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had shown that motions and re- solutions had gone up to the Goy ernment and nothing had happen ed. He was fully aware of the difficulties of the Government in financial aspects but at the same time it was unfortunate to ob serve a lot of money being wasted In fantastic plans where it could have been devoted to a more use- ful purpose.

Dr. Koch, referred to what he termed as the ignominious position in which the Director of Medical; and Sanitary Services was placed, as a member of the Board without any authority in the matter of schemes.such as the one put to the meeting. -

DR. WELLINGTON'S VIEWS.

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Chinese Refuse to Take the

Full Treatment.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARI

the number of deaths from other lung diseases, such as bronchial pneumonia" and bronchitis.

The Death Rate. -

said: the speaker Proceeding, The death rate do far as I can make out from the figures that have been supplied me, taking Hongkong : 1,000,000 population, is 1.7 for the year mentioned, 1928; from pulmonary troubles and 2 from tuberculosis as a whole. That, of course, is high, but not so high as at Home. There is at Home a tuberculosis dispensary, which, as Mr. Lo anys, is the right centre for the diagnosis and treat ment of tuberculosis for each year, and is a clearing houso, etc,

a tuberculosis sanatorium; and then there was the argument that because the percentage of Chines doaths due to tuberculosis was i shown to be higher in 1923⋅ than in | the previous year that therefore

culosis. there was an increase in tuber

Continuing, the Chairman, sald that there was the comparison with the United Kingdom dr. Lo and pointed out that in 1881 the num bez of deaths from tuberculosis was 3.5 per 1,000 and in 1907 that was reduced to 1.6, and then the figure reached one, whereas the figure for the Colony was 1.7. And for the whole range of respiratory diseases 7.

That showed that at the worst Hongkong was 15 years behind the United Kingdom' but, the Chairman asked, was it fair to compare figures of the United: Kingdom with those of a city like Hongkong? Would it not be fair to compare Hongkong with Lon- don? He could not, however, say what the figures for London were, but he thought they were higher.

We have in this Colony certain dispensaries “which are run by Chinese and which can act in the same way as a tubérculosis dis- pensary. Mr. Lo says, that there is in Hongkong no sanatorium which deals with tuberculosis as such. If Mr. Lo means we have

It seemed to him, that it did not no Institution which deals with tuberculosis patients then that is require an expert to say that there a fact, but wo have hospitals in was a great deal of tuberculosis in which every case of tuberculosis the Colonya great deal more than that enteralis treated as such and they would like to see. Speaking every effort is maileto aure as a layman he had always felt that that case, but I can assure it was one of the most serious dis- soases that the Colony had to deal

was whether Mr. Lo's motion with, but the question to his mind covered, all grounds. In the first been no reference to prevention. place he regretted that there had Prevention was obviously 'better than cure, and Mr. Lo had 'over- looked that, what concerned the Board was prevention rather than

you

that tall cases do not stay long, that in. if they feel well enough to work.

cure.

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The Hon. Dr. A. R. Wellington: I am greatly in sympathy with Mr. La in one respect in that be desirous of making provisions för the treatment of chronic cases, but am sure that I am not on tirely in sympathy with him when

The Chinese in one way are he refers to a Sanatorium, that is

Sanatorium for tuberculosis models for the rest of the world. cases alone. My experience In A Chinese who is ill, unless he in the Malay States and in Borneo too. ill to work. Insists on going was to this effect, that a Chinese out of Hospital and doing some will come into hospital for a small work. That is not good enough time, say for three weeks or for tuberculosis if he goes into a

The second point was that the] · "EURYPYLUN month and then, if they are tuber-hospital or sanatorium. He must

"PROTESILAUS" culosis cases and are fed, with stay there for at least six months. motion did not seem to recognise I feel In this place, from my fully the obvious difficulties of the proper food and kept at rest until they improve, they will feel that limited experience, that what we Colony's position. He did not take they are cured and in spite of the want is not a tuberculosis sana- into consideration in his quotations protests of the doctor in charge, torium for those suffering from the many chronic cases which came

many Into the Colony and died. they take their discharge and re-tuberculosis. There are turn in a few months in the second degree. This occurs again, and the third time they come in in the third stage of being incurable: It is wald ht Home that the sans torium treatment is of little value if you can't have cases in for at least six months. "

cases in the hospital which are chronic in the same way so tuber culosis cases. They are too ill to work and there is no place to put them in except our hospitals.

