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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, APRIL 26ra. 1918.

COMPANY REPORT.

A & WATSON & CO, LTD. The report of the General Managers (Mesra J. D. Humphreys & Son) for the year ending 31st December, 1917, for presentation to the shareholders at the thirty-third annual ordinary general meeting of the company (sinca,its regin tration) to be held at the Hongkong

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pany for the twelve months under review, after paying all charges, including the salary of the General Mana gers, and providing for all bad and doubtful debts, allowing for loss on subsidi ary coins, donations to chari- ties of $2,750, and payment of auditors' fees $700, amount to

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EPIDEMIC CEREBRO-SPINAL

MENINGITIS

The pulse was rapid and remarkably feeble and soft indeed, so characteristic

SURGEON A. G. L. KEADE, .N.V.B., ASSISTANT that it was frequently a valuable aid in

3,0., £.0.0.]

diagnosis. The temperature was raised and varied from 100deg, to 105deg. Fabr. The deep reflexes were increased, and Kernig's sign was well marked after the initial stago

The following paper was read by Sur geon A. G. L. Rendo, R.N.V.R., Asistant Medical Officer of the London County Council, at a Provincial Sessional meet-

ug of the Royal Sanitary Institution at Chatham, September 9th, 1917, and in reproduced from the Jourant of the

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* A PUBLIC NUISANCET

EDITOR TO BE DEPORTED TO HONGKONG.

affoits and leave the ***

On an order issued by Governer- General Harrison, R. McCulloch Dick, editor and proprietor of the Philippine In nearly all casus thergree Press, described as the leading was rush, varying from a few scattered weekly newspaper of the archipelago, petechial apots to a wide-spread purpuric will be deported to Hongkong. He has beco uption; in one case the rank was so given eight days by the Chief of Police marked and confluent that at a distance to arrange the patient appeared to be cyanosed. The country. The order provides that Mr. severe cases rapidly proved fatal, some duration of ten fatal cases was three days, after. dying within a few hours. The average Dick be excluded from the country there but one lived for thirty-one days, died in twelve hours. In those who re

And one

The Governor-General issued a lengthy covered the average duration of the dis-explanation of his action, from which it case was 63 days.

No further cases occurred until the 12th appears that articles were published last November, 1915; when between the date month in the paper for which Mr. Dick and the 21st May, seventeen casesi occurred, one boy servant, seven stokers is responsible, holding up the National of the diseass in opidemic form. ⠀⠀ 2nd class, one able seaman, two seamen Guard to hatred, contempt and ridicule.

In adopting the term cerebrospinal R.N.R., two officers stewards, one cooks The Governor-General, suid ver, rather than other suggested names, mote, one shipwright Aud midship- $100,063.56 eno brings the discaso into line with the mau Four were invalided, eight died, doubtedly discouraged enlistment and

ong

The articles in question have un- Route specific fevers to which group and five returned to duty. The ages brought the National Guard into less and the name is sufficiently com varied from 17 to 37. There was again a favour among the very type of young interval, until August 28th, when men most desirable in the organisation.

Previous_to_1814, our experience of cerebro-spinal fever in Great Britain was mostly limited to sporadic cases and a row epidemics, the largest epidemic being in Glasgow in 1003, when there were some 1,250 cases and 880 deaths. The un skiene conditions, however, brought evout by the mobilisation and concentra on of men in largo naval and military depots and camps, favoured an outbreak

ungo to include the various typingle case occurred, and no more un Appearing, as they do, in a publication

ceretro-spinaj

18 13 8 Gram negutive coccus, chicly in the third year, 10 custs, 1 death, at

which may be due to a milder form of the dis ease, or to better treatment

Which one meets. Dr. }

Horder has clearly a 316.10 denped the disease as a specific disease December 10th, when between that date generally assumed to be American, these Que to the infection of the body by the and April 5th, nino cases occurred two articles strike at the very heart of the $101,608.66 meningococcus, occurring both instokers and

