Transbaikalia: The Case of More: Twelfth Annual the Service constant endeavour to solve it by] researel North Manchuria may be said to have -beon free from any serious epidemies during the period under review.
Cholera did not make its appear-' ance though there were a fow cases reported from Shanghai, Wuchang, and Dairen, During. the hot weather large iiumibers of enteritis, typhoid and dysentery cases were seen. Several cases of encephalitis llethargica were discovered Dairen, Port Avthur, Seoul, and Changchun, and doubtless there were sporadic cases in North Manchuria as well. disease is often confused in the lay press with sleeping sickness (Trypanosomiasis), a sickness conveyed by the bite of the tsetse fly in Africa. There is no doubt that encephalitis lethargic is infectious and that it is ineresing, for 4,000 3 were reported in Japan up to September 5, 1924. In England, 2,475 cases have been notified between January 1 and May 17, the chief centres affected being London, Manchester, Sheffield, Birmingham land Bristol, Mabaria is comparatively rare! Jocally, though it is prevalent in Amur River ports. Formerly it was not prevalent in Siberia, but now it is widely spread. Similarly the Ussuri district was fairly free from Malaria but with the introduction of rice cultivation and the close contact with the Koreans many of whom are malarial sub-Jects in the valley of the river Mo, 'a great increase in the number of la cases is the result.
The New Laboratory The new laboratory, measuring 105ft. by B2tt., is directly connected with the office building. We have now a well fitted-up place in which important research work on plague Jand other di lems may be learned out. In this respect we are fortunate in enlisting the services of Drs. Pollitzer, Jettmar and Lin
led workers. rho are well trained and experiene-
Tu this new building, there are rooms for plague work, serological work, chemical analysis, clinical diagnosis, proportion of media, and for library and museum.
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