An outbreak of pneumonic plague was reported from Lin-hsien, Shansi, on January 10 but it apparently did not assume great proportions, for though the diagnosis was confirmed, it was stated that only seven villages had been infected and up to January 17 there had been only 17 deaths with none after that date. Beyond that there appears to have been little or no plague, but the summer months were marked with an outbreak of Asiatic cholera in the north and somewhat similar disease in other parts of China. Asiatic cholera was particularly bad in Harbin when it was reported that 200 deaths were occurring daily at Fuchiatien. The total finally reported was 3,756 while a large number of deaths from the same complaint were reported from Honan. On September 19 an interesting fact was reported from Tsinanfu where it was stated that a treatment for Asiatic cholera new to China was being employed with satisfactory results in place of the transfusion of salt solution. This consisted in the administration of kaolin and was reported to be working excellently.
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