1916-10-18 — Page 5

GOVERNMENT. CIVIL HOSPITAL.

(Continued from page 4.)

ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE.

No.1 Hongkong V.A.D.

COMMANDANT LADY MAY, ASSISTANT COMMANDANT MRS. CHURCHILL,

he has not the power, which i vested in the Principal Civil Medi- cal Officer, of purchasing any thing that he may consider necessary, but that his requisi-

Members who have volunteered tions are scrutinised and passed

to sell Roses on “Our Day” are by the authorities in England. No subordinate has any authority requested to do so in aniform, as to order drugs without reference at the Annual Inspection. to him. Colonel Crisp reports with the exception that cape, bon. that he must cor form his requisi-pets or hate may be worn at dis tions to a fixed schedule, which oreti D.

Hate, if worn, mast be schedule. I may state, contains whi ́c, with black band. far fewer items than those stack. ed at the Civil Hospital. As Hongkong is a foreign station, Colonel Crisp may make such loos] purchases outside schedule as he may consider which arose out of this incident, secessary, but he must submit the Apothecary reports:-"Similar the bills to the Home Authorities cases have occurred in other parta' for covering approval. No subor-f the hospital with other stock dinate ban any authority to order mixtures, lolions etc., each floor drugs without asking his prior baving its own particular con- permission.

this

The Apothecary in the first in- stance stated that there had been a shortage of various articles

(SJ) V. RALPHS," Adjunt & Boa. Sre.

centrations. In my opinion this was "asking for trouble," as unless the same Sistern were always on duly on the sime floor mistakes were sure to and have arisen.

THE HONGKONG `TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1916.

SHARE MARKET **QUOTATIONS.

Up to the Migute.

Jaiona. Douglasss. Indre (Def.) Steamboata. Chins Sugars.

b. $ 925.00,

b. $ 123 50.

b. $133.00. b. $ 22.25.

b. $128.00.

Malabon Sugars. b. $ 37.50. K'loon Dooks. b. $ 132.60.

b. $

Sumphreys Ewou Kung Yike S'hai Cottons.

1.00.

b. T 162.50.

b. b.

18.00.

112 50.

Yanguisspoon. b. $ Obins Lights. b. $. Cementa.

b. $ H.K. Electrics, . $ 8.K. Tramways. b. $

6.00.

4.75.

10:30.

55.00.

"

7,20,

LANGKAT OUTPUT.

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

OUR MOTTO

QUALITY

IS AMPLY DEMONSTRATED BY OUR SUPPLY OF

PURE FRESH MILK.

FRESH CREAM. STERILIZED MILK.

(FOR TRAVELLERS (GOING ABROAD).

SOURED MILK.

(FOR THOSE OF LIGHT DIGESTION)..

Prassed for detells he admited as far as possible all mixtures, advise that the Langkat output SAKURA

loliona,

Masara. Benjamin and Potts

that the shortage was in respect

etc., are now of a is as follow:- of articles which Dr. Johnson de-

uniform strength,

I clined to order, as being in his

That the dispensary opinion' unnecessary. The articles consider could have been purchased in the is the only place in which dilu- Colony, had Dr. Johnson thought tions should be mede, and to issue it desirable to do so. The Apothe mixtures in prisonous concentra cary was asked to quote all avail-tions is much too dangerous a The alteration was not able instances of articles which practice.

were short at the Civil Hospital carried out without come trouble. Finally I have asked Dr. Joha- and could not be obtained locally.

for & personal state- He named six articles in 1913, the son only one of importance being ment, and he informs me that throughout the period of his re- diphtheria serum; but in any sidence in the Colony he has on event Dr. Bell was responsible in respect of that year. He was un-no occasion received any written able to name any article in 1914, or verbal protest in the matter of He named three articles in 1915, the cutting down of stor:s. In for each of which there were core-bis connection Dr. Koch states: in a minute addressed to Dr. John- pletely efficient substitutes.

The Sisters were personally inson under date the 10th October "I have in all instar ces in which terviewed by me on the 20th July last. One of them stated that Dr. drugs asked for were not supplied Johnson cut down the issues from accepted your ruling and have not

made a profeet.” store to such an extent as 10 e- danger the safety of patients. An | I do not think that I can an example she quoted a ease fully add anything further. of some time previously dents have been minutely, I may in which strong disinfect-almost any meticulously examin- ant

required and sheed. amounts have been added and seked for Izal. After the Superin-subtracted, totals have tendent signed the order the dis- checked ard in the result not even penser sent her a note to the effect a "ridiculous mus" bas emerged. that she could be supplied, not The following figures, however, with pure Izal, but only with a regarding the principal reductions diluted solution. In another case made by Dr. Johnson in the in- a patient was dying champ gue dent of the autumn of 1913, may was required, and, as none was in be of interest to Hon. Menbers:- stock, his friends had to go out and purchase some.

was

to

Average amount need in

Stock at Dale

theann

Article.

Borncle Acid.

*#Y JA

Bismath Subgitrate.

B. Ethertkylate.

ure.

