HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
PUBLIC AND HEALTH
PROBLEM
Dr. T. W. Ware's Talk To
Hongkong Rotarians
Was
REPATRIATION
OF REFUGEE
FARMERS
by
On Saturday, February 4, Mr. Percy Chen, accompanied members of the Executive Com-; mittee of the Shumchun Rural Welfare Centre, held a meeting! with the local authorities of the Paoan and Tungkun Hsten to con- sider means of rehabilitating - fugee farmers from those districts, Magistrate Warg. of Tungkun.
"The Public and, Some Fublla Health Problems" formed the subject of a talk by Dr. T. W. Ware, Medical Officer of Health, to Hongkong Rotarian, at the weekly tiffin of the Rotary Club held in the Roof Garden of the Hongkong Hotel yesterday. The Hon. Dr. L Shu-fan presided.
economic condition Owing to pressure of time, the whose speaker was unable to deliver his deplorably low on account of address in toto. Following a few health. Thanks to their work, the Introductory remarks, Dr. Ware earning power of these people hat wald:---
been so increased that health and In what ways may we safeguard a good economic state of ourselves against disease, parti-were brought about. We must be-jarea cularly those epidemic diseases gin to think along theac which one's own doctor may not ourselves too, I believe. be able to deal with? I think we may divide the problem into two internal types. One I shall call methods. The other is external
By external methods I mean the prevention of the Introduction of disease into the community. "None of the methods disposal for
protection
at our
FLS
GENERAL
T. B. SCOURGE
IN COLONY
Many Deaths Reported
Tuberculos.s, which was xe- cently made A notifiable 'disease, is easily the most pre- valent malady in the Colony. as official health returns in- dicsic.
During the past week, nd less
#l
Cases were re- districts.
but 113 cases, and 37, showed
stated that outing to the predatory than 190 cases were reported. as ads of Japanese cavalry over a well as 69 deaths.
farmers of those Victoria, with Fumanchal the
KOWIDON with ter mle radius from Tungkun and ported from
largest number. areas were unwilling to return. affairs It was suggested that a special
Other diseases reported during of unoccupied land be set
week were:-small-pox, 8 eases, 5 C(1993, 4 lines aside upon which refugee farmers
deaths; diphtheria, 7
enteric fever, 5 cases. 2 23 46 cases. measles, ""We offer the best that we know
A petition asking for such an deaths: chicken-pox, 24 cases, 1 as new knowledge emerges. It
to be dealynated has been death: cerebro-spinal meningitis, Wis said area may differ from what
Drop bark forwarded to General i Hon-wan, 17 cases, 8 deaths: dysentery, it twenty years
cases, 9 deaths; puerperal fever, 4 cases, twenty years and ask about Governor of Kwanglung Province. But that applies to motor cars and
agu.
refrigerations and wireless acts.
It is an inevitable part of lives.
car
from the Tungkun district could, deaths; be temporarily settled.
deaths;
The returns for Monday showe tuberculosis. 31. cases; measles, 8;
gitis. 4: diphtheria. 2: chicken-pax, 1: puerperal fever, I
against Doctors don't differ among FINANCE MINISTRY dysentery, 6: cerebro-spinal menin disease are perfect, except perhaps themselves-it is only the publie vaccination against small-pox. who differ from us. which is as near perfection can be expected.
"Whenever public health arises the question of cost follows quickly in its wake and indeed dogs Its every movement. That is perhaps as it should be because it compels Isolation, as carried out
CASE HEARING Further evidence was heard a "Epidemics swept through coun-the Central,, Court beiore mr. L tries and continents to the extent Edwards yesterauy, when Hsu CIL,
cf. two-thirds of the
16, employed by the Ministry of; sometimes population. The only method they Finance, hongkong appeared on and fre. remand, enarged with the frauda-
conversion not so ent
a drait knew of was isolation
US$6.204.92, the property of the Ministry & Finance.
Pak Mul-tong, dancing
of
for
girl Road.
us to put up a good case, though very long ago, was most thorough. epidemi broke out. we are sometimes When an' I am afrald
case greater people who could afford to do so, asked to put up a than the one that exists. Many took to their heels and visited re-residing at 56, Morrison
of the ground floor, gave evidence and
her asked remember some of latives in another part
deleridunt of you may
dimculties the
which Brewster country. This often aroused sus said encountered in his efforts to get picions and in the absence of rid of his millions. He must have "not at Home" notices on the lét-
of the Finance Ministry. had more money than brains, be- ter box, the young men made
the village with gave evidence that he was asked a chit- cause, if he had thought of public cordon round
by defendant to destroy health, his whole problem could pitch forks.
book of the Bank of China, which have been solved overnight.
"When it comes to the question
a loan of $200 to which she agreed.
Chee Sam-pow, No.
was
ARMISTICE NIGHT DANCE RESULT The organisers of the cabaret dinner dance held at the Hong- kong Hotel
Armistice Night announce the following statement of accounts
on
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1939.-PAGE- 7 ··
SMART ACCESSORIES
FOR THE
%%
RACES!
SHOES BY BALLY
FOR COMFORT & EASE
HANDBAGS
CUT FROM THE FINEST LEATHERS
GLOVES
THAT ADD THE FINAL NOTE OF CHIC.
LADIES SALON
LTD.
The House of Quality & Service
Receipts
for
1 boy.
