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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

WEDNESDAY,

NOVEMBER S. 1922.

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Labour Shortage in the Philippines.

Discussion By Sanitary

in

Board.

Mr. Stevens as Host. Peking. Nov. 7-Mr. F. W. Stevens, representative in China

We in the Philippines (ays the

An interesting discussion on the of American interests in the Connie Bulletin) are confronted at luncheon by the problem of a shortage of increase the prevalence of sortium, was host

labour. malaria and the adoption of to-day to representatives of the

Labour shortage, in the long methods to ascertain the incidence English (and American) press

rub, is something not alone of the disease took place at a meet-in Peking. The occasion was to

dependent upon the number of ing of the Sanitary Board yester-meet Mr. Nores, for whom & Dummen on payroll but rather upan day aftern:on, presided over by ber of official and unofficial the number of men available for Mr. G. E. Sayer.

entertainments art being

ar-dus-

The subject was raised by Dr.|ranged-Bruter," W. V. M. Koch, who, pursuant to zotice, asked:

(1) Whether there has been an in-

Flere in Manila we feel a cer- [rain amount of difficulty on this score, but upon the large agricu!- {tural holdings in the provinces

crease in the prevalence of PEKING PARLIAMENT. the problem is even more acute.

malaria in Hongkong and the New Territory during this

year.

(2) What method has been adopt-

Many Bills Submitted.

In last Monday's issue of the Bulletin we published an article prepared by Dr. Lowell, who is at present connected with the Bin- ed to ascertain the incidence! Peking, Nor. -The Cabinet albegan sugar central. In of malaria in the Colony, has submitted to Parilament for the economic loss suffered by this article the doctor points out | (B) Whether the extensive build consideration the following: The planters as a result of illness ing operations now in pro-Washington Nine-Power Treats among labourers, and intimates xress might be held account-regarding the Postal and Tarit that if as much were spent in table for the increase of Conventions. the Sino-German proper provision to malar, if there be any in-Treaty, the Sizo-Persian and Sino-disease as is ultimately utilized prevent

Chillan Commercial Treaties, the in. the care of sick whose (4) If so, whether any prophy-International

Con-absence from the fields la causing lactic method can be adopted,vention. such as ensuring the adminis-, tration of quinine to the

crease.

Arbitration

Agenda For House,

workmen and coolies engaged)" In addition, er such work.

a real economic loss, the planters would find a nest surplus in their pockets.

2 statement was The latest health report of] also submitted regarding the the United States department

Dr. W. W. Pearse, the Medical Sino-Japanese Conference over of labour to come. to hand Oficer of Health, replied: 1 find shantung. These documents wil deals at some length with this it somewhat difficult to give really, be placed on to-morrow's agenda sobject The investigators hired définite answers to these question in the House of Representatives by Washington show conclusively because recognise that behind ... Reuter,

Dr. Rich's questions there lies as

extremely

important matter.

Therefore, I would ask "Dr. Kuch

and the Board generally to bear would take this opportunity with me while I answer the ques-reminding them that, while they Itions as best I can.

Lack of Data.

¡that there is a real saving to the employer of labour who takes proper precautions to see that his men are kept in the best possible physical condition.

These investigators claim that

are reasonably safe frem malaria in cases where more than 100 men in urban areas here, yet the are employed on a single job. disease Indigenous 10 the the average loss on account of indisposition or illness is no less than 20 percent, a day, in the case of common labour, unless & phy sician is kept to advise, prescribe and treat. Where such provision akes a sudden drop, and from one is made, however, this percentage

I Malaria not being noth Colony and that in outlying duble disease there is no reliable mists there is alanys danger of method of ascertaining its prera-l infection. Mosfaito nets should lence, Deathe from malaria and therefore never be neglected. Jadmissions te the Governmenti Dr. Hech: Arising out of that, Civil Hospital for malaria are sit, may I ask whether it would posible for the Sanitary

recorded. During the first three

quarters of this year there were Department to take steps in erde/10 three per cent. absence from)

297 deaths ascried to malaria andj

rotify the contractors and

if the same rate should continurį (during the last quarter, the death people

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health reasons is mated.

When it comes to a copaiders- of the economic factor

whe are employers cftica

very

from malaria for the year will large gars of labour. These involved it would certainly amount to 196 as compared with People as the Medical Officer of appes: that the doctor who is jin2 in 1921 and 1920. The admis. Health sups, are a

Kreat not only able to treat for disease of malaria. from whom contracted but is also able to take the Government Civa Pras Hospital fer malaria for the yearsj molaris undoubtedly spreads and charge of the sanitation problems

vare

that mean in their solution the 1029, 1921 and 1922 (1st quart-ifer whom we do not

prevent were 161, 250 and 194 re-lently to

them from prevention of disease has be- spectivly. The last figure. If the being attacked by melania mos-come a most important element sume rate of admission he main quitoes and prevent the moin the situation.

