No Anxiety Felt Over Spread of Cerebrospinal Meningitis Interesting statements were made to a representative of the "North-China Daily News" by an. official of the Greater Shanghai Bureau of Public Health with reference to the spread of epidemic diseases, Though the number of cases for the month of February is not yet available, the official said, small-vox, cerebrospinal meningitis and rarlet fever have been -receiving especial attention, meningitis being very prevalent and spreading in the surrounding districts such as Sung-Kiang, Paoshan, Hsinchang and Yanghong, because these places were lacking in adequate health arrangements. A few cases of cerebrospinal meningitis have been reported in Greater Shanghai but, he stated, no anxiety need be felt because the authorities had matters well in hand. Nevertheless, view of the quick spread of the disease, doctors had been sent to' the places already mentioned to assist the authorities in suppressing it 'Small-pox, said our informant, was more widespread' in spring than during other seasons and, in view of this, the Chinese health authorities had made arrangements with more than 40 medical practitioners, by which these doctors -will administer vaccination to applicants in different parts of the port without charge. Apart from. this, the Bareau had sent doctors to the hemes of the poor in Chapel and Nantao to' administer compulsory vaccination, These doctors were accompanied by members of the police and poor and unwilling to be compelled to allow the doctors to treat them. Some of these people tried to escape upon the approach fof the police because they were superstitious and believed they would ter vaccination. This, said the official, was one of the difficulties swith which the Chinese health authorities had to cope in the execution of their duties. From February 1 up to yesterday, we were told, more than 23,800 people had been' vaccinated and the authorities were carrying on their work with vigour.
Continuing, our informant said that, in view of the approach of the summer months, during ~which cholera was always widespread, the Chinese health authorities bad tude elaborate. preparations to suppress this disease, or; at least, prevent its spread. In addition to securing the ce-operation. of the health authorities. of the Inter national Settlement and the French Concession, the Bureau of Public Tealth wilt administer anti-cholera lections to local residents on a idea scale than last year. People ill be strictly forbidden to eat unclean food or drink impure water. "We expect that the disease will he put under.much better con-rol thig year than ever before," cur informant said,
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