Class,

ono able scumen, twa epideume and

sporadic forms, and rost seaman .N.R., one ship's stowards movement by which the Filipino people osten manifesting itsel

do an acute asisstant, three ordinary scamen. The are, trying to show their loyalty and meningitis tending to 10 were invalided, five returned to duty, and States, inducing them to belire sted the whole ages varied from 17 to 28. Of these, three devotion to the cause of the United The oncteriology of this disease has been only one died, so that although the num- their patriotic efforts are unappreciated the hold of norougn investigation, bers in the barracks were increased, the and their services ridiculous.” The ditnough there Tema prodicus st cases were reduced. During the first year statement goes on to refer to the further unsolved. The general characteristics ct of the war there were 21 cases, 16 deaths presence of Mr. R. McCulloch Dick in. the organism causing the disease are; that during the second

the Philippine Islands, as being a public nuisance; hence the jurisdiction. found in the diprococcio orm, smaller than the Latarrhits and larger than the Sonococcus. It is an oungatory aërobe,

The most striking feature was that the grows best at temperature of 30 or 37 majority of the cases were new entries, ventigrade, and ceases to grow at 42 or most of whom had only been in the service below Es centigrade."

in few days. This seems to show that in From the punne health point of view the presence of a carrier muy person valuable facts have been established. We whose resistance is lowered for any reason shew that the habitat of the meninga is likely to develop the disease. These 6,633. is curcus is the nasopharynx. but to what new entries had their resistance lowered extent the organism as present in the by drills and physical exercises to which throats of the general population in at first they were unaccustomed, dis normal circumstances has not been detergipline such as some of them had never mined, and is a, tory auncult problem ba

had in

their lives, vaccination and determines Marke

numerous other causes including here sickness, not to mention the driving of sergeant majors and other non-commis signed officers,

Two men had recently returned from hospital after scarlet fever, which would account for lowered vitality, or possibly lowered resistance of their mucous membranes

$96,976.48

94,075.48

for the last eighteen months, all new entries to the naval barracks at Chatham mave now their nasopharynx examined, with the result that an average of 1 per cent ware found to be carriers. As an experiment, havo trom time to time selected ifty, mixed ratinge returned from sea, and found in one batch as many as four positive carriers, and in another, none. The varying results are astonish- Ling

Finally, as to the methods of preven tion which were adopted:

MR. BIRRELL ON THE PRESS. Speaking at a meeting of the North Bristel Liberal Association Mr. Augus tine Birrell, M.P, aaid he did not know. precisely what a

House of Commons, long since cub off from the only source of its authority and

inspiration the scople and become

mere rump, or fag-ond. Newspapers had been, and were, of enormous value to the State, and do not let us in our in- dignation against Lord Northelifio and Lord What's his name forget: the obliga tions, we owell to the Press Great, news

he was not one and never had been one. He hated all ists and most *** isms. (Laughter.) · Our first duty was to main tain in full vigour and strength our resources at home The entry of the soldiers and sailors, and to husband our

United States into this war was one of the most important events the world had courage and spirit as our new Ally 16 ever seen, and we must act with the same

was possible to make too much fuss even about newspapers. If newspapers were -Increased sleeping accommodation is unduly strong, it was because Ministers a matter of the first importance. It was

were unduly weak. If newspapers usurped the_conditions favouring infection of found that ander the stress of mobiliza provinces which might properly be allow. the body are overcrowding and lowered tica the cubic air per man had beened to other people, it was because the resistance, as I hope to show in consider greatly reduced, sometimes to 20 cubic ing cases in the barracks by Lut. The men were therefore thinned out be incubation period is extremely by sleeping them in Cette ri shed, dificult to determine, but has been esti gymnasium, bowling alley, and

gunnery mated to be from four to five days. The school until more permanent huts were is not very infective and 18 easily put up. Those provided for the men to killed, it is said in one ruinuto, by a have at least 500 cubic feet per man, and per cent solution of peroxide of bydro- since 1814 this has never been reduced, gon, or a 1 per cent solution of carbolic and it is the minimum that should he acid into the ca

The ventilation by infected droplets of secretion expelled supervised by frequent visits of a medical was improved and in talking, sneezing, and coughing, and officer and a patrol of sick borth atten- hence the spread as well as the infection dante during the night is favoured by catarrhal conditions. Our Disinfection: The room in which CHEERY-O” AT THE FRONT,perience is that an epidemic is almost a decurred was shut up, if possible, for always associated with a severe epidemic ventilator, replacca, etc., were closed two days. On the first day the windows, of influenza and catarrh NA ZA

The record of the case of two or rather up and formaldehyde vapour generated thrce carriers shows:-in one, an able washed down with izal solution and left

returned from leave, Benatiala seun niterwards that his wire and mother to air for twenty-four hours. Meanwhile in-law were ill, requesting leave to visit the bags and hammocks of all the patients them again, which was granted. When were put through a Washington Lvons he returned, he reported that his wife was

disinfector.