There is at present noapparent tained, will give 158 admissions quite being effective and carrying For the whole year. There seems the infection elsewhere. We means for increasing our labour to be ground for thinking that the seem to look after the better class supply, but at least we can keep [inuidence of malaria has nereased people; we do not worm about the supply we have up to

during the last two years.

the servants and Power cia

2. Apart from voluntary people who are really the incus formation from medical pract the disease. I would like to tioners and that whoaised from whether ments can be adopted in itme tiovernmen Cwil Hospital order to bring about such an end. jand the death registers, no method

has been adopted to ascertaini

Chinese as Carriers.

*

the incidence of malaria in Hong-l The Chairman said he would Okomt. Compulsory not:ficution is relard Dr. Koch's question |imoracticable and the continual notice and would reply to it

interchange 1.000,500 per

In areas, between exist in urban annum.

proper standard of efficiency, and spared to make this no accom certainly no effort should be plished fact.

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I understand the Medical, Officer America, and the system.official-

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5. Bullding operations involv-|by that? ing the basing of large numbers

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Dr. Pearse replied that in the London, acmitted that there finglich Bicycles THE HANG LEE CYCLEC English Palmer

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по Malay States, was of croles and artisans in places, Far Eat-in the especially in outlying districts Bummu, South Chine and so on-culty and on the fringe of urban areas. the native races must always said that until wireless broadcast. where they have not been housed suspected of being infected or, as ing was popularised in this coun- before. will undoubtedly lead to was said in regard to veterinary would not be commercially

possible. increase of malaria in such dis-work, "salted." The majority of The American invention

tricts amongst the near residents Chinese were infected with

con.

sists of an automatic apparatus

if any. This was observed stmalaria. They did not show it with an exterior not unlike &

there

the Fast end of Victoria during except occasionally when

post office stamp slot machine. the building of the University and was cold weather or storms, when it is surmounted by a revolvable! notably in Kowloon during the ther ailed for a day or two. The loop serial and takes its power construction of the big railway 2 dose of quinine or a little rest from a 110 volt lighting circuit tunnel. Apart from this, there is put the. alright again. Sever-supply.

Fanling.

must

2

the fact that recently many newtheless, the majority of pative! It is claimed that the machine buildings have been erected in races in the Far East, in tropicalfis "fool proof." When the coin outlying districts and many peo-areas where malaria xas exis-is inserted in the slot at the A time when the ple are passing their nights in tent. were "salted." they were the top fat places where malaria

be real carriers of malaria. That broadcasting news intimates expected. e.g. 2 Repulse Bay, was to say that the parasite was in programme is being sent opt) automatically Chinese villagers their bone, marrow or spleen: it two lights" are etc. and servants must always be re-might not be found in the blood switched on and the music is garded as probable carriers of taken from the finger or ear, but heard through a large horn at the malaria and given a few ancphe-it was there all the same. There bottom of the instrument.

The "tuning" is fixed when ine mosquitoes from the hili-fore. if they had large numbers of sides or cccasional marshes, the artisans, coolies, hotel workers, the instrument is installed, but disease 1 sure to spread.

domestic servants and so on and certain "caps" are left in order to (4) It is very doubtful that the a anopheline mosquitoes, make changes when new stations

few taking of small doses of quinine they were bound to get now and come on, or if the wave lengths Bre changed. Taken in large as a prophylactic is really of any again the disease transferred from quantities this slot machine radio use. On the contrary, recent one to the other. researche; suggest that this habit. Replying to Mr. Chow Shou-300, may even detract from the value Dr. Pearre said the infection was

la producible for 100 dollars.

It is already put forward' as a suitable addition to a hotel suite,

of curative doses when they are spread by a mosquito biting an so that for a slight extra charge needed. The best means of pro-infected person and then attack-jon the price of a room the client tection, apart from the draining ing an uninfected person.

could enjoy sradio concert whilst

of swamps, clearing of vegatation The Chairman: Then the only he is having his bath [" and training of water courses, carrier is the anopheles, consist in screening houses with Dr. Pearse: So far as we Imons,

wire gauze and using mosquito Sir.

?

The discussion then terminated.

There was no further business of public interest.

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