In-

October 1

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2

122

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112

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LA

101

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5

137

31

118

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126

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167

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118

11

113

11

125

12

130

13

118

14

109

15

116

18

103

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112

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Total to 17th host. 2,003

Daily average

11782

besa IMPORTATION OF OPIUM

Opt. (Carter Dit.)

17 most he remembered that the indant widths to Corso . to 25 th, but at the same time he a. The Ad Tho. of potassium iodide and the 200 gallons of turpentine disallowed, by Dr. Johnson represented a saving 200 gallons.

Thr. Johan did a heretively, exclusive of Crown Asvale' and shipping charges. b. With murd to Ether Dr. Johnson reduced the requisition from 50 lbs. to Carbotated Crasanta (Jayes Fluid).

Important Police Court Judgment.

Bife whe

of

Another Bistor siated that she bad

Mr. Hezeland, at the Police only one pair of forceps for remov-

Court yesterday, delivered ing dressings and she required

jodgment which is of consider more. This request was generally

able interest in shipping circles, supported. No other instances of

in the case against the agent of the cutting down of issues was

the Chinese Brasmehip Tai Sze quoted, but it was complained

Ma, which plies between Hong- that there were many 'new "rules in connection with stores which

kong and Kwong Chan Wan, for allowing the veɛnal to had been made by Dr. Juhr son...

In the mailer of the forceps Dr

be used for the importation, Johnson is of the opinion that the

carriage and conveyance number supplied was adequate.

opiam into Bongkong. It will He bas, bowever, at my request

b remembered that previonely issued further pairs. With regard

the clerk to the compradore was to the champagne incident it is

charged separately with being admitted by the Apothecary that

concerned in bringing the drug he had instructions from Dr John-

into the Colony, but the charge son that champagne in small

was dismissed against him and quantity was to be kept in stock, This order was disregarded. The

he was discharged, when the csɛe question of the issue of Iz :) was

was brought #gainst the agents. heard of for the first time. by Dr.

In his judgmeat Mr. Hazeland Johnson when he was asked to

esid he was of opinion that a report upon the complaint made

Compradore on a abip was a meme by the Sister. The Apothecary

ber of the crew, and he was also ." reported in writing to the Princi- pal Civil Medical Officer on the

of the opinion, having regard to 27th July last:-" The requisi- !

[the evidence, that every reason. able precaution had been taken to tions for Izal from the Maternity Hospital had been steadily in

prevent the unlawful use of the creasing and I had reason

Chip. The inference was that the think that the medical prepara-

ander the charge tion was being used for ordinary

of the compradore and if the esfe sanitary purp ses instead of the

was ander his charge the in- cheaper solution supplied for that

ference also was that he eitber purpose. I spoke to Dr. Koch

owned the opium or was acting about it and he told me to limit the supply, as there was only one It may be that some drug, some as carrier for someone else. That patient at the time who required disinfectant has got through the the compradore should have it. I therefore stopped the supply net so carefully set to entrap it; absconded after the seizure of of 4 oz bottles pure Izal and sup- the Hon. Member may be aware the opium was, in his opinion, plied half gallon bottles of diluted of something which the Govern- the very strongest fact, showing solution. Seven four oz. bottles ment has failed to find; and, if so, the compradore's intimate and were supplied between the 1st I hope that he will bring it into close connection with the opiam. and 15th April, which is sufficient the light of day. The hospital He (His Worship) found that to produce 51 gallons of solu- indents are

all open tion. The evidently did not scrutiny, if this will assist him. having regard to the evideron that meet with Bister A's approve. The reply then of the Govern- the compradore was implicated al as she wrote back to me ment is that its rainutest investi- withi's the meaning of the Act, ft asking by what anthority I had gation has failed to reveal any was contended by the defendants done this. The matter was sin of omission in the manner of that there must be a reported to Dr. Koch. It was not the administration of the Civil viction before a person erald brought to your notice as I con- Hospital druge and disin- be said to be implicated under sidered it too trivial. I acted on factants. by Dr Johnson; the meaning of the section. Ho Dr. Ecch's instruction,"

that on the contrary it is (Bis Worship) was of the opinion Dr. Kooh statas:-"The facts natiefied that Dr. Johnson" has are as stated by the Apothecary, gradually succeeded in compelling that there need not be a conric I-ordered that the diluted solutions systematic and etfcibot store tion. On this point be needed should be prepared in the dispen administration in place of a leak only to say that if the Legislature sary and supplied in whatever of sys em little short of scandal- intended the word "implicated" quantity was requisitioned for. No ous; that it is satisfied that, in should mean "conviction", the limit of course was placed on this, any sense of ill-considered reduc Legislature cald easily hava The only point was the dilution, tion, the stock of drugs and die and the word. He therefore which I considered should be made infectants kept in store at the ordered the defendant to pay under the supervision of the Government Civil Hospital was Apothecary and not left to be done nos reduced by the present. Pris: $260, or, in defsult, be would have to go to prison for three haphassed. On the question of cipal Civil Medical Officer before make DocOmnirated mixtures generally, the war.

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