Council's Appreciation of 22 Years' Service An: appreciation of the services of Dr, Charles Noel Davis, Commi sioner of Public Health, is placed on record by the Shanghai Mui ipal Council in the Municipal Gazette.
Dr. Neal Davis on May 18 after over 22 the Public Health Department, for months' leave, at the end of which period he has been granted permission to retire.
Dr. Davis first arrived in Shanghai in February, 1908, when he assumed office as Second Assistant Health Offices While on his first leave of absence in 1913, he took a course of Study at the London School of Tropical Medicine, passing the examination with distinetion, 10 obtained the Diploma of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene of the University of Cambridge, and the degree of for of Med-cine of the University of Land In 1920 he was promoted First Assistant Health Officer and in the following year, during Dr. Stanley's absence, he undertook the duties of Health Officer. In 1922 he was appointed Commissioner of Public Health, which p ition he has since occupied.
During his tenure of office, Davis has had actual charge of every division of the Public Health Department, including Municipal Hospitals, Municipal Gaol, Pathological Laboratory, Pasteur Institute, Sanitation and Administration, 1 organized special campaigns agains smallpox and plague, particularly during the years 1909—1915 when the plague mena¢ pecially serious.
At a critical period of one campaign he was violently attacked by a mob of Chinese but was rescue: ed by a posse of Sikh Police, During his Commissionership, Dr. Davis reorganized the Departmen along modern lines and its activities have more than doubled.
There has been an increase from 23 to 37 in the staff of Health Inspectors, from six to twelve of Chinese M cal Officers and from four to foreign Medical Officers.
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