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EPIDEMIC CHOLERA....

·DICTED FOR THIS YEAR.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY FEBRUARY 25 1011

striking ovidence of the danger of bronk in Egypt and the South of loarn. Whethor, this credit may impure water supplios was obtain Europe. With egard to the pro-rightly be put to thom. I do | EUROPEAN SCOURGE TREod which led to the passing of the spects in England thero is little not know, but the gonoral impres

Metropolitan Water Supply Act, ground for alarm, as the English sio hayo hore is that the avor- which has converted London into inspoction system has been uni,age Scotsman knows always and the healthiost-of great cities; a formly very successful in prevent everywhore, exactly what to do good example of an opidomicing any spread from imported disonso serving to cincate public opinion to the point which allowed of sanitary reformers boing lis- tened to with respect.

HISTORY OF THE DISEASE A highly instructivo lecture on epidemie cholera was delivored by Major Leonard Ragers, I.M.S., the well-known pathologist, at the monthly meeting of the Asiatic Society of Bengal on January 3, of which the following is an. abstract:-

KOCH'S DISCOVERY.

nntil 1874,

cases, while the excellent water supplies of our towns has robbed the disonso of its principal terrors, The same remark applice to a con- siderable extent to Germany and France, but it is to be feared that the more southern parts of Europe still frequently presont favourable opportunities for the spread of cholera owing to sanitation being lose advanced in their towns.

THE TREATMENT OF

CHOLERA.

and how do it. He never scoms to hesitate, and makes no fuss about his doings. It is, I think also, a fairly general impression in tho East that the Scotsman-the torm in this respect also includes the English-keeps himself aloof, reserved, cautious of making or accepting advancos towards ne- quaintanceship. This may arise either out of pride or shyness, At home the Scotsman is a most gracious and delightful host. He is at once the servant, and. knows how to please his guest.

"In the railway service the

Intimatiors.

ITHOGRAPH

PRINTING

EMBOSSING

civility of the guards and porters, ENGRAVING

A fourth European epidemic travelled in 1865 from Bombay The frequent reports of cholora to Meeen, where 30,000 out of outbreaks in various parts of 90,000 pilgrims died; and on Europe during the last few months to Egypt and the Mediterranean, muko the history of cholera eventually roaching America. opidemicsofamattergreat interest The most marked feature was the at the present timo. Descriptions of rapid spread of the disense by the

Lastly, although this is not a what pray well have been cholera Allahabad and the Mecca pilgrim- occur in Sanserit writers about ages. In London the death rate suitable occasion for speaking of 400 B.C., and also in Hippocrates: was only from 3 to 8 por 10,000 the treatment of cholera, (which Between 1503 and 1817-66 re except among the popullition is highly toclinical in nature and to neatness, the carefulness, and ferences to the disease in India supplied with impure Lea River can only be officiently carried the quiet energy of the drivers ave recorded by Macpherson, water among whom the figny was out by a medical mu, preferably and firemen is notable, In the although there was a markel fall no less than 72 per 10,000. Yet in a woll equipped hospital, and East, railway engines show al- during the last 23 years of that another widespread aitbreak is fully dealt with in a book by ways a lack of care, and things- look very confused and disordered. porią 1. From 1871 to 182% a terreached Russia in 1869 through the speaker which will be pub-In Scotland, as in England, thoy riblooutbreak over-rutall partsof Afghanistan and Persia and lished vers shortly) yet it may are bright and clean. That showe India from Lower Bengal, the ontinued

after just be mentioned that during home of cholera being at first look which there was a lat until the last for years the mortality workman's pride in his work- ed on as a new disease, and our Mecen and Egypt wore invaded of the disease has been greatly and its instruments. It is the first accurato complete descrip- from the Bombay ile in 1889, reduced in Calcutta hospitals and man with the clean engine who tions of the affectim dato From when 50,000 died in Egypt, and elsewhere, and any patients is going to succeed in life. ** this period. The outbreak was at the Southern parts of Europe can now be saved by prompt tributed to moterological condi- were again inferted. It was dur treatment who formerly would tions or variations in the loctrical ng this outbreak that Koch made have been lost. Thus at the Medical College hospital the conditions of the atmosphere, his great discovery of the ecranst while the infection was though bacillus of cholora, which has mortality during a numbor of yoars was 50 per cent." but done. so mich in placing pre- reutative measures.on

Buring the past your it was only A BENGAL EPIDEMIC.

basis although unfortunately not 23 per cent, in upwards of one 33, Quess's ROAD CENTRAL, In 1826 mother opidemie arse leading to any great improvement

hundred cases, while it has been in Bengal, which spread steadily in the trottinout of the disease under 30 per cent, during the last during the following five, yours it is worthy ate that forse years. Still cholera must. From the University through North-West India, Koels ented his work De be a very dangerous disease and Afghanistan and Porsia to Saudi- 6. Marata of the Indian provention is better than cure, so Easter Russia and over-rah Medical Service applied to the is well to bear in mind that an Europe up to 4837, including English Government for facilities Ernest Heart well exprossed it Great Britain, being especially for investigating the etiology of you can eat cholera and you can severe in Edinburgh, in 182, the disease on bacterialigical drink colora, but you cannot whose intraveno injections of lines, and although he was already catch it," and daring the preval salt solutions yere used for the

a well-knownauthority oncholera, once of the disease to avoid' all full time with very little stress.

front whose history of clalora most uncooked vegetables and jellies In 1832-3 Canada and the United

of the information in this lecture and still more any unbolled water. Stats were also severely affected is derive), yet his request was Soda water, if it has been kept for

1 he air-borne,

sure

This was the great Emopean | refused, and the credit for a great epidemic of which we have arcu, ats records, and the slow spreade of the disease was in aerordned with the inch less rapidity of communications 80 years ago. Lantern slides of magis illustrat ing the spread of this and the subsequent European epiikemies wero demonstrated on the stresina No important advances regarding our knowledge of the etiology of the disease were maile during this epidemic.

