In-patient 9 9 10 8 Outpatients...127 195 17 (187 Vaccination:—The sufficient to meet the no calves were voce was purchased for Laboratory:—Cultivations wore made from five specimens taken from the throats of pa theria; the characteristic bacillus was only Hients thought to be. suffering from diphfound in one of these.
Miscellaneous:—Feb. 9th, visit paid to the site of the new vaccination station, with the Council's Engineer.
Feb, 21st, memoranda on plague precautions addressed to the Secretary.
Heilth Officer &: Municipal Surgeon, Sth March, 1898.
Sale of Intoxieants—The following letter from the Chairman of the Sanitary Board, is ordered to be published Shanghai, 26th February, 1893.
Sm,—The Secretary of the Council ha called my attention to the attached newspaper report of the purchase and prompt consumption of six bottles of cheap whisky by six sailors with certain subsequent re-suite, Three bottles of the stuff were secured Police to Mr. Bland with anal the following considera. matter I beg to
based on them to similar demands lately, both here and in Hongkong, cheap spirit have been examined with view, to min if they contained any adulteration would account for the unusual effects to have been produced in those that had consumed them. Nouch adulteration was 2.—Sv far as Iam aware no such adalters ion hes ever been found by any analysis, and the substances usually credited with the effects, are incapable of producing such effects adulteration pur po that ch stimulating effects and sale ut 30 cents a quart.
ie spirit by itself will produce these affects on sine men and can be sold at Jess than a dollar a gallon in Shanghai.
5.—I do not consider that any analysis. by whomsoever made, can show more than that these samples. of spirits contain alcohol and that they may not have been subjected to the processes necessary for the production of what is commonly regarded as rupatable whisky.
6.—I cannot therefore advise the Councit to expend money on analysis, the result of Which could not possibly vbrove any further light upon the effects produced by the con: sumption of such quantities of cheap alcoholic liquors.
77.20 cents' worth of whisky at §2 per doz. (i.e. bottle) will certainly go much farther towards making certain men wild to temporary madness than 20 cents' worth of whisky at $8 per doz. (ie. 3 bottle). Even a bottle of the dearer liquor could produce that effect on some of its consumera—but not for 20 cents- the cheapness of these crude spirits that chiefly leads to their untoward acts.
Tam, Sir, Your obedient servant,
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