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TYPHOID-CASES.
ASSURING STATEMENT BY.
THE M. O. H.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY
23, 1927.
ment with the object of (a) Vetter U, S. AND NICARAGUA. supervisión Being exercised over
PROPOSED.
the supply of vegetables and other NEW TREATY FOR DEFENCE market produce cultivated with manare derived from human and, animal sources: and (b) control-
Washington, Feb. 22. ling the use of offensive. matter. It is reported that tho "After careful, inquiry into all for manurtal purposon so neto president Diaz has proposed recent cases I have not found any reduce to a minimum the danger of to the State Department a now treaty with Nicaragus evidenco to justify the apprehen disseminating communicable dis- sion that typhoid has assumed or cadea in the event of an outbreak and the United States, the latter is likely to nasumo epidemic thereo£?`
guaranteeing the protection of proportions at present," was the
The President, Mr. N.L. Smith Nicaragua from external attacks reply given by the Medical Officer replied: Chinese market gardens and internal disorders due to of Health, Dr. G.W. Pope, to an New Kowloon are act at present outside Interference-Reuter'a question. put by Mr. J.P. Braga at inspected by the staff of the Sani- American Service, yesterday's meeting of the Sanitary Department. If the in- tary Board.
Mr. Braga's question was: "With reference to the fatal European (British) case of typ hoid, reported in the local news- papers of the 14th February, and to other cases (also European), now happily convalescing, and in order to allay public apprehension, will the Medical Officer of Health
Source Not Traced. Other questions asked by Mr. Braga were as follow:
spection now suggested is to have any practical results, it will, 1 think, be necessary as a first stop for the Board by resolution to re- verso, its ruling that the Scaveng ing and Conservancy by-laws are not to be enforced in outlying areas...
Unenoked Vegetables.
UNWANTED EFFIGY.
FLOUTING FREDERICK
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Hanover-A Hanover firm, whose proprietors have strong Re- publican sympathies, objected to receiving letters stamped with the new stamp bearing the effigy of Frederick the Great
please state whether, in his Mr. Braga: In the hypothetical, opinion, these cases, which have though not improbable, case of They refused to accept letters occurred among the European the discharges of a typhoid,pationt so franked, and returned them residents of Kowloon, may take finding their way into the cess with a label: "Acceptance refused, the form of an incipient epidemie pool in Kowloon Tong (referred owing to envelopes being franked of this malignant disease?
to in my questions on the 25th with Froderick stamp, as a protest January last) and thus liquid against the monarchist and millt- manure sprayed over the vegetarist propaganda of the German ables in cultivation in the dis- Post Office." trict, will the Medical Officer of In reply the postal authorities Has the source of infection in Health please inform the Board have informed the frm that the the cases mentioned in () been whether such a source of infection traced and, if so, what is it? If would not be a real menaco to the manner of the refusal of the cor- not will the. Medical Officer of health of the residents of Kowlon, respondence was contrary to regu- Iations, and was regarded as a Health be so kind as to explain,Tong?"-
libel on the pastmaster-General. what, in his opinion, led to the The Medical Oflicer of Health. It is further intimated that the disense being contracted by the patient who unfortunately suc- cumbed to the disease?
The MOH. replied: The netual source of infection has not been traced in these cases. In the absence of definite knowledge as to the source I am unable to ex- press an opinion as is the probable cause of the infection. This ap plies also to the fatal case who, I might add, lived in an institution from which no other cases have been reported.
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No Inspection.
replied: Under the circumstances postulated in this question any one who ate the uncooked vegetables in question would run nerisk of infection and that risk would be the same whether or not such a person lived at Kowloon Tong. The Board advises the public quarterly of the danger of eating uncooked vegetables
The Estimates.
On the proposal of the President Committee gansisting of Drs. Macgown and S.W. Tao was form- ed to consider the estimates of the Sanitary Department for 1928, and report to the Board,
Mr. Braga: Will an opportunity be afforded the Board to discurs the estimates before they are sent to the Government?
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letters will not be returned to the sender-Central News.
[Frederick the Great was King so 1786) but of Prussia (1749 not of Hanover.]
Mr. Braga: I want to be sure that provision is made for a market, if only a temporary one, at Kowloon Tong."
The President: If you have any suggestions the Committee will consider them.
On the proposal of the President the plans for proposed markets at Cheung Sha Wan and Kowloon City were apprazed.
Those
present at the meeting" were Mr. N.L. Smith (president), Dr. S.W. THO, Mr. Wong Kwong Tin, Dr. S.C. Ho., Mr. J.P. Braga,
Mr. Braga: "Owing to the re- currence of typhoid cases, and so to avert the danger of the dreaded disease spreading in an epidemic fortis will the President cause instructions to be issued for the periodic and more frequent The President: Yes, of course. the Hon. Mr. H.T. Creasy Direc-i visits of Chinese market gardens We have a debate on the estimates tor of Public Works), Dr. G.W. in the outskirts of Old Kowloon if we have anything by ofcers of the Sanitary Depart-forward.,
to
bring Pope (Medical Offeur of Health)
and Mr. D. Davies (secretary.)
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