Reports: of Past Year's Endeavours and Plan for Forthcoming Summer Outlined at Conference Representatives of the three muntcipal ities in Shanghai, National Health Administration, Nanking; National Quarantine Service, Railway Health 'Service, Chinese Red Cross Hospital and the Henry Lester Institute met on Monday, Apr. 0, in the administration building of' the Kiangwan Civie Centre 10 discuss plans against a possible cholera epidemic in the coming summer, The following were present:—
Dra, Wu Lien-ich (chairman), Jordan, TA. Li, ¥," Paid, RG, Robertson, ¥, C. ¥en, 7, F. Huang, MIN, ¥, Dzon, J. HE. Blakelock, 1, Smith, W, R: Johnston, K, ¥. Sie, E Landauer, Vu, R. Poliltzer, J, W. H. Chun, Sung and. ¥. Wa (Secretary).
Dr, Wu Lien-ich, in opening the meeting, referred to the unfortunate absence, due to an accident, of Dr. J, Hong Liu, Director General of the National Health Administration, who was to have presided, He welcomed the delegates present and thanked them {or coming, some from long distances.
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Dr. C, P, Li reported on behalf of the Central "Field Health Station, Nanking. He mentioned that the Department of Bacteriology and Epldemle Disease Control carried out stool examinations throughout 1935 but found no true cholera cases. Classes for public health doctors, inspectors and nurses were also held, and expeditions sent to many places in the Interior such as Kiangsi and South Fukien to undertake investi tations into diseases such as mal Tia, typhoid, dysentery, plague, etc. Research work was also carried out on cholera vibrios and anti-cholera vaccine, The Central Epidemic Prevention Bureau was moved from Pel-ping to Nanking and was now housed ina new building. Biologicals were being produced, 'The reports of the Epidemiological and Propaganda Committees were circulated and read respectively by Drs. J. W, H. Chun and T. A. Li, Dr.' Politzer "read the report of the subcommittee on water vestigation. In this connection, the Chairman thanked the Lester' Institute and Dr, Robertson for grant ing special facilities for carrying onl the investigations at the laboratory! of the Institute, Much had been aecomplished? although naturally the work wrs not yet complete, Dr. Robertson suggested that more bbacterlophage work be carried out Shanghai laboratories.
Various reports were tabled, in" cluding Dr, Dzen's report on stool examinations in Greater Shanghai, 'Dr. Li's report of anti-cholera inocula~ tions (605,125 inoculations in Greater Shanghai for 1995) and Dr, Huang's reports on inoculations of railway' employees and their families.
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