Shanghai, Sept. 2 "There ts no need for the slightest alarm," declared the Director of the French Municipal " Health. Depart-mont, Dr, Rabaute, "yesterday When questioned concerning cholera tenses in the French Concession.
Five eases, he said, had been dliscovered: recently and four, had. Been tired within two days. There had Seen no" new cases brought 10 the notice "of the Department over the past two days, Inspectors and. doctors were hing the refuse camps very' day and were. carrying out flgorous" examinations. The stua~ tion was so well in hand, he thought, that the possibility of an epidemic was out of the question, What alight risk there was would tye ended: with the complete evacua ton "in a short period ofthe remainder of the. 400/00 ind crowded into the Conces> was the precautionary measure 'The best ressturance he could offer Tnnoeulation. "Members. of his were giving fee injections to comers at the rate' of $000 a day.
Dr. Rabaute admitted that three cases of cholera had been detected {nthe Settlement but still maintained that the survellianee' was so com plete that there was no" cause' for worry.
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