(15)
By- Admittance
tickets .. Programmes Percentage allowed
drinks
und dinner
$2,109,00 488.55
on
Donations
50.00 31.00
$2,656.55
Expenditure
LANE • CRAWFORD
To- Advertising Printing
$ 70.00
10.25
Cost of dinners Artistes Sundries
872.50
62.10
7.70
Balance
To-
ot the importation of disease from was kept in the drawer of Sun Derendant offered a ECONOMICS IN HEALTH
first broad people could hardly be Ping-wan, "This leads then to the point-the economics of the sub-expected to show the same kindly sum of $200 to be shared with jeet. Dr. Helsser, lately chief mb-considerations as we did to their another man, Lay Kong, No. 2 boy
quaranine of the Finance Ministry. dical
Rockefeller own kith and kin so adviser to the
The hearing
adjourned introduced thof- Foundation, gives in his memoirs measures were
to February 14, at 11.45 am. examples of large communities oughly. The earlier practice was to order the vessel and cargo, to be burnt. But this did not satisfy the Privy Council, because, al.
a similar sphere has shown me would not that they are doing similar thing's in flames, the vestel burn lower than the water line. for a similar object.
"It 18 mo always possible to They therefore, with some reason-
of their persuade, let alone force, people able grounds, in "view knowledge of the causation and to accept what is best for them.
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In so many
sunk so
Hongkong Benevolent So-
clety..... Earl Haig's Fund
1.134.00
500.00 LATE MRS. CECILIA
$2,658,55
E.R.C. APPEALS
FOR WOOL
COUPER
"We have to be guided by public
A requiem mass for the late Mrs. Cecilia spread of disease, among other
celebrated Couper was
Church, vessel to be opinion. An example of that: in things, ordered the
the case of the cockroach-a
yesterday at the Rosary taken out to sea and
while later in the afternoon the mary leagues from the shore and beautiful, shiny creature but one
remains were taken on board the fathoms of water. of the Althiest creatures next to
3.A. Empress of Asta for convey- They were, however, held respon- the fly-few people take any trou-
The Emergency Refugee Council ance to Kobe, where they will be ble to get rid of it. sible for the safe return of the
"Contrust that with the homely again appeals for gifts of wool interred. In accordance with de- crew. It is not surprising, there-
A rela- for refugees. The previous appeal ceased's wishes, near the remains fore, that shipping as an industry-too homely-bed bug.
tively harmless creature, but one met with a gratifying response, or her husband, the late Mr. Wil-
beexi would have been rather unpront-
son Couper. able in the absence of a certain having serious social disadvan- and all the wool has now
garments tages. On one occasion, I had to knitted up into warm amount of privateering during
complain of these creatures. I was for the children, but there are depression. periods of
But as privateering became outlawed. conventions and understandings took its place. That is where we are at the preacht moment.
disbelieved-"If there are bugs many women and children in the then you best have them brought camps, and they need much more them in." I was told.
wool.
"Never knowledge, has enabled Small amounts in any
A large gathering of friends of the deceased attended the mass and also followed the remains on board. The band of the St. Louis colour Industrial School also participated.
us to avoid burning houses," sink would be welcome." Gifts of knit- Bat they must be carried out
ing ships and causing generalting needles, embroidery cotton and faithfully and used for no other
destruction. But we must carry pieces of silk for patchwork Would SENT TO SESSIONS purpose than that for which they cut these. scientific methods in a falso be acceptable. were designed, and I am pleased scientific way. Whether generally Gifts should be sent to the to record my personal views in understood or not. Much
more Emergency Refugee Council, first this respect that so far as Hong must to done in Hongkong if we floor, Gloucester Building. kong is concerned, there is a dis-are to keep our plod in the sun,” tinct and definite co-operation in
PROFESSOR GERRARD'S this matter.
JI
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GIGANTIC TASK
bricks
REMARKS upon to thank the *We are much more used to speaker. Professor W. L. Gerrard advance had than bouquets in this said an enormous
Called
to
of
the
LORRY DRIVER FINED $25
Road and
On a charge of robbery in Tai- Wan Road on January 25, Tsang Kwan. 28, was at the Kowloon, Court yesterday, by Mr. E. Hims- worth, committed to the Criminal Sessions.
It is alleged that Trang is one at three men who beset a woman
WAHOOS PROTEST
VETOED
Chan Yan-hing, lorry driver, named Fung Yu in Taiwan Road, was summoned before Mr. R. A. D. about half-past four in the after- Forrest, at the Central Court ges-noon of January 25, and robbed Colony. Unjustldably, in maly been made in the progress terday for driving without due her of $80.40 in money." cases. Our task is gigands. It is public health generally in being tackled. I have had experi- Colony. It was still being made care. Defendant was alleged to have driven recklessly at a speed such an enthusiastic ente outside the Colony in welfare and, with
of about 30 to 32 m.p.h. and work in the broadest sense, and Director of Medical Services as also in a zigzag manner. He was belleve that Hongkong stands Dr. P. S. Selwyn-Clarke, he felt followed from Stubbs second none. Not one day sure they could look forward to passes but that one sees in the further progress. papers names of Arms making He had expected to near from to be driving in his sleep. Sergeant | Wahoos regarding their match with contributions towards charitable Dr. Ware about many other things. Russel prosecuted. A fine of $25 the Wildcats was again vetoed objects, which contributions must including a general dutline of certainly be mainly altruistic.what could be expected, but he Many other names are" missing had gone into unusual channels.
Mr. J. A. Duff, of Reliance Mo- from the English papers, but my He hoped that, in future, Dr. Ware association from time to time with may have more time to set out a tous, Shanghai, will return to the
North on February 20. the Chinese group of workers in more practical paper.
POP-NO NEED TO
WHO DIDN'T HANG
HIS CLOTHES UP
WHEN HE WENT
TO BED?
was stopped near the Peak. De- fendant, it was stated, appeared
was imposed.
The protest lodged by
the
when it came up for discussion by. the Committee of the Softball As- sodation yesterday by a vote of 8-1: The appeal of the Wahoos coach was considered to be not in order.
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