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MONDAY FEBRUARY 18 424.

SOCIAL EVIL.

SHANGHAI COMMITTEE'S

REPORT.

LOCAL CONDITIONS.

5. That the Council require of hospitals receiving grants in aid ag-| curate medical records catalogued on a uniform system, including statis- ties relating to venereal diseases.

G. That the Cotnyil should or- ganize additional clinics for the treatment of venereal discases

THE CHINA MAIL.

FRENCH FINANCES,

EIGHTEEN DAYS' KEEN DEBATING.

of

** PARIS, February 16. After eighteen days of keen. Government" suc- diseases should show a prominent ceeded in forcing the passage sign or coloured light (the Service through the Chamber bine light that all clinics should be Deputies of two of the hundred. available for sterilization trentinent and ten articles comprising the hefore and after ordinary working new financial charter.

The string of amendments to hours thut all clinics should keep

register detailing as accurately as clause three which increases possible particulars as to the source taxation, ranging from a complete of fafection in an infectee, octupa reversal of the Government hon, fength of residence in Sheng policy, like the flotation of a hai, ete. Registers should be avail. lottery loan and the institution of

The Chaur Medical Journalong the poor where necessary. for January, published at the closs. That all clinics for venoren! debating, the of last work contained an important why plemont giving the report of the Committee which was appointed by the Shanela Medical Society last year to consider and report on the question of the control and treat sat of genere diseases in Shang hai from a Public Health point of view. Their report is now offered, with suggestions, for the considora

tart of the Council of the Medicalable for inspection by a medicala capital levy, to minor modi- Society, and the Couumissioner of officiat of the Health Department. fications, were' all defeated by Public Health

8. That action against any otor-varying majorities, many of ious source of infection" should be] which were close. the coseern of the Commissioner of The members of the Left cri- Pablic Health.

ticised the drastic taxation, while. the Government was making loans to Eastern European States.

The Coumittee.nefndet Dr. R. Ti. Marsh (Chair), Dr. A. Bryson, Dr. Lagongo and Dr Lovett Cumining, and neetings were held on April 27, May 4, June 11 aul July 13, 1923. at the General Flo-pital, Shanghai,

y voluminous for reproduction the tort, whose authors are highly to be complimented on loir work, is rivended to the earnest tention of all who are endeavouring to combat the social evil in Shang

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.9. That the Commissioner of Talth should be empowered to eng- women sanitary inspectors if fe considers the necessary to assist in

this work.

M. Tardieu and his supporters

contend that it is useless improv ing the franc abroad at the expense

of domestic cost of living, but the 10. That the Commissioner of most solld opposition was based Public Health should exhibit public on the power plause, which confers notices about venereal disceses in on the Government the power of cach of the substations of the issuing decrees enforcing adminis- notify free treatment, free Wasser-ce to Parliament. Total tusen historical simmary of all the disheen attempted in Shanghaints and free facilities

sterilization. to redate nstitution and check the shod of disease, from 1860 on wards, in this connection large ex tracts are given from the reports of

No fewer than 17 pages are do. / partagent, which Anticos shouldtrative economies, without referen-

With the object of making de-.

11. That special herdings with finite progress, M Poincaré may public notices relating to vireil send the clause to the Senate as a diseases and their free treatment Separate measure, as the Premier. shuld be pace in a prominent posi-hile confident of the support of the Chamber of Deputies, is Senate, which is more hostile to his domestic policy.

the river font.

De Henderson, Health Oferton on ublic landing stages along anxious to test the feeling of the allale sixties, seventies and wight ion and it may surprise sour readers to find how much labour and anxious thought has been expended in the past on this quesion.

RECORDS IMPERFECT..

Tables of statistics of venereal dis

12. This singlar public notices should be placed in public markets, public latrines, and whorever al- vantageous.

PARIS, February 16.

At the request of the Govern-

CHINA'S UNREST.

BRITISH MINISTER'S ADVICE.

13. That the Commissioner ofment, the Chamber of Deputies so are then given from the Gen-Public Health should publish and rejected, by 308 votes to 202, a eral Hospital, the Shantung Red firculate leaflets stating the official proposal for the flotation of a and St. Luke's, showing that 11sition in regard to venereal disease lottery loan of ten milliards francs, Have been tried the first since in Shanghai, the incidence of dis free of interest.-Renier., 1865 89,351 since 1670 in the rease in Shanghai necording to los coud and 105 during 1919 (the only pifal statistics; the risk of promiscu year of which records are available: us gestial intescourse the need for

immediate sterilization: where pub in the third. The records for the ngilates for sterilization and Shantung Bond Hospital are also incomplete, and in earlier days at treniment of the infected are provid. the General Hospital many cases how tie treated or ineffective- Iv treated perpetumfe and spread the wer undoubtedly not ontored as venereal disease which should have infections suffered by them.

14. That the advantage, if any, bern. The Committee dwell on the. high importance of every hospital of the earlier closing of public bars and linensed places of entertainment keeping the fullest and most accu-in relation to the diffusion of renerent rate records in this respect.

