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REPLIES TO DR. KOCH'S QUESTIONS.
At yesterday's meeting of the Sanitary Beard, the Head of the Sanitary Department, in reply to questions put by Dr. Koch, Indi- ented that the matter of lectures and instructions on the provalence and provention of malaria was under consideration by the Prin cipal: Civil Modical Officer,
There were present at the meet ing, Mr. W. J. Carrio (Chairman), The Hon. Mr. H. T. Creasy, Dr. W. V. M. Koch, Mr. J.P. Braga, Dr. G.. W. Pope (M.O.H.), Mr. Wong Kwong-tin, Dr. S. W. Tso and Mr. J. Watson (Secretary).
Dr. Koch's questions were as follows:
L Pending the arrival of a Ma- taria expert, and, as the work of Malaria Provention should be con tinuously carried out on the usual well-known lines, will the authori- ties zinto what has been done in this direction in this Colony and the New Territory during the past three years as regards;
(a) The training of mullahs. (b) Reclamation of swamps. (c) Dealing with paddy fielda
(1) In Hongkong 6,848" cot whilst reinstatements cover- ed 5,300′fest
(H). In Kowloon 5,624 feet. (b) Reclamation of Swamps. If lowlying localities bo included the arods reclaimed In Hongkong amount to 4 acres, in Kowloon.ap proximately 77 acres and in Now Kowloon 26 acres. These areas have been brought to levels which approximate to those laid down in the Town Planning Schemò. Afte
and other forms of wet cultivation. (c) Denling with Paddy Fields
As it is impossible to eliminate rice cultivation in the New Ter ritories paddy fields must remain potential breeding places for mos quitoes. Drainage "grips" and channele have at times been cut to improve areas which are consider ed likely to facilitate breeding...
2. All district Inspectors mako weekly visits within their own dis tricts to sites where building is going on and to vacant land if possible. Private houses are in- spected for breeding places during house cleansing. An experienced and other forms of wet foreman and two coolies are con- cultivation.
Jatantly employed on anti-mosquito 2-Does this Department con- work on this side of the harbour; tinue to send out an Inspector and and another foreman and four A squad of men to search for and coolies are similarly employed in loente mosquito infected and mos-
Kowloon. quito breeding places and to deal with them.
3. A return prepared by the act- 3.-(a) How many cases of ma- 4. Statistics have been given to ing P.C.M.O, is laid on the table. inrin have been under treatment me by the Military Authorities as during the past three years, yearly to the prevalence of Malaria among in the Public Dispensarice and the troops in the South China Com- Hospitals under Government in- mand. These statistics may not spection and control, giving the be published without the sanction number in each institution,
of the War Office.. It can, how- lever, be stated that, as regards the incidence of Malaria among the rate per thousand was troops during the year 1927, the ably lower than in former years. consider
(b) How many deaths from ma- Jaria have been recorded in such institutions?
(c) How many cases have been diagnosed clinically, and how many by microscopic examination?
4-Could statistics, be obtained 5. This matter is at present un- from the Military Authoritics as to der consideration by the Principal the prevalence of malaria In this 'Civil Medical Officer who has been Command?
conferring with the District Om-
6. Could this Department un- cens, North and South as to the dertake or direct a campaign of In- possibility of forming Anti. Malari- struction among the people by local Societies in the villages of tures and, demonstrations on the Hongkong on lines aimilar to those prevalence and prevention of ma- adopted in India under the guid- laria, calling In, if récessary, the ance of Sir Ronald Ross. Lect Dispensary Medical Staff, the ures and demonstrations have al- Y.M.C.A. and, any other bodies ready been given at Cheung Chau which would offer their services? twice in the past year by Chinese H.S.D's Replies..lecturers attached to the St. John The head of the Sanitary De-Ambulance Association, dealing partment replied as follows:
1. (a). Training of Nullahs? The following training was car ried out during the years 1926, 1926 and 1927.
MALARIA Government Civil Hospital. Cases
Deaths.....
Diagnosed clinically
Diagnosed microscopically
Victoria Hospital.
Cases
Deaths
Diagnosed clinically
Diagnosed microscopically
Kowloon Hospital.
CRACs..
Deaths
Diagnosed clinically
Diagnosed microscopically Tung Wah Hospital.
Cases
Deaths
Diagnosed clinically
not only with Malaria, but with small-pox, typhoid and other dis- cases. It is hoped to arrange for similar lectures and demonstra- tians in other parts of the Colony. RETURNS.
1}
1926
·1140 15
1926
665
1927 401
17
"
No record kept.
28
10
nil
nil
8
ni
nil
20
7
10
248
259
nil
8
No record kept.
202
191
174
49
28
17
Diagnosed microscopically
Kwong Wah Hospital..
No record kept.
771
626
575
Deaths
263
186
Diagnosed elinically
186
660
549
500
Diagnosed microscopically
111
77
75
Kowloon Dispensary.
Cases treated
552
493
181
Incidence amongst Police in New
Territories
1205
Blood smears examined by Govt.
877
428
Bacteriologist
892
386
331
Number positive for Malaria
240
61
65
Percentage
26.9%%%
15.8%
10.6%
Total number of cases treated in
above hospitals
2141
Total number of deaths
817
1737 231
1419
215
(Sd.) W. B. A. MOORE, Principal Civil Medical Officer..
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