A CHINAMAN. ON

THE SCOT.

OBSERVATIONS BY STUDENT OF ABERDEEN

well to procure it through a re- a week, is said to be safe, but it is disovery passed to another raeliable firm who only use storilised

THE 182 OUTBREAK, water in its manufacturo. The last European out break of the nineteenth century occurred in 1892, and was remarkable for the fact that the disease spread froin Hardwar in this Uguited Pro-. vinces of India through Afghanis tan and Persia to Russia and 1am- burg within the short space of five. months aftlongh the first des- eribed outbreak in 1831 took sus Between 15 B)-10 a seroni grout many years in cover the same cholera pidemic prevailed, which course; sogreatly had the rapidity ran a unique coursey. The disease of overland communications in was first Carrie East by troops creased within sixty years. In from Calcutta to Singapore and 1882 a number of cases of cholera Chian, where it spread widely, were imported into England, but I then speed Westward across so well did the inspection system Chinoso Turkostin and reinvaded | work that in no case was there an

UNIVERSITY.

There is a very interesting appreciation of Scotsmon by a Chinaman in the World's Chin- eso Students' Journal." "It gives the Impressions of Aberdeen of Slow Thy Loo, who was a student

Dentistry.

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27th January, 1910.

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India bot' though the North of appréciable spread of the disease is a seat of learning," he writes. Bunun murd from Afghanistan in Great Britain. After this out-It is very strange to note that rward into the Punjab, and break there was a lult for ten the University is very little known. also travelled on into Persia, and years in Europe up to 104, when among foreigners, more especially Europe and in 1849 overran the South-Eastern Russia was again among us in the Straits and in United States of America. Tuinvaded through Astrakun and in China. this terrible outbreak over one the following year the disease re-. million persons are-estimmted to curred in South Russia and in- Imre died in Russin alone, while volved Egypt and sono towns in in England the mortality reachel Germany.

1,293. It was at this time that

- In 1908 cholers was unsallymuch like singing. I must say Des. Snow and Budd brought for- ward the water-borne they of Russia in the autumn, over 6,000 length of time in Aberdeen, or in prevalent over India, and reached that no foreigner could spend any infection, which bora good ruit

casos occurring in St. Petersburg, Scotland generally, without being in due time, although opposed in 1900 it was again widespread impressed by the wonderful hos 40 H.P. CLEMENT CAR the highest medical authority at in Russia, 6,000 deaths having pitality. The sons of humour is the time, the wind being still been recorded by the end of wonderfully keen, and one cannot generally regarded as the vehicle

August, and a small outbreak also of infection,

help noticing this, as it is to be overed in Holland. During found in practically all classes ISOLATION AND DISINFEC-1910 the disease assumed epid alike. I have particularly noticed

TION RECOGNISED. emic proportions in Russia, that all Scotsmen-rich and poor 24. In 1850 epidomic, cholera was where nearly 200,000 cases with like-have a

unit of heart. carried from Bombay to the Per-over 10,000 deaths were reported Though their opinions may differ, sian Gulf and was very prevalent by the end of September, or they all strive to do their best for in Persin during, the two follow nearly as many as occur in the the welfare of their country and ing yours, invaded Europe through whole of India in some years, the people. The sense of duty in Russia in 1853, and by the end A serious outbreak also occurred which every citizen of a country 12 of the year renched Amories, the in Italy and caused 1,000 deaths has a share is deeply carvod in rapidity of the spread being much in the Naglos district in Sept- the heart of every Scotsman. greater with improrod

ember. Cou-

Not only are they busy and prae- munications. It was during the

tical, but are moro tactful and outbreak that the system of isola!

Since that time. telegraphic dignified. The common-sense, tion and disinfection without informatiem has been received of the serious way they look at life, quarantine, was introduced in outbreaks in Portugal and Ma-and their amazing self-centred-Wo, Repair Eugland with a considerable dedera, while the reserve tronpanoss and self-confidence. grea of success by Dr. Simon sont not be called out for train- The water theory also obtaineding in Turkey fact antinn on thing in Scottish character is its much support, especially from the account of the wide distribution indopoudence, and this is shown famous Broad Stroot pump out of cholera. Numerous cases have by the industrial population in break in London investigated by also, boeturrod in Eastorn Ger- habits of life. In a company of Dr. Snow, in which several hu-many, that a large portion strangers you would think that dred cases of cholora occurred of Europa has now been invaded. the Scotsman was deaf, for his in a few days among thoso The histories of earlier epidemics eyes never wandered from the who drank this water which always show, a marked all de table or newspaper. He would Apocifically con- ing the winter months, and ity that it was impolite to over- taminated from a leaking coss-is just possible that especially hear a conversation to which he pit three feet from it, Yot such severe cold may destroy the infoc- was not invited. In short, he is was the strongth of old dogmas tion, but unfortunately. all the always cold and reserved. More-

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