his advies on the subject and, following reasons for notification:- with the leave of the members, hoby the Health Office without notifica (I)-No information ein be obtained would read Dr. Hanton's reply. Dr.tion. Hanton

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premises

(1)From a purely medical aspect there can be no qustion that messles should be made anctifiable disease, for it is one of the most infections of specifie diseases and may, in its sequel, lead to serious pear, aural, nasopharyngeal and respiratory disease. There is a still mors important reason from a medical poirt of view for placing measles amongst the notifiable diseases at the

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(6) As to what extent it may exist in the Colony at any given time,

or as to the nature of its distribu

tiou.

(b) As to what relationship it may bear to other infectious diseases as for example cerebrospinal taver.

There is reason to believe that such a relationship does exist. (c) As to statistics regarding the age incidence, death rate and whether the climatic conditios peculiar to Hongkong exert any influenc over this disease.

present time in Rooghong. We have checked thanks to the site efforts of Dr. Gale-but we have not arrested the epidemic of cerebrospinal fever; it is almost certain, that there will la hecrudescENCE of this

epidemic next winter: an epidemic of meals. Educational Value-The public would increase tenfold the mumber

During the epidemic of last winter the Sanitary Board Ottice was absolutely in ignorance as to whather fur cat_ang epidemic existed in the Colony.

look on this disease sa of alight import ance and the Public Health Authorities its infections nature lend ignoring

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The fact that in Colombo measles is 4 notifiable disease would point to the out East in the way of making measles that measles will be stamped out by a notifiable disease. It is not expected notification but it is a step in the right direction, and nothing can be done to wards prevention of any disease without knowledge of ita existered in the locality.

[ of meningococcus Carriers, so for

tais important additional reason am of opinion that. especially st the present time, messie should countenance to this ides made notifiable. Measles can be arrested in the spread of infection by megates absolutely identical with those employed hitherto in checking cerebrospinal by the free use of per manganate gargles sprays. The disease then can be easily early notification is given, and in check and expeditiously arrested provided that ing the spread of measles we are check From the purely medical point of view, therefore, the case for patification is at the present time imperative, points of view there are certain aspects Mrs. Gale suggested that no

From the racial and commercial which the Sanitary Board might adopt Among the preventative measOCES

to be considered. Notification must not be taken to imply radical measures of infection of premises, bedding or clothing be insisted upon but should be carried disinfection amongst the Chinese Cun: out if required that hospital isolation unity, otherwise serious objection will should not be compulsory but should be be raised. The measures referred to above should be ruficient to meet the available when desired; and that the Whilst notification should be Sanitary Inspector should visit and dis obligatory, preventive measures on the tribute leaflets drawn up by the M.O.FL. lines already indicated should be used calling attention to the early symptoras, and not compulsory disinfection; the precautions to be taken against spread the necessity for isolation and special latter invariably leads to dislocation of of infection in this disease. trade in the port. and its advantages are means the public would be educated in By this considerably outweighed by its dis- advantages. It will be, doubtless, within the importance of public health measures your recollection that the late Sir Eeory deling with this infectious disease.. Blake

was able

to introduce for more Mr. BOWLEY suggested that the effective measures for the control of

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subject should be further considered at of all kinds, especially for shipbuilding, plague by educational persuasion than a future meeting. He did not think and engineering works Largest and

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regards the effects on trade he did not think notification need involve publication.

A

of the part increased purpuz notification would scare the people, and as the Chinese are impressed with the fact that in notifying measles they are helping to check the spread of cerebro spinal fever they will, I am sure, readily cooperate in adopting the mesanes indicated. At present, as you are doubt lees aware, the Chinese do not look upon mensics sa infany way an important ease; they will smile indulgently attoti fication; on the other hand, when its serious supect in connection with combro.

spinal fever is pointed out to them, they

will readily asscut to its notification.

Mr. HALLILAX said that if the medical reasons were not strong enough to warrant the imposition of a penalty for failure to notify then be did not con sider there was good reas

reason for the Board taking action.

Mr. ALABASTER hoved: "That în

the opinion of the Board mesales should not be included amongst notifiable diseases,” ale tak

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