pager) Year Jance of Residuary Estat The report of the Lester Trustees for the year ended December 31, 1940 shows that after crediting the net income for the year (Tls. 938,- 842,30) and other accretions, the balance of the residuary estate on December 31, 1930, was Tls. 17 569,016.78.
During the year Mr. H. Lipson Ward was appointed to fill" the vacancy on the Board of Trustees caused by the retirement of Mr. Re 8. Gregson, The Board now con sists of Messrs. G. Morris, W. Nation, A. D. Bell, H. Porter, and Mr. Ward.
Thirty-five candidates sat for the Henry Lester Scholarships October 15, 1930, two scholars) being awarded to' Tao Shou-chi and Tao Snou-chao, of the Anglo-Chinese School.
Since the close of the year the Institute of Mecical Research and Preventive Medicine suffered a severe loss by th" sudden death of Dr. John Anderson, Head of the Division of Me@ ame and Tre Medicine. The Iueutute continued to work in the temporary quarters t 1 Hankow Koad, The two inorstation teams. sent the busy month, just disclosed. Under he and James Foong, ed during June, all districts in the Settlement. being systematically worked through. This. type. of work will be repeated until the close of the season.
Most of those taking advantage of the protective measure were of the working class, but a number of schools about to close down for the summer vacation had their pupils treated. Defore' they returned their homes.
Special facilities are offered to '¢mployers of labour and the Public Health Department is prepared to send a fully equipped unit to. any, factory on receipt of due " notice, Reports received show. that work: ers already treated have lost little, if any, working time as a result of the inoculations, which should servo to popularize the work.
During the month, the ratio of males to females inoculated was. 35 This makes it appear. a® though female factory" workers have not come forward as. have the men. Record figures are exx pected during July and August,
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