CO129-304 - Governor Sir Blake - 1901 [1-4] — Page 71

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the

Report of the Acting Principal Civil Medical Officer, Hongkong.

G. C. Hospital, Hongxing, 7.7.0 Resumé of Mr Barlow's case! Mr Barlow was an In Patient in this hospital from 24 Jany

by to 14th February with hepatitis. The attack was preceded dysentery and on admission there was increase in the liver dulners with tenderness on pressure and a temperature chart very suggestive of pus. He, however, recovered entirely for 2 months and was discharged quite cured & continued so

Canded from when he went to Singapore for a trips. steamer into hospital there with dysentery. The temperature began the hospital and continued before leaving days to be of a remittent type till his return to Hongkong, and to Fospital

on 2nd June. He now had as an extra symptom great pain over the region of the spleen, the there was at ne

hepatic dulness. The time any increase in the splenic or temperature slowly improved and after going through another attack of dysentery,

in hospital he left quite cured on the 2nd July. In view of his past history and his condition of andemia he was at once granted a medical certificate for leave home

J. Bell Note by Dr. Wright, Headmaster of Queen's College, Hongkong. I have great pleasure in certifying that Mr Wilfred C Barlow Mr of Edinburgh has been working as Assistant Master at Queen's College Hongkong for over eleven years. My memory,

will not provide the exact date of his appointment by the Secretary of State for the Colonies. Mr Barlow has borne the highest character for punctual and indefatigable discharge of his duties. His assiduity, stimulated by zeal and personal interest in his pupils, has beey reworded by excellent results have found Mr Barlow expecially teacher of Mathematics including Bookkeeping

that he is fully but I should have no hesitation in saying

to undertake Classical subjects, for which unfortunately there is no demand in China.

in Examinations. valuable as

Gest Bation Wright D2 Oxon

Headmaster, Queen's College, Hongking (on leave in England 27th October 1900)

References in England Wcotland.

G. H. Bateson Wright Ery. DD, Boddington, Biggleswade, Berk. Prof. S. S. Laurie, Institutes & Art of Education) University of the

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I have made careful inquiries

about Mr. Barlow

who is

cleve

and capable man, fuite capable

!!!

of occupying positions other than that of Schoolmaster with credit :

As a teacher he is not

a

first class

which may

disciplinarian which

be

accounted for by certain physical difficulties. I would support permal interviews with Mr Barlor

who is

at have

Struny asslake

Governor.

11 Jany 1901

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