3-Isolation of contacts: All immediate all with cerebro-spinel Meningitis, wo

teriological examination, and in addition, The only instance of anything like an epidemic was in the case of the engine room artificers room in 1914. Only ave about 130 men were examined, and

The existing Consulting Committee consists of the Hen. Bir C. P. Chaters C.M.G., Mr. J. Scott Harston, and Mr. H. P. White,

FOUR LITTLE NOTES FOR HOME

GROUSERS

is imparted by the

reported

papers always had possessed power, even. Minister (laughter)-long before the long before the days of the present Prime twin fuminaries, Lord Northcliffe and Lord Rothermore, like Castor and Pollux, sailed up into the sky before they had been even heard of. It since allowed to tell more truth, it was only the war began newspapera had only been charitable to suppose they would not have told quite so many lies. (Laughter

and cheers)

HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE

The morale of an army is what matters most, our own men are beyond compare, and that counts for almost all. Let me give four examples of the cheerfulness and spirit of scribce which come ander moth have recently

The first is that of a young subalt that his mother-in-law had died with the contacts were sent to hospital for bac ORDERS 18SUED BY MI. B. O, JENKIN, C.BR who has been woundered to the front it was found that he wus a positive all men in the room were examined

had treach fever

tfisense. *. He was isolated and examined,

carrier, and had probably infected his relations at home. No ease of the disease had occurred in the ship from which this betare joining the barracka, after paying

cheary than I've felt for a long more wan came Another man went on leave cases near 1 witli catarrh of the nose

COMMENDATION,

P. c. 284 Thomas is commended by the C.S.P. for his action in a case of anlawful possession and for consist- ent perseverance and good service an a police officer,

FINAL ISSUE OF EQUIPMENT.

and shell shock. He zot long ago, and writes:-"I am un speakably happy to be back with the old lot again, and am feeling better and

Watrousers at home think of the ship, and was suddenly seized with ox throat were sent up for bacteriological

do

the discase, and he imparted the intermaxmination. There were thirty of these, Here is a story which reaches me from tion that his father and mother had died and three of them were found to be posi- a battalion commander in charge of a suddenly, and that his wife was ill. He tive carriers After these had heon No labour battalion which was making light had probably been infected by them. Yet isolated no further uses occurred. railways in the Cambrai affair. His men, a

gan bad been in contact with the detect carriers. With a large number of third man

Frequent examination of men in all old crocks," he says, with injuries Case previously mentioned, he was sent men it is impossible to examine them all, often to feet and bands, arrived at a hospital and was found to be a carrier; certain camping ground in dreary, be went to hospital on March 12th, and but it is hoped that in a short time all drizzling rain at two in the morning, developed the disease himself on the 17th men will have their nasopharynx wearied from a hard march Here they and died on the 19th. This, I would like examined before they are sent on dratt

EQUIPMENT PARADES, were told to set up tents for the night, to point out, is extremely exceptional, All new entries, boy seamen, boy servants,

5-Special caro of delicate new entries. The attention of all ranks is drawn to and stokers are examined daily and

Ordere of April 22nd and 23rd. *

May 2nd R

and, exhausted do they wore, e did

BO

10

singing chertfully. At six in the morn“ eers practically never develop the dis

THE FOLES AT HOME,

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further issues of Summer Uniform or of boots will be made unless written application for same is in the hands of Equipment Officers en or before 12 noon on Saturday next April 27th

STRENGTIL.

L Ramay, attached from HK Defence Corps.

By Order

T. F. HOUGH, A.S.P. (E.) and Adjutanti

April 25th, 1918,

France after a fent of some magnitude fire mobilization there had been as many deaths alone 22+ cases and 10 hoped that future, research" work would

said

upon

ing they were called out to work, and they Carriers as a rule are easily cured, but looking ill or anamic, or suffering from Sections 11 and 12 attend on Thursday,

go to the of their positive again, in como, cafes are in mess, is not on the fighting forces alone that persistently so. I know of one case of a are relieved from all duties, the stress of battle falls.

young stoker who, in spite of all treat erally cared for ment Another officer on leave informs me that remained a carrier for nine months. improves or until their health No. 1 Co. No. 2 Section P-0, 417 A. W.

lad started with stiffness of the jaw.

