At the Meeting of the Council held at the Council Room, 17, Kiangse Road, Shanghai, on Wednesday, the 23rd April, 1879, at $,30 o'clock a.m.
Prosent:—Messrs. R. W. Littlo(chairman), R. H. Artindale, J. 8. Fearon, W. Howie, P. G. Hibbe, E. A. Sassoon, J. Welch, and the Secretary.
The Minutes of the previous meet read, confirmed, signed by the Chi and passed for publication.
The Cash Statement for the past week is submitted, and cheques for sundry accounts are signed.
Lock Hospital.—The following Report from Dr. Zachario is submitted:
Shanghai, 20ch April, 1879. To the Cuarrstax of the Municipal Council.
With reference to the remarks made y Dr. Jamieson at the Ratepayers' meeting on the 10th March, 1879, regarding the Lock been called upon by the cipal Council to answer the questions ed with regard to the efficiency of the system, 5 operation at the Lock Bos tal, on the ground that "the result of his experience during the past year was, that venereal disease (that is to say, the mumber of cases of venereal disease)' has largely increased instead of diminishing since inspec tion was brought into operation." His ex: perience is valuable in proportion to the under of eases which have come under his notice—this cumber he does not mention, but he deals in such indefinite terms as " experlence," "majority," "increase," which are without weight unless supported by numb This is of course trae when such experience luced also in favour of the system, and sufficient reason for my not referring to it in
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