Newchwang (Yingkow) established by. the Chinese Government is al most completed and will be ready for occupation in June. It is situated on the southern bank of the river Liao and adjoins the West River Customs. Exactly opposite on the northern side of the river is terminus of the Koupangtzu-Yingkow Branch of ithe Peking-Mukden Railway. All vessels entering the port pees the mew hospital, and in case of epidemic or suspicious sickness on board will be examined Health Officers who are on regular staff of the hospital, The need of such a hospital has been felt for a long time both by the Government and the commercial classes of all nationalities: residing in the. port, and it has taken four full years to accomplish the fact. It may be remembered that last. year's epidemic of cholera from the south entered Manchuria vid Newchwang and caused wide havoc among the Russian, Chinese and Japanese population im various parts of the province, including Mukden, Tairen, Harbin, Kirin, Liaoyang, Changchun. Had this city possessed at the time a proper hospital staffed by a competent medical staff, thousands of lives would have been saved. The approach of another dry summer and the fly season entails a serious responsibility upon the authorities, who should use all attempts to prevent a recurrence of another cholera epidemic similar to that, of last year. The new Quarantine Hospital will partially fulfil this funetion by providing the necessary medical staff for watching the situation, examining steamers and other vessels in case of need, and providing facilities for isolating and treating the sick.
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