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Appendicitis Hits

Likely To Be Fatal When Victim Is Rich

IF YOU ARE A RICH man with appendicitis your chances of dying are about five to two compared with those of an unskilled labourer suffering from the same trouble.

Since King Edward made the disease "fashionable" in 1902, when his Coronation was postponed for him to undergo an operation by Sir Frederick Treves, medical men have been collecting every form of data to try to -discover how, when and where the trouble arises.

Somerset House has produced the Bank Balance Clue, em- ploying the five ranks of "social status" enumerated by the Registrar-General,

DEATH RATES COMPARED

Here is the mortality rate for mules

between 20 and 05:

Upper and middle classeR

15.1%%%

Intermediate

12.76

Stilled workers

Intermediate workers

Unskilled workers

7.97% 7.522 0.2

And but for the more prompt and efficient treatment which the £1,000- 4-year man gets compared with the £3-week worker the mortality might be much higher.

Dr. Matthew Young and Mr. W. T. Russell have formed this conclusion in their atatistical study of appen dicitis prepared for the Medical Re- search Council and published by the Stationery Office, price 1s,

WORSE FOR SPINSTERS

Fewer married women dle from appendicitis than single women,

Claim Against Newspaper

The settlement was announced in the King's Bench Division recently of annetion in which Lady Moira Combe sued the "Dally Sketch" and Sunday Graphic" Ltd., alleging that

name i they had wrongly used her after her association with them as fashion writer had ceased.

Mr. C. Gallop, for Lady Moira, sald that, in answering correspondents, the defendants sent replies purporting to be signed by her.

Mr. Eric Neve, K.C., for the de- fendants, explained that the letters were written by a member of the staff. It went on for about 20 days without the knowledge of any respon- The selection of the filter women sible person in charge of the "Daily for marriage as well as the possi- | Sketch." The defendants bility that modern conditions of a Lady Moira may be less favourable to those women who to a large extent must support themselves". Is the experts' .comment on the difference.

apology.

offered

their most profound

Mr. Neve ndded that, in the cir- cunstances, they were prepared to pay Lady Molra £40, her claim for wrongful dismissal, and the taxed costs.

The death-rate from the discase is under 1 per cent. in England and Wales where the figure has remained

Mr. Justice Charles approved the almost unchanged for 20 years. In 1035 there were 1,028 deaths among terms of the settlement. males and 1,357 among females.

Food rationing during the war years, when the mortality rate among women declined, suggests that dict plays an important part in the disease.

Appendicitis In American hospitals declined also after a propagandist -campaign against the use of laxatives in cases of suspected oppendicitis.

"EARLIER TO HOSPITAL"

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EXPENSES PARED TO SKIN

Monday,

The

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

June 5, 1939.

The Wealthy EMPIRE

More than E generation of travel progress was heralded at the New York World's „Fair- when Gay Ninciles couple drove a horseless carriage to preview a modern streamlined locomo- tive. Ceremony marked 40th Aualversary of Invention of roller bearings.

War Office Have to Work

Seven Days a Week

..

MEN who served in the last war, and now want to rejoin the Regular or Territorial Armies, kept two. War Office departments busy recently.

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NEWS

NEW DEFENCE UNITS FOR S. RHODESIA

SALISBURY.

In

The Governor, Sir Herbert Stanley, opened recently the first session of the newly elected Parliament. his cech, he announced the re- organisation of the defence forces after the recent visit of the Inspector- General of African colonial forces,

It had been decided to raise a hat- tery of artillery, an armoured recon- naissance unit," leader training unitą, ezgineer units, and further to expand the air section.

The War Office agreed to second specialist officers to assist the trala- ing of the new units for three years. Dealing with native affairs, the Governor suld natives showed an Ing creasing interest in local government. Fifteen native councils and 78 native | courts had been established to date. The lack of improvement in living conditions of natives in urban areas Further measures was. were con

There was a serious shortage, of native labour, owing to diminished immigration of labour from Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland, Ministers were endeavouring to prevent a re- currence of the shortage by new agreements with the northern terri- tories.

