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DYSENTERY SCOURGE

SOURCE CAN NEVER BE

PROVED

GREATER PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES CONTEMPLATED IN FUTURE

GOVERNOR OUTLINES POLICY

MEDICAL DIRECTOR'S REPORT-AT LAST!

A statement by His Excellency the Governor; a report by the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services and answers to questions asked by two doctor-members of the Urban Council, can all be epitomised in one sentence the cause of the dysentery scourge cannot be ascertained, but greater precautionary" "messures will be enforced in the future.~~~

We have received cleven more letters on this subject, but in view of the statements at the meetings yesterday of the Legis- lative Council and the Urban Connell we have decided not to publish them. However, one other letter dealing with conditions at the Central Market is published to-day because it raises "another point concerning public health.

We express our appreciation to our many correspondents for supporting our polley, particularly in view of the fact that the vital importance of this dysentery scourge was practically ignored in other sections of the local Press.

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“SORROW AND CONSTERNA- TION"

In the negative. Since the 15th November, however, the Company H.E. the Governor, addressing the has pasteurised all its deliveries. Council, said:-

I have caused to be laid on this table a report by the Director of Medical Services on an epidemic❘ of dysentery caused by the shiga

baciling.

That epidemie has resulted, as we all know to car' sorrow and consternation. "in the deaths of eight little children; and our sympathy with the parents who have suffered this inconsolable loss is deeper than any words of mine can express.

PETITION BY BEREAVED PARENTS

DYSENTERY NOT NOTIFIABLE

The third question is "whether any or all of the deaths could have. been prevented had the authorl- ties taken immediate precautions when the epidemic was first noti red on or about the 7th November, 1936. The answer is again in the negative.

The epidemic was not in fact notified, because dysentery is not a notable disease; but, even if it had been, such notification could not have prevented fatalities which have been confined to children who were taken ill on the 8th No- vember and to one connected case. FUTURE PREVENTATIVE MEA

SURES NOT DECIDED

A number of the bereaved have sent me a request, which has been published in the Press, for the | appointment of a Commission of Inquiry with the object of sacer- taining the answer to four ques-templated by Government to pre- tions. It is because I feel myself in a position to answer those four questions as well as could any Commission of Inquiry, and with- out the inherent delay, that I have decided to make a statement sup- plementary to the report of the Director of Medical Services.

"SOURCE CAN NEVER BE PROVED "

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CONVICTED ON DRUNKEN DRIVING

Two Chinese Struck Down At Gap Road

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COMPENSATION

Appearing before Mr. W. Scho- feld at the Central Magistracy? yesterday, only one charge of driving an automobile while in tox.caled was preferred against

E. P. Humphreys, of Malcolm and Company. Tramic Inspector Saun- ders withdrew the other charge of falling to drive with due carè and caution.

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Thirdly however comprehensive "The answer to your particular and drastic sanitary regulations question will be found in the re- Defendant was represented by may be, and however great the part of the Director of Medical Mr. D. B. Evans, of Johnson, vigilance of · the Sanitary Au- Services which has been laid be- Stokes and Masters, thority, there will always be those fore this Council." concluded. His Outlining the case, Insp. Saun-

ders sald who break the regulations and go Excellency.

that dendant. hadý undiscovered. When there is dis- Hon. Dr. A. R. Wellington passed the traffic"

aslat the covery it may often be after harm (Director of Medical Services): bottom of Stubbs Road, and gome has been done local methods of There were some afty cases of along Gap Road, he struck down gridade de Aiden, the conar dysentery and some of the corro Chinese, Chan Luk. 51. Yun tions obtaining in pur now hap-were traced to milk. It does not Tal, 40 pily doothed: Central Market are mean to say that the fifty cases (Continued on Page 7) known

got their infection from milk; it Is only that milk seemed to be the medium of infection or the com- [ mon medium of infection in the

drink Dairy Farm milk and have majority of cases. Many people

not got dysentery.

OFFICIALS COMMENDED From personal inspection and collaboration am antisfied that

cur Medical and Sanitary Service is an efficient machine manned by an able and untiring crew. But however great their efficiency and perseverance, and however many statutory or other implements and equipment we may add to their

DR. WELLINGTON'S REPORT

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The fourth and last question is as to "whether any action is con-armoury, honesty compels me to

The following report on confess that I cannot foresee the epidemic of Dysentery caused by vent a recurrence of this or any day when the principle of "caveat the shiga bacillus prepared by the other type of epidemic."

emptor" can be safely abrogated Hon. Dr. Wellington was tabled" at I am not prepared at this junc-in its application to the purchaser the Legislative Council yesterday: ture to state that any particular of comestibles in this Colony." measure is contemplated, for that would imply that decision has STATEMENT ON BEHALF OF already been taken.

