Mr. Gow then gave detailed ox-amples of how thorough are the precautions taken, how food shops are carefully examined and those) who fail to comply with the high standard demanded are promptly] punished; how surprise visite are] paid to cating-houses, samples of the food taken and subjected to rigid laboratory tests and, if the bacteria are found be too plentiful, the licence} of the dealer either is cancelled or suspended; and how the most scrupulous attention fs paid to pre-ind other insects entering} food is being prepared. he pointed out, the health authorities of the Internation-
Settlement work indefatigably to safeguard the health of the community and to minimise every possible danger of disease. "The same eunnot be said of the Japanere health authorities," declared Mr.
Gow, "for when into] we came Nacasaki; they took the preeaution|+ to di infect some parts of the shu arbolie acid. Now, carbolic acid is a weak compound, too weak to kill cholera germs. The Japanese authorities are very fond of saddling, all the blame for all the epidemics that break out in th part of the world, but 1 think thin isa gross exaggeration... On the contrary. instead of Shanghai getting the had name for diseases here, we should be the ones to take} all" possible precautions,—even extreme measures, against Japan, especially as regards such a disease as typhoid, which is endemic in Japan. However, we are not theat-real, we are calm, for we have every Pi confidence im the' systems of sanitation we practise."
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