Dr. Jordan mention-4 that about 00 wells "in the Settlement were Gisinfected with cholorinated ime ast year, Inoculations fell off on account of the greater reluctance of the public to come fon this prophylacfic measure, Anti-fly work—was carried out, His department found that the bottle fy catchers sold "to all food shops were popular with the shopkeepers. us they' were good advertisements, the customers actually being able to see flies trapped Inside them, Measures against' fly Jarvae were also pushed, Dr, Palud, of the French Conces-saith department, again stress ed the filthy condition' of Siccawei creek' which was a menace to both rons, Chinese and French, and said that the French Council was ready. to ce-operate with the proper authorities for the elimination of this sore spot, The Chairman referred to the splendid new laboratory in the French Concession, "He Palud would permit Dr. Rayni had taken charge of the laboratory, to serve on one of the committees this year. Dr. Huang reported that] '77 per cent. of the people who were: given one injection of anti-cholera Vaccine came for a second, while only: one-third of those who were given a mixed typhoid-cholera vaccine show. ed up, again for a second injection. He thought this was due to the grea tion caused by the mixed Dr, Huang also referred to the Health Committee organized last year under. patronage, This body hi cly done good work along the Shanghal-'Hangchow-Ningpo Railway. A health station was established north of Chuang-chow last Plans for 1938
Dr, "Robertson drew attention to the efficacy of more concentrated vaccine, Work carried out by Drs.
Dzen and H, Vu showed that while two. doses of the ordinary Strength (2,000 millions of Killed bacteria) had proved efeacious, one injection did not afford equal vroteclon, He suggested a strength of 8,000 millions, which would obviate the necessity of giving two injectlons—always @ practical difficulty me mass inoculation campaign. Dr. Blakelock said that as the campaign was, to start on May 1, the question of raising the concentration of cholera vaccine had to be deferred to next year. Dr. TI mentioned that he proposed to begin mass inoculation on May 15, this year, while Dr. Palud for the French Concession reported that his department would start on April 15. Dr, Jordan thought a higher strength of vaccine would cause such a strong feaetion that the public would be Frightened away, thus defeating the object of the prophylactic measure. He preferred a slight protection to no protection at all, Dr. Robertson Feferred to the strength used in India and in the Royal Army Medical Corps, namely 8,000 millions.
The Chairman hoped that 1998 would be passed without the occur-Fence of an epidemic of cholera. He emphasized the Importance of conducting an intensive propaganda campaign. Dr. Wu also remarked tupan the fact that the poor in Shanghat were well served by the summer Dr, Huang suggested that a pom-phier containing suggestions "3 to What to do, where inoculations were to be had, and the names of the hospitals equipped for treatment of eases, should be printed and sent to all practitioners in Shanghai. Dr. Wu pro-following committee to this, was agreed to:—Drs, It Ting: Huang, 7 R, Johnston, ¥. Palud and C.
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