Tightening the anti-epidemic campaign, the Nanking health authorities, who recently offered cash rewards for flies killed, have established inspection stations at various public pisces Chinese reports said yester-lay.
For the present, three such stations are functioning. These are at the Hsiakwan Railway Station, the Hsiakwan wharves and the Chungshan ci! gate. Each station is in charge of a doctor, a nurse and two assistants, All passengers arriving at Nanking either by land or by water must first proceed to one of the three stations for an examination by the health authorities. "Any passenger suspected of having contracted communicable diseases is "detained" and then sent to the city's isolation hospital to receive proper treatment.
Even the passengers' luggage does not escape the health authorities' attention. At each city gate is station ed a squad of health officers, whose duty it is to spray all incoming luggage with a liquid disinfectant.
The disinfection process is also applied to fresh vegetables and fruits that are brought to Nanking daily. After arrival at the market the vegetables and fruits are disinfected for the second time before being permitted to be put on sale.
A house-to-house inspection is conducted by squads also organized by the health authorities, Any house suspected of having been infected is thoroughly disinfected by the inspection squads.
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