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Confucius: "To so the right thing and not to do it, is want of cour age."

Mosquito Breeding.. not in a position to reply to. He desired, however, to point out and Dealing with the question of

to the members to recommend any With these words I wish to put malaria and mosquito, Mr. Carriot stress the matter that it was open its said that they were accused of amendment they wished, to the bye- before the board for

That dealing with the matter in a laws. The Head of the Sanitary (Continued from page 9.) approval the motion:

this

aug-"slipshod" way. The matter has Department had no power except Board respectfully diseases in the present manner of

to the Authorities the been under consideration for some as a member of the Board. He refuse disposal. In my opinion the goats constructed destructors and not se-/vestigations into the possibility of Officer of Health was very much from the Board. It struck him refuse should be burnt in properly propriety of setting in action in-time and the opinion of the Medical had to carry out his instructions cumulated for carriage in barges devising means for the pravention against the paragraph dealing with that certain members thought that of the prevalent infectious this question. If members would the Board was a critical assembly.

to be later dumped in the sea..

Here again, when I ventured to scases, such as Typhold, Malaria, look into the bye-law in question, That was net so, it was not open suggest the advisablity of the Tuberculosis, etc. It further sug- they would see that if mosquitoes advisory or consultative. I had erection of destructors, the suggests that such investigations were found on any premiens the definite powers and one of those gestion was stated not only to be might be undertaken by local medi- Board might serve notice to remove powers was to devise mentio The cal men under the direction of dietho secumulation of water which combat diseases. Mr. Carrie add- costly but impracticable. authorities said that our refuse Government, and that their reports causes the breeding and also take od. Such being the power of the stops to stop such accumulation, Board, I was somewhat surprised used to large a percentage be published for the guidance of Power is given to the "Board" at hearing, at the last meeting of of moisture and so could not be the community."

throughout the paragraph..

this' Board that the mover of this burnt. But I have seon the latest

Seconder's Remarks.

On discovering such "breeding resolution was aware of a plague type, of déstructor in the Borough

Dr. S. C. Ho in seconding Dr. places the Board served notice of mosquitoes near Branksome of Marylebone and was told they Koch's motion said: There is one to the occupier of the house to Towers, and yet he took no action could deal with refuse containing point I would like to mention. It abate a public health nuisance to set the Board's machinery in 90 percent of moisture, and I was seems to me the whole keynote of

.,

later would be found to be full which they (the medical men) again and another notice had to be could help the Board and do very served and the pot is emptied again good service, that was by fur- and this sort of thing would go nishing the Medical Officer of or infinitum. If a tenant com- Health with a detailed history of plied with the Board notice, no- every case which came under their

struck with the thorough manner Dr. Koch's speech lies in this The tenant on getting this notice motion."

Speaking of local medical prac- in which its incineration was question--that there is a lack of emptics out his lower pots per effected. But we are told that in public education in this Colony.hapa, or in some other way abates titioners, Mr, Carria feared that seaside places, the efficient method if the Government were to appoint the nuisance complained of. No they would have no time to devote further action was possible by the to the suggested investigations. of refuse diaposal is to dump it a committee or to form a council Board. The flower pots some time There was one way however, in into the sea. This is probably of general health education in the effective in England, where a Colony, a lot of good can be de- strong tide disposes of everything rived. You take England for in- cast into the sea, but in this stance. Every baby born to the Colony I think everything cast world is looked after from the day into the sea returns to rest on it is born to the time it leaves

our bathing school. our shores, and beaches are rendered offensive and The examination of school chil-thing could be done to prevent care and thereby assist the Board unhealthy. The experiments with dren is carried out to a certain recurrence. If on the other to find the source of the Infection. Dr. Ho had spoken on the lack floats carried out two years ago extent in this Colony but this is hand, he failed to comply he would in the month of November are not done for the greater part in Bri-be brought" before a Magistrate of public health education and the convincing. If the fonts do not tish schools and not in the Chin- who alone could make an order to Chairman agreed that such educa

the refuse land on our shores

ese schools. If the Government the tenant not to repeat the accu-tlon could be enlarged. The mat- ter was being taken up and a great employed medical men to come for-mulation of water.

does. Now this matter of dealing with refuse should be taken up. Tuberculosis.

THE DOVER

ward and give. lectures and de- Dr. Koch: What time elapsès (deal of work bad already been done. The co-operation of Chinese me- monstrations to the community 1 between the notice and the clear-

dical practitioners would be of the am sure, the prevention of tubering out? Tuberculosis. The methods for culosis and other diseases will be

Mr. Carrie Very short, About greatest possible use. The exami

not nation of school children had been the prevention of tuberculosis are effective and that the diseases will forty-eight hours. Certainly

more than three days from the time started and a considerable amount well-known, and can easily be die away in time.

had been done in education school- combined

it is found. with the treatment.