Homes for the Infirm. There are in this Colony, think, institutions for those who are too ill to work, providing for the poor and infirm. Such institu- effect than a tions have more sanatorium that is used for only one type of case,

The value of the Sanatorium is two-fold, perhaps three-fold, Firstly, it is for the benefit of the cases, that is, by toning up the body of the case by giving him good food and plenty of it, graduated. I have nothing more to say on exercise and seeing that he has the point, but I would like to move plenty of fresh air. In the second an amendment, that is place it is of value in teaching the patient how he can cure himself after leaving the sanatorium, that is, when his lungs are just healed but are still tender and which will break down if precautions are not taken.

My experience in that tubor culosis is not cured until two years after the treatment ceases I look upon it as 'n sore, quch as that on other parts of the body The healing of the sors is the first part, the consolidation of the scar is the second part. In the case of tuberculosis it takes two years for the Bear really to harden before the patient can say he is really out of the wood.

With regard to the complete segregation of tuberculosis cases if the patient understands the danger that he is to others and Lakes the proper precautions com- plete segregation is not necEBURTY. There are many cases at Home which are being treated in their own houses and they are just as well off provided that they have good food and: fresh air and provided they can comply with the condi- tions as in a, sanatorium. They are just as well off in their own home as in a sanatorium.

Continuing, Dr. Wellington com- pared the tuberculosis returns with

Continuing, the Chairman said that it appeared to him that the difference between Mr. Lo's motion and the amendment was that where ae in the motion the Board was expressing an opinion to the Gov- 1ernment, in the amendment ther

were inviting the Government, hav ing regard to obvious difficulties, to consider the feasibility of mumking some provision for tuberculosis. canes.

Major Cheyne said that he would like to support the amendment. He had spoken to Mr. Lo earlior tremendous in the day and saw possibilities, but since he had heard the amendment he thought that it met the cass better.

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MR. M. K. LO'S REPLY.

Provision of a Sanatorium Necessary.

"The Board is much concerned at the continued high level of mortality from tuberculosis and urges the Government to consider be if more effective stopa can taken to ensure so far as possible,:: that conditions of residence in the Colony do not lend themselves to the aggravation or contraction of

Mr. M. K. Lo: I should like to the discase, and to. consider the. feasibility of providing some form make a few remarks in reply to you, of "Poor Law" infirmary for the Mr. Chairman, to begin with 1 care of Chinese cases."

must say that I cannot take it, I may say that, this amendment as lying down too much, about the is nol opposing entirely Mr. Lo's observations you made with regard motion but it seems to me to be to the use of the figures. I told putting what he wishes in another you, Sir, the source from which I obtained them. If I was wrong, form.

all I can say is that any fair-mind- ed man reading this report would have obtained the same impression. You were good enough to lend me the copy, I having left mine in the office not knowing that the figures would be challenged. I would refer you to the top of page 143. This is

a report of the

COMPARISON OF FIGURES.

Chairman Says London Higher Than Hongkong.. Rising to support the amendment, the Chairman said that the Direc- tor of Medical and Sanitary. Ser- médical officer of health, and it vices had criticised, effectively, he says from the above table (which thought, Mr. Le's premises. The 1 take the liberty of extracting), first point was that Mr. Lo had that "fatal tuberculosis cases are been quoting figures for the whole increasing, in the Colony" all in range of respiratory diseases Italiès.

amounting to 6,800. That figure As a layman, I put this report: could not be produced to prove the before you and base my remarks increase of tuberculosis, nor could on it. I think it to be true. If the it be adduced to show the need-for (Continued on Page 13.)

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