Under the heading of population, discases be investigated by the Com the Committee gives an estimate of missioner of Public Health. 2:00000 (Titorutional Settle-

THE CASE OF THE SAILOR

SHANGHAI," February 15. The British Minister to Peking, Sir J. W. R. Macleay. K.C.M.G., who opened the new building of the North-China Daily News, in the course of a speech, said he feared that in recording or commenting

upon the present unrest in China,

the seeds of the 191 revolution, from the after-effect of which China is now suffering. It is not surprising that the country should take some time to evolve order from confusion and replace auto- racy by a democratic form of Government. It is, therefore, necessary to maintain a nice sense of proportion, and admit the right

15. That the Commissioner of we were ton prone to forget that. nicht, Chaper, French Concession Public Health should investigate we ourselves in some mesure. and Native City) of whom roughly and report on the facilities for pro-were responsible. By the intro- per lodging accommodation in Induction of Western ideas and 35,000 are foreigners, including non- Chinese Asiaties, Japanese-account-stitutes for foreign and native sca-novel political, theories, we sowed ing for about 45 por rent, of these. men in Shanghai.

16. That shipowners and most The Committee puts the number of Russian refugees at 3,000 which apes of ships be notified of the neces sity of giving facilities for the treat pears to be an underestimate.

ment of cases of venereal diseases The total number of seamen daily among crews of vessels visiting the in port is estimated at 6,300. The port.

17. That washerwomen and needle. -Committee says:

Sailors peculiarly need the hu. Women should not he allowed to visit manizing effect of being enged for ships unless provided with special Unfortunately permits from the Missions to Sea lnk. there is no proper Seamer's in men or other authorization.

18. That public advertisement of we do not necessarily share, and stitute in Shanghai for the social life of sailors. The Hanbury Institute, qunck cares and remedies should be also give the recognised Govern the Wayport Rooms, the Union rotbited, and attempted treatcientment of China credit for its good Park Club and the Navy 3.31.C.A. by unqualified persons should be intentions. Courtesy Daily Bul do excellent work so far as they go, pimishable offence. .but the beachcomber element- sounds who are liardly ever a day ahead of their wants-spoil the two former Institutions for many mer- oamite seamen who might otherwise find them useful.

while oft

of Chinese thinkers to opinions

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PALATINATE,

10. That co-operation for purs poses of public control of vice and venereal diseases should exist be tween the Public Health Depart men and neighbouring municipali ties, and also between the Health SEPARATIST GOVERNMENT Department and social institutions and societies engaged in this work.

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ONE IS NOT AS OLD AS ONE'S YEARS BUT AS

OLD AS ONE FEELS.

French Octozensrian Telis Secrot

"Of His Longevity.

OVER.

BERLIN, February 16. The Separatist Government in the Palatinate has actually ended. Ex-Government officials have been released from Separatist prisons and have resumed duty. A.com- mittee, appointed by the Inter- Allied High Commission, is nego. tiating with the German Authorities on the subject of a definite form of Government. The committee has promised to disarm the Separatists and to abolish all re- strictions in traffic in the Pala tinate-Reuter

Something better is required for sailors in Shanghai. The incident

20. That the Public Health De- al advantage to Shanghai of a woll- founded Seamen's Institute would partment become associated by appear in the moal and physical membership with International So elevation of the inmates above the cities for the control and investiga less desirable alterations of back:tion of general diseases from a stress. Similarly a Home or Lodg-public health point of view. ing House for native searen under yoluntary or Municipal management is desideratunn. Moreover, the lot) of the seamen, at any rate of British seamen, sick from venereal disease, is made more difficult than need be By those clauses of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, which provide that where a seamen is discharged mid, left behind at a foreign port How to prolong life is subject of sung from venereal disenso honover failing interest, and those who loes his wages during such the as be attained to advares yours are con he is unfit for duty, and that his stantly being asked what has been their ed an agreement with the Bavarian nedical and hospital expenses can Foo rot. Such a quo tion was p t recent Local Authorities for the creation be deducted from such wages as arely by a reporter to Yvonurau de of a Provisional Government by Hordanove, & wonderfully hale and the elected. Provincial Council of d to him.

heary old gentleman of it yours who the Palatinate--Reuter Such provisions seem altogether resilos of 15 in the Ras Cauchois, unfair and form'blots 'on a succes Paris sion of Acts which were pussed in I judpo' that you have always enjoy. order to improve the lot of those ed exceptionnily fine health. Is it nos who serve before the mast. The so said the reporter,

Thers you are mistaken, was tho oflicted seaman naturally does all reply, for when between 40 and 55 He can to hide the contagion from yours of age my health was very for from the authority so hostile to his inter-ood.. Do you wish to know what it was exts, and incidentally supplies & that made wonderfully happy t mence to shipping ports. .

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PARIS, February 16... The special Inter-Allied Com- mission in the Palatinate has signe

SHANGHAI MEMORIAL

IMPRESSIVE UNVEILING

CEREMONY.

SHANGHAI, February 16. An impressive ceremony was The report concludes with the Bordeneuve took from his desk a brittle held this morning in the unveiling following

of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. Look lit wan im ly this.".

of an Allied War Memorial on the own infinits gratitude to these Band, by the Consular Doyen, M.

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