1938-03-25 — Page 5

HE CHINA MAIL, MARCH,

SMALLPOX EPIDEMIC GRIEVANCES: QUERIES TO URBAN COUNCIL CHAIRMAN

Questions on the smallpox out- break are to be asked at Tuesday's meeting of the Urban Council.

Dr. S. N. Chau will ask:- (1) What is the possible source of the outbreak of the present epidemic?

(2) If this is known, what steps are being taken or are proposed to prevent its recurrence in the future?

remove or remedy the above? "If steps or arrangements have been or are intended to be made, will the Government give full publicity to such arrangements for the informa- tion of the public?

(7) In view of recent complaints in some quarters (reported in the papers) that the supply of lymph to various vaccination centres is insuf- ficient, and in other quarters that of (3) What are the existing ar there has been gross wastage rangements for the accommodation lymph, will the Chairman state:- and treatment of smallpox cases?

(a) Whether public organisations (4) Is the practice still prevalent seeking to cooperate with the Gor- of permitting smallpox patients toernment in the Vaccination Cam- choose Chinese herbal methods of paign have been fully supplied with treatment if they so desire?

their requirements?

(5) In view of the conception (b) Whether, in view of the coun- among the masses that Chinese ter charge of wastage, it is possible herbal methods of treatment are to state what should be the amount superior to Western methods, will of lymph given to each individual?” the Chairman; from the informa- tion available, inform the Council, statistically over

number of years, the results by comparison of the two methods of treatment?

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PUBLIC GRIEVANCES

(6) The general impression exists that the public is not co-operating fully with the authorities in the sup pression of this disease. On the other hand, among the masses, there is a feeling of grievance against objections and obstacles which ren- der co-operation with the authori- ties difficult or impossible.

Some of these objections are stat- ed to be:-

SIR THOMAS INSKIP MEETS ENGINEERING UNIONS

London, To-day.

The Defence Co-ordination Min-

(2) The methods of fumigation of ister. Sir Thomas Inskip, conferr houses, whereby coolies, indiscri

minately and without regard to the yesterday after

engineer-

feelings of the owners, carry outing Trade Union leaders, and con- their work carelessly and wilfully

destroy property.

veyed the Government's views

(b) The denial of permission for similarly to those given the Trade relatives to visit smallpox patients,

cnce these patients are in hospital

Union Congress General Council the

(c) The absence of facilities for previous day.

portunity.

enquiries by anxious relatives Te- The Union promised to consider garding the condition of pati- the statement at the earliest op- ents. admitted into the Isola- tion Hospital; it is alleged that, in some cases, relatives only are per- mitted to see the patients again at the Mortuary. As removal of these and similar objections and obstacles will result in closer co-operation be tween the public and the authorities will the Chairman-state:

REMEDIAL MEASURES What measures will be taken

SCHUSCHNIGG CABINET NOW AT LIBERTY

Vienna, To-day.

The leaders of the Amalgamated Engineering Union, which is over- whelmingly the most powerful ea- gineering Union, were absent. at the meeting owing to other engage- ments. Reuter.

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