In accordance with the modera trend of public health development! four staff undertook from January 1. 1926, a survey of public health' leon ditions in Pinchiang (Chinese city of Harbin) with a view to improving the health of the residents wherever possible. The results were announced at the meet {ing of the China Medical Association last September and will be included in Vol. V of our Service Reports. We find that among a population of, 110,000, which the city possesses (three-fourths male and one fourth female), there is a crude death rate of 21 per thousand as compared! with 122 for London, 18.1 for Paris, 23.1 for Tokyo, 28 for 'Tubereulos ims nearly one Bombay and 44 for' Calcutta,
fourth of all deaths, which shows! that the conditions of living are far from desirable. To cope with the evil, we are introducing publi: health and" maternity nursing! Jamong other activities,.and hope that the next few yeats may ness considerable improvement in the health of the people. I hope Yo make a similar survey of New. chwang from the beginning of 1927, Medical Conferences At request of the Waichiaopu and: Neiwupu T attended the meeting of the Advisory Council of the Health Bureau of the League of Nations at Singapore from January! 48. As the Chinese Government! representative I gave an outline of our plague prevention work in this [part of the world and was pleased! Yo see that a motion proposed by Dr. Rajchman, Director of the Health Section, Geneva, for the appointment of a research commission to investigate tarabagan and 1925-26
The Star 15. The personnel of the Service} for 1925-26 are as follows:—
Dr. Wa Lien-teh, Director and Chief Dr. J. W. i. Chun, Senior Medical Br. U. Marconi, (Commissioner of Customs)' hay" Director and 'Treasurer De. Lin Chia-awee, Senior Resident Medical' Ofeor, Harbin, De." Ro Pollitzar, Bacteriologi Harbin, Ds
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