THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 11, 1988.
YANGTSE NAVIGATION PROHIBITION TAKES ON NEW ASPECT: N.K.K. LIST
Shanghai, To-day.
It is learned from reliable sources that the British authorities are taking an active interest in the new sailing list just issued in Shanghai by the Japanese shipping company Nisshin Kisen Kaisha, announcing regular sailings with cargo up and down the Yangtse.
The list, which is printed in Japanese and distribut- ed only to Japanese merchants, announces among others, sailings every two days to Wuhu and twice weekly to Anking.
PUBLIC HEALTH IMPROVEMENT IN BRITAIN
London, To-day.
One item even includes a sailing fortnightly as far as Kiukiang, which has only been recently oc- cupied and which the Japanese de- clare is too dangerous militarily for the British business men whol have recently evacuated to return there.
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The British feel that if these sailngs can be made, the Japan- ese argument of military danger hitherto used against British and American ships using the Yangtse can no longer be justi- fied.
The annual report of the Minis- try of Health describes the pro- gress during the past year over a
It is understood that representa- wide range of the Ministry's work tions to the Japanese will shortly and reviews the state of public be made hereanent.Reuter. health.
declared for clearance during, the In presenting the Report, the year by local authorities, who also Minister, Mr. Walter Elliott claims built 77,944 new houses, of which that it shows a record of steady 56,726 replaced slum dwellings. improvement in the health of the
COUNTRY PLANNING. people. Reference is made to the
Interesting passages in, the Re- National Health Campaign launch-port are devoted to the expansion ed by the Prime Minister in Octo- of town and country planning. ber, 1937, with the goodwill and Acreage of land under planning co-operation of all parties..
contral increased during the year! The Campaign concluded last by 1,750,000 acres to a total of 24,- March and the Report says that its 163,000 acres, representing nearly full effect cannot yet be assessed two-thirds of total acreage of Eng- though the figures of attendances land and Wales.
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and
Infant Welfare Centres Ante-Natal Clinics already give in dications of its value in bringing home to many thousands of citizens by means of leaflets, posters, films and and public meetings, the scope nature of health services.
Statistics of public health gen- erally show maintenances of or improvements on the previous year's figures.
Maternal mortality in 1937 was at the rate of 3.1. per thousand births the lowest figure record.
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The importance and extent of the work discharged under local Gov- ernment in the United Kingdom is shown by the figures of local fin- ance given in report. In 1935-1936
-the last period for which com- plete figures are available--the lo- cal authorities collected £164,914,- 084 in rates, besides receiving $182,- 947,808 from Exchequer grants and $188,451;443 from other such as trading undertakings and housing estates.
sources,
During the same year, they spent £470,884,559 on revenue account.
HEALTH INSURANCE
SLUM CLEARANCE The section on Public Assistance
The report is able to comment on records that the total cost of out-
two important developments in the relief for the year was £16,829,000 field of National Health Insurance against £19,884,000 in the previous and Pensions. New legislation has year, 1937 showed a further great made available to boys and girls advance in the work of moving between the ages of 14 and 16 the people from alums and new provi- medical benefits of National Health sion for the abatement of over Insurance and has provided a crowding and for improving the scheme of pensions for "black- housing conditions of agricultural coated workers" and others outside workers are also recorded.
Since 1983, 800,000 people have the scope of compulsory insurance. been moved from alum areas
new houses.
Property housfato
population of 227,190 persons was
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