The speech announced that the approximate result of the industrial census showed a total gross output of secondary industry of £8,000,000. Mining output for 1938 reached a new record of £7,695,730, but Ministers were concerned at the decline in pri- rary prospecting.

The

Governor

emphasised the high level of the health of the European and also the material' Im- provement in native health, largely due to the new native clinics.

Premier's Plans. It is understood that the Prime Minister, Mr. G. M. Huggins, is anxious to go to London soon to discuss the Implications of the report of the Bledisloe Commission on the closer co-operation of the two Rhodesias and Nynsainnd..

KENYA

PROPOSED INDIAN

The

CONSTABULARY

MOMBASA.

Said Col. J. K. Dunlop, Assis- there would be a shortage of young tant Adjutant-General, Territor-men to act us subalterns. You can- not make a man of over 40 a second to

Mombasa Municipality ts ial Army-"I have had

Beutenant. come in to-day to deal with

"In the last war there were about spending £500 on defence measures. Efforts are being made to raise a this correspondence. The men 160,000 oficers from these istands."

Capt. J. U. McCormick was busy special constabulary of Indians, pend- who are offering themselves, mostly war-time officers and replying to letters from ex-Regulars.ing the establishment of an Indian

regiment. He said: "These, men are keen, and

have Complaints

prisen about N.C.O.s, are giving us a real pro-each presents a different problem

efforts to And jobs for native recruits from the other. I, like to send an individual letter to "qach one."

Boston. Municipal expenses are being pared blem.. close to the skin.

For onc thing. seeretaries to Mayor Maurice J. Tobli "Only a small proportion of the have been limited to one towel a total number can reasonably be taken week. And swimmers at munfelpal on as officers. Otherwise the Terri It is rare among Africans and bathing beaches this summer wili torial Army would have too large an Polynesians living on an abundance have to wear the same city-owned element of elderly men. If we off- of cellulose found in vegetable like cotton swim-togs that they rented last eered the new Army In that way, turnips, carrots, leeks and cabbage year, according to Boston Park Com-1 but primitive people contract it missioner William P. Long. they change.to European food.

Toledo Zoo Enlarged

demand after training. The public |

that the men be retained

permanently,

The man-power scheme has been

to all able-bodied Europeans,

AUSTRALIA

INSTITUTE OFFERS JOB completed. Orders have been issued

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BIG AIR WORKSHOP FOR SYDNEY

Los Angeles. In an effort to keep square pers fren getting into round holes, the National Institute of Vocational Re- The survey authors conclude: the only hopeful method of further

TOLEDO, O. search of the University of California "Under, existing conditions of modern reducing the fatality of the disense is Toledo's 200 is anticipating the has prepared a list of all the kinds life seems improbable that a to encourage, by the education of the largest attendance in its history this of jobs available and for which The managing director of Qantas sufcient change in dietary habits will public, earlier entry to hospital and yeat. Completion of the improve-special preparation can be made. Empire Airways Ltd., Mr. Hudson be introduced to Influence thethe avoidance of purgatives or laxa-ment programme by WPA has added The Institute has found that there areFysh, says that, in the event of war, incidence of appendicitis.

} tives in cases in any way simulating several large buildings and increased more than 3,500 kinds of vocations the Austrollon section of the Empire

and has classified then. "It would appear, therefore, that 1.

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Sydney Water Board Loan-The Sydney Metropolitan Water, Sewer- age and Drainage Board is issuing an- other loan of £1,000,003 to finance water and sewerage extensions. This is the third loan issued by the Board within the past year.

JAMAICA

OFFER OF SUGAR SCHOLARSHIP

KINGSTON.

The West Indies Sugar Company, a subsidiary of Tale and Lyle, the largest sugar manufacturers In Jamaica, offers a scholarship to a Jamaica student to study at the Im- perial College of Tropical Agriculture al Trinidad, with a promise em ployment.

There is already a Government scholarship at the college. NEW ZEALAND

STEEL IMPORTS TO BE RESTRICTED

WELLINGTON.

Mr. M. J. Savage, the New Zealand' Prime Minister, announced recently that applicutions to import building steel would in future be considered on their merits.

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