Dr, Phillips devoted but a small; Ut. Cole doubted whether the space to drugs, remarking that she Me results from the use of tuber-considered these the least import- lin would be achieved in China ant of all treatment. They were,|#8 "ad veen the case in England. certainly useful at certain times, He had experienced cases where but need not be prolonged. some wonderful results had been Antiseptics were also touched shown, but it was very difficult to upon and also the efficacy of tuber- 8°t the Chinese to go in for a long culm. In conclusion, Dr. Phillips|¢urse of treatment. He thought said it was not necessary for her to|# great many cases of fever were mention that prophylactic means the earlier stages of tuberculosis, were the best methods of treatment #4 it was very important, if they tuberculosis. Preventive mea-|treaced the glands of the neck, to sures in the case of one patient teat the throat also, brought to them may save the lives The resident characterized the of many others. question as the most important be-Dr. Harold Balme, in contributing fore the Conference after that of mea paper on the conservative, radical dical education, A few years ago or local treatment of tuberculosis} the Chinese promised them a new lymphadenitis, said there was a day,|bercular hospital, undertaking to not many years back, when almost Py all expenses connected with it. every case of tuberculous glands] They certainly were in need of such was recommended to submit to} stitution. He urged all hosoperation of a radical nature; but] Pitals, where it was at all possible, of recent years there had been alt have a sanatorium also. very decided movement among sur- Dr. Macklin, of Nanking, spoke of geons towards a more conservatives the habit of spitting in schools, and attitude in dealing with this disease, Sid that teachers should take more and at the present time three dis-paine in preventing the habit, and-tinct methods of attack may be said Punish the boys who were guilty of to hold the field, which be had en-]it- The Buddhist priests, who sat deavoured to indicate by the title]in their temples for the greater part of the paper. The three lines off the day, frequently developed attack may be described as consist-ithe disease, One of his best friends ing of (1) an attempt to strengthen in Nanking was an old priest whom home defence, with a view to over he cured some years ago. He ad-throwing the invader (the conserva-vised the securing of a sunny room tive method); (2), an attempt to] ili plenty of open-air Iii cut off the enemy's forces and exter- Catch the Children, minate them, by radical means; (3).) In the opinion of Dr. Maxwell, a combination of the above two] me most important phase of the methods, with the ject of both work had not been touched upon. reducing the enemy's powers of at-] He thought the most difficult ne: tick snd at the same time increastion was in relation to children one ing the natural defences. The three or two years of age. treatments were dealt with, and the! "On. "Of" the delegates proposed Prper closed with emphasizing the/ ae the Association commend to need oe cial hospitals or the Education Association of China, porte: i Chinas as a valuable means of preserving Pulmonary Treatment. the health of the people, the teach:
Dr. Chas. K. Roys, of Weihsien, ing in all schools of hygiene, with at the outset of his paper|special reference to the deleterious dealing with artificial pneumothorax effects of narcotics, and that a copy in the treatment of pulmonary] of the resolution be sent to the tuberculosis, suggested that method|China Educational Association. of treatment as a measure offering whose meetings were being hela hope to some of the cases which next week. were commonly seen in China. They This was seconded, but it was had no specific, be said, for all cases eventually decided to refer the mat-of tuberculosis, and bad almost ter to the Resolution Committee. ceased to hope for one. The trend] Dr. Duncan Whyte said that al of medical research, as indicated by medical missionaries in China were the last International Congress on greatly indebted to the men of Tuberculosis, held in Rome in 1912, Harvard and Yale Universities for seemed to be toward the more care- the splendid work they were doing, ful classification of eases, and the|and said if they continued they choice of a remedy best suited to a would soon have a new physiology particular class of patients. One for China, and know more about the of the most striking features of the Problems they were dealing with. Congress in Rome was the attention Beri-Beri, given to artificial pneumothorax. The next subject for discussion was Dr. Roys gave a practical demon- beri-beri, Dr. J. P. Maxwell contrib. stration of the apparatus needed. uted a paper entitled "Beri-beri and said that the method would in the Province of Fukien," remark-Sytm ta be @ logical one, as by it} ing that although at first sight the he Lung could he put at rest, and sibiect might appear to bea, ver?
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