CO129-564-4 Cholera epidemic 23-8-1937 - 9-4-1938 — Page 52

CHOLERA EPIDEMIC, 1937.

In continuance of my brief account, dated 23rd.

August, 1937, the present cholera epidemic, I have

the honour to submit a second report showing the progress

of the epidemic up to the week ending the 4th. September,

1937.

All the measures taken for the prevention of the

spread of the disease in the Colony that were mentioned

in my first report are still being car ied out.

To recapitulate:-

innoculation;

Isolation of all cases; mass

inspection of all passengers arriving in

Hong Kong by steamer or by rail; legislation; special

inspedtion of the poorer class eating houses and publit

latrines.

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The number of cases that occurred during the week

ending 28th. August, was greater than was originally

anticipated. It is considered that the increase was due

to the tremendous influx of Chinese refugees from the South

China ports during the previous week.

Number of cases.

For the week ending 28th.August, there were 380 cases, 271 death

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4th. September

Total cases up to the 4th. September, 1,202.

Total deaths

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733.

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All the cases have been Chinese, mainly of the

poorer classes, with the single exception of a British case,-

an engineer on a Canton boat, who is now convalescent.

On the 27th. August, I was visited by Dr. C.L.Park,

Director Eastern Bureau of the Health Section of the League

of Nations, Singapore, and Dr. B. Borcic, Health Organization

of the League of Nations, Shanghai, the latter returning

from the Java Jonference. We discussed in detail all the

aspects of the epidemic, and I afforded them every facility

for seeing what was being done here.

&Valentive

sais

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