By Dr. Wu Lien-teh, Harbin, Feb. 15- Owing to the threatening situation at Manchuli and Jalainor mine I proceeded by special train with Mr. Kazakevitch (General Manager of C. E. R.) and Dr. Jasensky (Chief Medical Officer, C.E.R.) on February 8 to Man-chub, stopping at and inspecting various important stations between! there and Harbin. We returned! on February 13.
We found that at Manchuli the Chinese medical staff and their Russian colleagues were working in splendid ce-operation, and that the local officials were giving every help possible At the time of our visit, more Russians were actually dying than Chinese, due no doubt to the number of poor, refugees, with no abode or means. Of subsistence. At Jalainor, out of a population of 6,000 nearly one-tenth had died, due largely to the obstinacy of the coolies in refusing to obey preventive mea-' sures. Again and again, these persons threatened a riot, and even when isolated in the wagons as contacts they managed to escape to their infected huts and catch the disease.
In one notorious case, 64 coolies lived in one hut. Two caught the disease and died, and the rest were removed by our Miedical Officers to the wagons. But they returned to the hut at night, were brought! back the next day, but again escaped. The police were then powerless to keep them back, and as a result 61 out of the original 64 died of plague within the space] of six days.
It was, therefore, evident that! more forces were needed to support the Police, and I telegraphed to the Governor for 200 soldiers. The worst time was experienced on February 6 when 80 deaths were recorded. Great improvement has been noted sinde that date, the deaths averaging 10 daily.
Plague cases were also found at Mentuho, Buketu, Fularchi and Hulan, but the epidemic is at Present limited at these places.
At Harbin and district, the! following deaths from plague are recorded February 7 8 8 5
9 4
10 5
12 1
13 5
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