not" unnaturally Appalling Evidence of Infant Mortality in Society Report Appalling evidence of infant mortality in Shanghai in the report of the Shang!
Benevolent Cemetery for 'This charitable organization has a record of 17 years service rendered to the Shanghai community. Ite primary work is the removal', and nial of" unclaimed. bodies, cast away away annually, usually Secluded street and alleyways. 1 works in conjunction with Muiclpality of Greater Shanghai,. the Shanghai Municipal "Couneit dnd the French Municipal Council Each day collectors are sent out in search of bodies which are placed in coffins and buried before they, become a menace to the health of the community. The necessity. for this work is evidenced by the fact that 96,180 bodies were collected and buried during the year. 19305 of this total 34,818 were infants, In addition 246 sets of bones were collected and buried in jars." "Thes figures show an increate "ober work done last year, state! the fe port, Hein work is carried" on daily. Dering 52,925, which is a considerable increase over last year's total. Povert stricken people crowd. the, hospital rooms. daily and receive attention From foreign trained det, obstetric department is. also' iudin= tained under the care of fortiga= Named women doctors,
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