Opening of Institution in Tientsin Road; Its Work During)'
Cholera Epidemics: Over 5,000 Patients Last Year The inaugural ceremony of the} Chinese Red Cross Society's Summer Diseases Hospital "took. place on Saturday afternoon at, the hospital, 316 Tientsin Road. (behind the: Sun} Sun Ca, and near the extrance.of Lousa Police Station), there being! in attendance a large number of} foreign and Chinese friends, includ. ing Dr. H, K. Hu, Commissioner of] Public Health for the Municipality! of Greater Shanghai, representatives of the health. departments of the Intcenational Settlement, the French Concession and the Chinese Muni. cipality; Customs officials, members of the medical profession and a scare of journalists, and officials of the Shanghai & Woosung, Muni-
Guests were received by the four directors, Mr, Chuang Teh-tz, the Society's chief executive officer; Mr. Wang Yicling, the well-known} merchant and sxtist; Mr.
Chien, Vice-Minister of Finance, who was formerly Vice-Governor of the Bank of Communications; and Dr, Wong, the Society's chief medical officers who again has been! placed in charge of the hospital. After being shown round the prem-ses, which have been altered considerably since last year, guests were) entertained at tea.
This Year's Star This year's star comprises the following:—Dr. B. Y, Wong, chief, officer; Drs. 8. P. Lee, C. Wong. and S. C, Chen and a laicly physician, Mist Chen Ching-fong, m0. In ad~ these,. there are four assistants, 18 male members of the nursing stof and three ternal nurses. 'These work ces have charge of more than 120 beds, which are! divided into three grades, viz., frst class ($2 per day, which includes Private room, food and treatment) Second class' ($1 inclusive: of food] and troatment—two or three bed: in a room); and third dess, Intter consists of three large two smaller wards and patients given everything free—food, treat. ment and clothing. In the event of deaths, free coffins are provid Should the third class wands at any. time become filled, beds will be ar-interesting to note that all the money received and spent by the Chinese Red Cross Society is in the way of voluntary contributions, most of which come from the Chi ese, though munificent sums have been received from foreign indi nals and organizations, such as the Shanghai Race Club.
Last year more than 3,200 eases of supposed and true cholera were treated, there being 500 eases of th latter.' In addition, there were a large number of out-patients, who brought the figure to approximately 5,000. The-mortality was very lows Jess than one per cent, ar about 200 patients dying, "Most of these cases, were brought in at the last monient, hen Sings wove hepelen vey:
humanly possible. Was them and the efforts of the doctors were successful in many eases which had reached an advanced stage.
Treatment of Cases True cholera cases last year were trented by means of five essentiny oils and the Osler treatment, and it was found that in very critical cases the Osler treatment achieved the etter results: All cases are treated. with normal saline hypertonic, order to improve the standard" of medical treatment for cholera in hospitals situated inthe Interna tional Settlement and in Chinese teritory,.a commission has been created. among the medical superintendents of the various cholera hospitals, and officers nominated for the ensaing year ore Dr. B. ¥. Wong, Dr, Pong Sin-chow, and Dr. Chen Pong-tien, This Commission will ce-operate with the Shanghai Municipal Health Department, the French Conecesion Sanitary Bureau and the lof Public Health for the Municipality of Greater Shanghai to promote health education in order to prevent cholera infection. Dr. Pong haw prepared a pamphlet. with the approval of his fellow commissioners, Drs, Wong and Chen, for the cases order to tench the patients how to keep healthy. Thin a book which should be spend broadcast.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.