Shanghai is to lose one of its foremost medical men at the end of this year with the retirement of Dr. James L. Maxwell from his position as librarian to the Henry Lester Tnstitute of Medical Research, Avenue Road, After announcing his retire-vent from this position, Dr, Maxwell was offered the post of director of the Institute of Hospital Technology, Hankow, and informed the "Nort China Herald" on Dec. 17. that had accepted this offer provisionally, Dr, Maxwell is to leave on a visit to" Manila next January, and will probably take up his new post some time in" Apr Dr. Maxwell has had a long career in the Far East, having first "come out here in 1900 as a medical missionary. He recalls having arrived ut Hongkong on January 1901, He was attached (o the Tainan Hospital in Formosa for 23 years, but his career hero was interrupted by the Great War, during which he served a military hospital in the south of England. Dr, Maxwell had particularly close associations with the 'Tainan Hospital, as i was founded by hig father in' 1865. During his time in Formosa, Dr. Maxwell was engaged in general medical work, but early in his career he became' incrested in the treatment of leprosy. which was very prevalent in Formosa at that time, "Regular clinical work was curried out among lepers by the Tainan Hospital.
Dr, Maxwell came to Shanghai 1024" at the invitation of the Chtha Medical Ascociation, as secretary. He later became editor of the "Chinese Medical Journal," He was appointed to the committee of organization when it wax decided to bulld. the Henry Lester Institute of Medical Research, and was appointed librarian when the institute vas opened.
During his residence in China, Dr. Maxwell has hail occasion to make many Journeys all over China in the Interests of medicine, and in 1931. he travelled up to the border of Tibet lo. study the distribution of various diseases in that area, He has noticed, great increase in typhoid fever during his stay in China, and an increase leprosy in areas ravaged famine or other disasters, There has been a decided increase in leprosy in the flood area of Hankow and Hupeh, and around Swatow,
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