Dr. Tso's Speech, " The causes flourish in darkness-in Addressing the meeting Dr. S. Continuing, the chairman said boys in hygione,

The motion was then put to the the absence of sunlight and W. Too said: I see that the first that the result had been that a darkness. The provisions of the part of the motion asks the Gov-question had arisen na to the house and was carried by three · "It votes to nil, a number of members Building Ordinance as regards ernment to take action in making amendment of that bye-law. fresh air and sunlight should be investigations. So far as I have had been proposed to him that the Pot voting. strictly enforced and in new build-seen, since I have been in the breeding of mosquitoes should be ings and tenement houses special Board, I cannot blame the Govern- made a summary offence. That attention should be paid to this, ment that they have not taken acproposal must be gone into very If fresh air and sunshine cannot than in the investigation at all. very carefully and if adopted he be brought into the house, the pa- The beautiful part of the motion thought the Government would be tient should be taken out into the lies in the last part, that is, the the greatest offender. It was not fresh air and sunshine. This suggestion that the investigation desired that they should make it could be done, with some gentle might be taken up by medical meu an offence and haul people up he- compulsion. In my opinion are under the direction of the Gov-fore a Magistrate if they could gular plan of campaign should teernment. Nothing gives me more stop it in any other way. undertaken by this unfortunately pleasure than to hear that the There was no doubt that the named "Sanitary Board," which local practitioners are to take a Board had not done yery much as should be renumed tho "General interest in these investigations and Board of Health," to instruct the try to make home suggestions in regards the vending of cooked food, etc., and the chairman men. people and sufferers as

to the order to try and prevent infectious toned that he had certain pro- means they should adopt towards lisenses, the prevention and amélioration of this discase. Pouring gallons of Cod Liver Oil and cough mix ture.down their throats is not all that is required. A campaign of instruction should be instituted.

Diphtheria, influenza, and puer:

other peral fever are

diseases which might be investigated with a view to their prevention and suppression.

ure

There is nothing better anyone pasals in hand in relation to this matter. He assured members that can do than to enlist the services the question was not overlooked of the Chinese medical practioners and that they were always trying here, because they know the con-

dition much better than any scien-10 find some method of improving tifle man who come here to make the sanitary condition of the food

supplied. investigations for a month or so.

In regard to the matters of flies, This investigation by an expert from abroad is only auperficial as these were bound by bye-laws of they are not aware of the actual the Board and members were open living conditions in this Colony to recommend any amendment to while the Chinese medical expert the bye-laws or submit a new one. must know better.

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The question of refuse disposal It is very nice to have scientific Tetanus of the newly born.— The official report, records 64 schemes brought forward by the was next touched by the chairman, Government but their carrying out who said that the question of in. deaths of children under one

would depend largely on the de- cinerators was once again before month in 1926. This is 411 ominently preventible disease, and gree in which they conform with the Government. He said that he the living conditions in this was not so sure that all the refuse I note that Professor Wang of the Colony. I am glad Chinese medical found on local bathing beaches University undertook an invest!- gation into this subject and at-practitioners are asked to make came from the Sanitary Depart tributes ita incidence to the ap-suggestions and I am sure the ment's refuse duped into the sea. plication of some Chinese powder motion is very useful and I think If any member had watched a large will bear fruitf the Government steamer leave the Harbour, they to the navel of the newly-burns. will take the initiative by asking would have observed that as soon This interesting plece of work re- the doctors to go into the matter. as the vessel get outside the har- flects credit on the Investigator

Chairman's Reply.

bour limits they would dump all and should save many infants*

After Dr. G. W. Pepe had made their accumulated rubbish over- lives in future."

Samining up I may say that the observations on certain medical board and he did not see how the application of methods of preven-matters raised by Dr. Koch, the Bourd could stop that. tion in the diffusion of diseases Chairman, Mr. W. J. Carrie, have been woefully neglected in addressing the Board, expressed had been of a medical nature, this Colony. The authorities have his opinion that the matter of the which Mr. Carrie confessed he was adopted an attitude of apathetic condition in which food was exposed acquiescence when it was their for sale in the market was within bounden duty to direct inquiry and the province of the Beard. research into the local conditions Korh had used the words "within of these infectious diseases. There the province of the Sanitary It struck him well equipped laboratories, Department" there are able and well trained throughout the whole of. Dr. men on the spot. It is no excuse Koch's speech, except in regard to that men are too much engaged in the remarks as to the cause of their routine work, for memorable various clincases, that the Depart and far-reaching discoveries have ment was referred to where it When he first saw the resolu- been made by general practition-should have been the Board, ers, Koch, a general practitioner tion, he wondered whether the in the country, discovered the Board was only asked to bring to tubercle bacillus in the interval! the notice of the Government that of his daily work. Manson, a gen-research into the causes was, TC- eral practitioner in Amoy, dls-uired, but it was admitted that covered the Filaria Laveran, an the causes were known and the Army surgeon discovered the resolution is only, to, nak the malaria parasite and Ross, another Government to devise means of Army surgeon worked out its con- proventing them. veyance by tho mosquito, and so Speaking of the power of the on. I only want to emphasize the Board Mr. Carrle, quoting from fact that costly laboratories, local Ordinances said that the well equipped with modern ap- Board had power to make bye-laws paratua and instruments of preci in regard to the prevention, 28 sion are not all that is required. far as possible and the mitigation The Research worker is like the of any epidemic, contagious or in- poet, horn, not made, and we have fectious disease. The Board had here in this Colony ample material had that power for 26 years for research by which men wil and he thought it had done a gain undying fame, even if no great deal to prevent the discase

mentioned in Dr. Koch's speech. money!

Dr. Koch had mentioned the Want of Courage.

case of typhoid and a question of research. That was of course, Let us hopo now that the Govery-largely a matter of staff. They had ment have got a Director of Medi-recently had one assistant medic cal and Sanitary Services that they officer attached to the staff and will be guided by him as to the sub-two more have boon asked for, jects and means of investigation: together with a malarialist and that it will not be as the French when they had a fairly adequate saying is, "the more you change, staff, he felt sure that the Medi- the more it remains the samo," cal Officer of Health, who up to Alas, poor P.C.M.O.!

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