'The normal garrison in China Femains with one battalion at Tientsin and Peking, two ions at Shanghai, three battalions and the fortress artillery at Hongkong: and one R. A.F. Squadron based on Kai-Tak in. the' new Territory. addition there are the unity at Hongkong newly organised sem
cial "provision inthe tient fina new ¥ for the amount for the Army in 1039 will show an increase of beand one and a half ins thus breaking the long and Progressive scale of annual decreas-fos which have taken place in postwar years.
China Health Report ness report on the troops in China, brought up to 14. monthe ago, shoves an increase in hospital admissions. as compared with the last five years, but. the "average duration of each case was lower. Judging cly the average cick time Aden lad" the highest ratio and China, the second highest. With regard te enteric however, had only six eases in to ears as enteric is endemic in China the sanitation restricted this is considered by General Faweus to. be 4 high testimony to the efficacy of anti-typhoid. inoculation and Army Sanitation, There were 417 malaria ceases. which isan. increase from 564 to 76.4 per 1,000, Fresh malaria has been' reduced one half but 2 large number of cases of relapse oceuired in Shanghai among. men
la. "Hongkong and" Tientsin had contracted the malady" in areas both showed decreases ne' to anti-malarial work. "Out of 1,600
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