Over Three Thousand Cases: 10
Per Cent. Fatal Amazing figures have to be recorded this year with reference to the cholera epidemic which show. that the namber of cases treated in the International Settlement this season exceed ty far, those of the past few years.
Foreign cases are treated mainly by the Isolation Hospital and the French authorities but Chinese eases have been dealt with by the Chinese Isctation Hospital in Thibet Road, the Shanghai' Emergency Hospital la North Thibet Road, the Red Cross Society's Summer Diseases Hospite] in Tientsin and the newly organized Labourers Emergency Hospital in the western district.
Unfortunately, it has hech impossible to secure figures of the cholera casts for the whole of Shanghai as the authorities of the Greater Shanghai Bureau of Health sti 'This"year, of, to ye correct, this season, has' beer exceptionally heavy one, a total of 8,503 eases, of which there were 302 deaths, being treated in the Internationé Settlement and the French Concession, in comparison with 51 cases Inst' year, when 12 deaths were recorded.' These figures include foreigners (of whom there were 22 Japanese cases this year) and Chinese and they are divided -as International Pecaatloment 44 (6) 1084 (128)
Concenien 389 (81)
Distee 7° 196 G2)
Total $6 (5) 8448 GOT)
Last year's figures were as! follow:—
Foreigners Chinese International Settlement,—24)
"Concession—6a) Surrounding Districts 2) 20 (4)
Tel FG) #0)
The figures in brackets indicate the number of deaths.
The words "surrounding _districts" do not mean that these cases were treated in the surrounding districts bot that the sufferers reled in the surrounding districts and came into the International Settlement for treatment.
The majority of cholera cases this year were recorded through the month of August, the highest period being the week ending August 14, on which day the peak was reached, The situation, is now well in hand. accordance with orders from the Mayor.of Greater Shanghai, the Bureau of Harbour Affairs has taken over contro! of all wharves in Nantao from private firms, which fare alleged to have monopolized them with a view to making huge Profits.
Cot Yuan Liang, Commissioner lof Pablic Safety for Greater Shang. hai, is reported to have instructed his subordinates to load their rites and pistols at 6 pin. daily and to search motor cars for armed robders. and kidnappers and. for suspicious looking characters.
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