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Far Eastern Association of Tropical Medicine.
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Hongkong, March 21st., 1910.
I have the honour to inform you that at the
first biennial Congress of the Far Eastern Association of
Tropical Medicine held at Manila, Philippine Islands, during
March 5th. to 14th. the following report of a Committee appoint-
-ed to consider the opium question was adopted and I am instruct
-ed to forward you a copy of this report for such action as
your Government may deem necessary.
The Congress was attended by seventy-six
medical men engaged in professional work in the Far East and
included official delegates from the Governments of India,
Ceylon, Siam, Netherlands-India, Federated Malay States, Straits
Settlements, Hongkong, Philippine Islands, Tsingtau (Imperial
German Government) and Japan.
Report.- "Your Committee, appointed to consider the opium
question, regret that the time at their
disposal precludes the possibility of
giving the subject adequate consideration.
They have reviewed the work done and the
resolutions agreed on by the International
Opium Commission, Shanghai, 1909,
With these resolutions your Committee are in
agreement, but it is to be regretted that
the paucity of medical commissioners prevent
-od the question being dealt with fully in
its medical aspects.
Any measures which are introduced for the control
of opium must be adequate to guard against the danger of secret remedies containing
opium
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