DAIRY FARM COMPANY'

I do state, however, that certain

Hon. Mr. 8., H. Dodwell, Chair man of the Board of Directors measures are under consideration and will form the subject of early of the Dairy Farm, Ice and Cold The first of the questions is reference to my Executive Council. Storage. Co., Ltd., said:--- What was the source of the in- One is the compulsory pastearisa" - As Chairman of the largest milk fection?" In as much as the foodtion of milk. I am aware that there distributing Company in the Colony and drink consumed by the patients is some medical opinion against this matter is of such grave con- prior to their Illness

was not it, and the pros and cons will need 'cern to my Board and myself that analysed, and was not aubsequent to be carefully weighed; and they I trust your Excellency will permit ly available for analysis, the source will be carefully weighed. In theme to say a few words. ran never be proved. Those who mean time the only pasteurization The Dairy Farm has always | are conversant with the limitations plant known to me in this Colony, taken the most rigorous precau- of inductive logic and with scien- that of the Dairy Farm Company tions to ensure cleanlinem - and tific method will recognize that is, as I have already stated, being prevent contamination of from obtainable data there can applied to all their deliveries.

kind, and their record in this emerge nothing more than reason-- able inferenica.

CAUSE OF INFECTION BY INFERENCE From the data on which the Director of Medical Services has based paragraph 14 of his report I have inferred, exercising my reason to the best of my care and conscience, that the main Im

mediate source of infection lay in milk (probably in a single batch of milk) smolled from the farm- depot of the Dairy Farm, Ice and Cold Storage Co., Ltd.

Any

Another measure under my con- respect over a period of more than sideration is for the statutory | 39 years has, I feel, been such as notifiability of dysentery - Argu- to entitle it to a fair hearing be ments against it emerge from the fore blame in attached for the Report now on the table; never-

recent epidemic. theless "the question must thrashed out before à definite con- cluston is reached..

FUTURE POLICY

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sense

Thirdly, I am determined to prosecute any lias of precaution, compatible with common and with our financial resources, which may be indicated by the re- salts of the threefold investigation which I have already adumbrated, and which may be summed up in the three words carriers, water and files."

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As dedned by Manson-Bahr "the MANILA GOLD SHARES" term dysentery 15 merely a de- signation · embracing a symptom complex but not indicating some

disease particular

of distinct etiology." In other words "dysen- tery" is the passage of blood" and mucur from the rectum" which symptom may be due to a number of factors causing irritation and Inflammation of the large bowel.

The principal forms of dysentery caused by parasites are?—

17 Bacterial-Causing Bacillary dysentery and due to the Flexner bacilius, or the shiga" bacillus,

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Both bacillary Bad anRebic the investigation made by the Government disclosed that in some Kong Not being notable the dysenteries are endemic in Hong of the cases of dysentery reported. total number of cases diagnoses the milk came from other sources clinically is unknown but from the than that of the Dairy Farm Am returris of the Government Ros I in order Sir, in enquiring whether pitals and the Bacteriologian this is a fact?

prevalent can be obtained. Fum (From Our Own Correspondent) stitute some indication of the oper the returns tated by the Instienter will be seen that more that

London, Nov. 24. three fourths of the cases diagnos dwi 3/16 as followin

London aliver prices to-day were a clinically as dysentery were due neither to dysenteric bacilli nor to amoebae. NE

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Just as the Dairy Farms has al- Ways welcomed Inspection by the METHOD OF INVESTIGATION

public of the farm and the dairy, What may have infected the

we now court the fullest enquiry milk seems to me a problem in

and are prepared to co-operate espable of solution by a Commits

with the Government in every sion of Inquiry; it requires rather "A FEW WORDS OF CAUTION"

possible way in whatever steps active professional and technical In conclusion I feel it my duty may be found necessary and de- In 1935 specimens from 702 cases investigation; and this is already to utter a few words of caution.

sirable in the public interest:"" being prosecuted along three main Publle analysis of all food and GOVERNOBIS ASSURANCE were sent to the Bacteriological diagnosed clinically as "dysentery": lines, (a) search for a human-car- | drink is impossible; it can only be His Excellency the Governor Institute for examination. Of rler of the disease among those an analysis of samples and, what-thanked the Dairy Farm Company these 152 or 31.65 per cent, proved who manipulate the milk, (b) ever the method and frequency, or for their co-operation and said he to be bacillary dysentery and 19 search for possible contamination selection employed, the samples was quite certain that the fullest or 2.70 per cent amoebic dysen- Cables by water, and (e) search for pomi- can never be representative of the enquiry would be made. ble opportunities for contamination whole supply

tery. 531 or 75.5 per cent were Radio Programmes ... Fago | 4. ***】 may say,” said Sir Andrew, negative for either the dysenteric Fim Pageleverence The B. by flies. PARA

Secondly the remite of analysis, “that. I sympathise with the Dairy bacili or the ansoeba. Of bacillary Local Diariz, MILE NOT PASTEURISED and stil more of bacteriological Farm in that I believe that they canes 716 per cent were Blexner Supreme Court ............ Page 6... The second question is whether examination, do not come to hand have throughout done their best to type, 18.42 per cent. Seimits type Folice Courtney Fage the Dairy Farm Company's Nur until after the substances, of which conure that the milk supply was and 5.91 per cent, stige type Bravery Award Page sery Milk was pasteurised prior samples are analysed and examin- without Infection and without tela

Council Meeting to the epidemic.” The answer is ed, have been consumed.

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