The Archive · 1938

Fever More Prevalent

The work of the Lester Chinese At the site of the former municipal swimming pool off Hanchung Road will be erected several markets for Hospital during May was of about the same dimensions as it was during the preceding month. Disease. treated are following moir season: course, according tó the statistics for M: y, but typhus fever kas been more prevalent than in previous years.

Out-patient visits during the month totalled 20,073, while in-patient admissions totalled 580, with in-patient reaching the figure of 8,522, tal of free bed-days was 3,131.

ere 80 attempted male suicides and 65 attempted female suicides, At what might be termed the other end of the scale were 27 births.

In-patient operations totalled 224 cases and out-patient operations 298, while industrial accident cases the numerous stall holders who now carry on them business on roadsides.

Both Shansi and Hanchun Roads are in the northern part of Nanking. The decision to select an area in the northern part as the new business district was reached in view of the fact that most of the shop buildings along Taiping Road, Chun Hwa Road and other streets were either destroyed or badly damaged during the hostilities.

Funds required for the development of the new business district have been set aside by the municipal administration:

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