Captain Samut, R.A.M.C. (Chatham),

RAM.C. (Chat his men are concerned about the shortage When sent to hospital as tetanus he considered that the chief

Was of food at home, and are writing back remained there three

he was

that of the carriera to their people not to send parcels. The invalided

Dr. Holroyde (Chatham) said there had aficer tells me as censor of letters, that During the year before the war, that is been experiences in the district among scores of them to this effect pass through

from July, 1013, to July, 1014, there was the naval military, and civil population. bis bands. We have enough, they say one case only, a young stoker aged 18 la 1016 there were 31 naval cases and 28 "Don't send yourselves anything re

ng more. Keep it for returned to duty on August 1st, 2nd and 11 deatles. In 1919 there were 18 wors, so that all possible, important pro

pit who was taken ill on March 22nd, deaths; 17 military and 7 deaths; 19 civil Now here is a plessent little bit i There were no further cases until Octo naval cases and 49 per cent of deaths, ventive measures might be followed. He observation-athing seen somewhere in ber, 1914, although during the time of the and in The battle had ended favourably for us as 14,000 men in the barracks, which shows Dr. Alfred Greentood (Kent O.C.)

place the bacteriology of that disease and some regimenta had been relieved that the disease has a definite seasonal that in carpbro-spinal meningitis the con important that in contact cases, which more satisfactory basis. It was after serious losses. My eye witness stood influence, the majority of the cases occur ditions favouring infection of the body were bouing isolated, the throats and noses at the corner of a street when a batch of 300 German prisoners were coming ing between January and April, were overcrowding and the lowered resist should be regularly disinfected by potas

From January 10th to May 24th, 1915, ance; greater stress should be laid upon erum permanganate solution, or by from the lines. In the village were, tagity one clace, ocurred two one boy: tion, rather than cubic pins per te. Be caution of formalin pt was slog import- number of our men looking on with

one coopers' crew space that a interest.

one cooks mate, six able seamen, had set with many instances where it performed in all cases of that disease Buddenly there was sean to be a com

a com two officera stewards, one storer, Ist was clear that bad ventilation, of huts noticed amongst the civil motion of excitement, among two feri class five engine-room artificers, one caused through the deliberate blocking of the purpose of confirmator video for romour passed through the crowd like varied from 17 to 42, and sixteen Ventilation openings by the soldiers, had was interesting to note that the figur mental dogs of unknown pedigree. The writer, and one chipwright. Tho

evidence. Lt an important predisposing canse in given in reference to mortality lightning.

A bure! A hare!" It was three returned to duty, and two were the spread of cerebrospinal mening the administrative area of the Kent true the tykes and winded a hare, and invalided

Amongst excres

disease in Chatham applied to the whole of carrier puss was in fight. In an instant the

in nearly symptoms, whole body of men turned their atten- cases the onset was sudden and severe. In never found one to

1 to disea 1916. It appeared probable that the type County Council during the year 1915 and tion from the German prisoners as if the majority there

subsequently. The they were negligible, and were in full tags, sunnally co was persistent vomit disease was not of that cry on thus heels of the dogs and their headache, and frequently by pain in the was often asked by district medical was much milder than that occurring prey over the fields and away.

What were Genban prisoners compared conscious; others remained in a semi coma-it was worth while continuing to take killed it seemed unnecessary to adop

neck and back. Some rapidly because un officers of health in Kent as to whether during the early days of the war. As the germ of the disease appeared to be easily a hare hunt! Here was some sport, toss condition, resenting any interference waha from contacts with that disease, elaborate, expensive methods of disinfec and he who hagged the hare would go The milder cases showed catarrhal sym and had always replied that, unsatis tion when a case had occurred and proud for a week The German prisonera ptoms, and in one case the most prominent factory as it was, in the absence of better thorough wed cleansing of the room, with under guard passed steadily and dismally symptoma was pain in limbs and joints, methods, it was advisable to continue that boiling of sheets, de, would appea OnExpress.

simulating acute rheumatico,

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