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THE MENINGITIS EPIDEMIC

DISCUSSION AT SANITARY BOARD MEETING

MOTION DEFEATED

TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 1932.

The meningitis epidemic буда fully discussed nt yesterday's mesting of the Sanitary Board when a resolution was submitted by Mr. R. A. de Castro Basto, urging that more effective methods be taken to check the spread of the present outbreak. lie urged

tho

promotion of un Intousive health propaganda campaign.

"With this end in view I suggest that steps be taken to institute an intensive form of propaganda to instruct the general public as ro- gard the methods of prevention of tho disease. Tho propaganda could be effected through the press, by means of illustrated posters, public lectures in open spaces, or better still through the agency of A Health Propaganda Bureau to be established under the auspices of this Board.

actual steps one must take against meningitis but I do feel that some- thing should be done. Dr. Basto is a highly qualified medical man and he has suggested that certain measures would

offective, Whether they would or would not be effective I do not know but I feel that any measures. suggested by a responsible doctor would be infinitely better than the alterna- tive of inertia. I therefore second Dr. Basto's motion without com. mitting myself to all the arguments he has advanced.

Dr. Pope's Views.

"It will be the work of this bureau to disseminate health know

edge to the public, not only during epidemics, but throughout the year. It will be its aim to develop The Medical Officer of Health In the community a certain degree | (Dr. G. W. Pope) said he would of health-mindedness. In a colony be justified In protesting against like this where the practice of the wording of the motion but he western scientific medicine is not did not intend to take exception to generalised, the measures adopted it. Dr. R. A. de Castro Basto naked:

by the authoritica in the interest "Will the Head of the Sanitary of public health, are not only un-

A great deal had been made out Department kindly obtain the appreciated but rogarded with of the meningitis epidemic, he said, necessary particulars in reply to dilindence. This attitudo on the but people should not lose their the following questions for the

part of the uneducated has the sense of proportion. After all, information of this Board viz.:

effect of frustrating the desired there had not been such an J. As the causative organism result. The compulsory removal enormous number of deaths-cer. of Cerebro-spinal Meningitis has

of the Infected to the hospital le a tainly nothing compared with the been found to belong to several

case in point. It must be recognia number of deaths from tuberculosia groups or types, has thero been

ed that the average Chinese have, every year. any attempt at typing the

nu intense horror of being removed organisms isolated from the cases to a hospital, particularly occurring in the present epidemle?ernment hospital. Therefore his

a gov Answer-Yes. The necessary friends and relatives will employ preliminary work towards doing every device to conceal the this has been in progress from an

ense from the knowledge of the sanitary early period in the epidemic. authorities. Another objection the Chinese have against reporting a case, is not only the risk of re- moval, but also the subsequent process of disinfection. These two objections on their part form the great stumbling block on the path of the M.O.II. It is with the idea of overcoming these difficulties that I presume the Macao authorities have tried the original expedient of permitting the relatives to accom- to complete this work yet. It willpany their patient to the isolation be a considerable time before the hospital. This novel procedure is

worthy of a trial. -

il. If this has not been done, will the Government consider doing so immediately 7

Answer-Seo answer to 1.

ili. If on the other hand, this has already been done, which is the particular type of meningo. roceus responsible for the greater mumber of cases occurring in this present outbreak?

Answer-It has not been possible

results are available.

iv.

Is the corresponding anti.

Tenching the Public.

type serum (as distinct from the usunl polyvalent serum) being prepared, and If not, will the "By way of preventative pró- Government consider its prepara-paganda the public should be in- tion with regard to the present structed: epidèmic, seeing that according to the latest researches it has been found that the mortality rate is greatly diminished when the "type" of organism is known and the corresponding anti-serum employ ed?"

"I would like to ask what value coolics" he said. The coolies, he propaganda would be among the contended, would never understand. propaganda. It would be just as useful to tell them to take a six weeks summer trip annually as to talk propaganda to them.

Dr, Pope, then attacked the hous- Ing system among the coolic class and madu a plea for more fresh air for them. It was the tunnel type of house, with one end locked that was productive of disease. Meningitis was not bred in the open spaces. It originated in the hovels in the city.

these houses" he concluded.

"You must do something about

The President. Mr. G. R. Sayer, supported the Medical Omcer of Health.

Mr. Wong Kwong-lin supported Dr. Baato's resolution and thought that something should certainly be

OUR BRITISH, CROSSWORDA,

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1 So met in the first place-bul

not invariably, of course, 9 Look for this thoroughly. 10 Although always in front, the

place for the second is firat- right behind.

11 Go and mend it.

12 Say, "Oh," after making such a blunder. It does sound easy to build in this-

14 way.

16 Supports a picture with ease. 16 Incorporates a wish without which no Jow would be complete. 18 One of my ancestors--a woll- known man-aided by an Insect, became positively brillant,

21 Irish river. 24 City of Syria.

20 In such a secluded spot where polf, in itself was of no account (hidden).

30 Our little mother, God blens her (Holmes, "A Good Time Coming.")

31 Sent froin home. (Put in the

11.50.) 32 One gets nothing by a series of

such frult. 33 Last month.

34 There was "always

bisan

In closing the debate on resolution, Dr. Basto said he did not mean to infer that the Medical Officer of Health had not done all in his power to check the spread of meningitis.' “I was just thinking that as a medical man this was an occasion for me to come forward with a few suggestions" he said.

1. As to the ways by which indone to check the meningitis. fection gains entry into the body.

Dr. Basto's Reply. In the case of Cerebro-Spinal Fever thin occurs through the throat, and the public should be warned to avoid breathing polluted nir, by abstaining from gathering Answer-The preparation of in crowds. They should also be serum by immunisation of animals told that when a person sneezes or takes about 3 months, hence the coughs into the atmosphere, minute scrum now in progress of prepara- drops of discharge from the lungs, tion can hardly be of use in the nose and throut are projected into present epidemie. The work at.pre- | the air. These droplets are heavi- Proceeding, he said Dr. Pope had! sent being done can only be consi-ly laden with germs, and persons contended that the disease was dered in the light of the future. standing near aro liable to become practically confined to the coolic As a matter of fact no other serum

infected by this means. We have class and attributed this to their but

not a polyvalent serum is ever lately taken steps to teach the want of fresh air. He did employed in modern treatment ns public not to spit In public. It is, think the argument stood, for it the infecting organisms are always much more important that they must be remembered that the coolle of multiple types. Our present should learn to dnceze and cough class was in the great majority and Rerum has been tested against into their handkerchiefs, and it was only natural that there several of the organisms recovered these are not available, to stand should be more cases among them in the present epidemic and found away from his neighbours when than in the European section. to be highly potent. The prepara- coughing or sneezing. tion of future serum will of course be modified, if necessary, by the information gained. during the course of the present work.

Proposed Health Bureau. After his questions had

been answered, Dr. de Castro Basto moved the following motion:

That in the opinion of this board it is desirable in the public interest that more effective measures be taken to check the spread of the present outbreak of cerebro-spinal meningitis In the Colony, including the organisation of an intensive health propaganda campaign for the purpose of in- structing the public both as regard the methods of prevention and cure of this disease."

"When I drafted the motion standing in my name a few days ago" he said the incidence of the epidemic of cerebro-spinal fever was at its highest. I am gind to note however that the disease is on its wane, but nevertheless 1 shall let the motion stand,

Co-

In conclusion, Dr. Basto painted 2. As to the methods whereby out that meningitis was sudden and the nose and throat may be sterills-tuberculosis was gradual. T. B. ed and kept clean, by the use of was 90 per cent chronic and there gargles, sprays, nose drops, nasal was plenty of time to bring it douches etc. The atomisers em- under the notice of a doctor. ployed In the last epidemic are not Meningitis on the other hand was to be recommended as they may be very sudden in making 119 the means of spreading Infection pra:Lce and Leerefore, a through several people using the sidered it was necessary that more

should be known about it.. same apparatus.

3. As to the earliest signs and symptoms of the disease: In the they case of cerebrospinal fever

re-Suddeness in the onset of the disease, headache, fever, cutaneous rash, inability to bend the hend forwards etc.

4. As to the chances of cure if The early treatment is instituted. | Chinese are not entirely prejudiced against western methods of treat- ment. They are only too glad to

themselves avail

of western medicine provided they are satis- fied that it is better than their It is for the government to bring about their gradual conver- sion, by constant and repeated instructions in such matters.

own.

"In combating a disease in its epidemic form, the earnest operation of the pubile is of the utmost importance. Unless the public understands the mode spread of a disease, the curative methods employed with its chances of success; unless they understand the principle of the methods em- ployed by the authorities in check-

Mr. M. K. Lo: I second the In doing so, however, I ing it, it is impossible to expect motion. from them the desired co-operation. confess I really do not know what

If it is hoped that this colony will be freed from Buch unpleasant visitations as epidemics, if it is to be made of

as healthy spot as climatic conditions will allow then, It is mast essential that the public be taught how to keep themselves healthy."

FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS

DID FRÉCKLES TELL You ABOUT THE CLUB HOUSE WE'RE GOING TO BUILD, AN'

HOW EACH KID WAS SUPPOSED TO BUILD A

PART OF IT?

YEAH...I SAID I'D BUILD THE BACK BECAUSE THERE AIN'T ANY WINDOWS

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AN' I'M

GOING TO BUILD ONE

OF THE

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ap-

.con-

Dr. Pasto's metion was lost by four votes to three. The voting was: For the motion-Dr. Basto, Messra. Wong Kwong-tin and M. K. Lo. Against the motion-Dr. G. W. Pope, the Hon. Harold T. Creasy, Messrs G. R. Sayer and F. C. Hall.

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YEAH.

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MORGAGE...

WHAT ABOUT THAT?

something strange in such a sign of con- sent in the past. Its first part contains its second, and it's sound enough.

Down

2 Of course you'll see through most of my clues caslly enough. but you won't see through this. That I will-

3 pledge.

4 is gante concealed in such like-

NCARES?.

They are no longer in the first flush of youth.

G The way in which one might ex- pect a farmer to go back to re-

Mon, Tues. Wed.

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8 Symbols which indicate that.

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11 Eastern potentate.

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13 Although a burning matter

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17 Faced by rising ground, the es lones ila temper and become wild.

10

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122 Tip-top:

23 Such berality is scarcely more

than a whisper.

26 A perfect little pig.

27 Doubtless you hold it yourself. 28 No strong partisan, apparently

this paper may change colour when it gets into hot

water.

20 Quito sultablo, in a word.

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