to Now Although cholera has so far not made its appearance this year "in Shanghai, it is not. impossible for eases to occur as Tate as A\ in 1931, when the first: patient found on "August 8, states Quarantine "Service bulletin issued on August 1.
'The first true case of cholera this year occurred in Wuchang, on July' BA. The sufferer was a male Chie nese, aged 50, who was admitted into the' Wuhan' "Provincial " Hospital. Apart from this, several unconfirm ed cases showing clinical symptoms of cholera toms. have been =¢po be tabulated as fol Shanghai, 16 choleraic cases (B17 cases. of gastroventeritis 1 "Were also notified);" Soochow one (under inquiry), Canton one (under inquiry), Hangchow six, Swatow. two, Hentsin one, Chinwangtao one, Ghetoo two, Hankow two, Chinkiang ive.
Tu spite of the absence of the fillip that an actual outbreak would impart to the inoculation campaign, the authorities of the three muni cipal ities are getting very encouraging results, although it may not be Possible to equal' or surpass, last Year's figures. The following table ives the figures up to the end of uly:
Breator hai 152885 WO.RIL 9796 July 10, Tot Settlement Fr. Concession This has been a great melon year, og many as ten water-melons being obtainable for one dollar. Other Species of melons are also plentiful. No one need be afraid of eating them, provided they are bought whole, washed and freshly cut, for impossible for any germs to penetrate the thick skin, still less fan these reach the pulp through the roots of the plant, says the Flies have not been unusually conspicuous; however troublesome they may be, they cannot themselves convey cholera unless they have fed fon, or been in contact with, the excreta of cholera patients or carriers.
'AS in 1982, the month of Jul has been an unusually dry one, fol Towing a wet June. The heat has deen intense but not so intense as compared with the same period last ear. Humidity hag been relatively jower than last year. The highest temperature reading, 99.5 F., was recorded on July 16, as compared with 015 on July 14 last year. The average temperature for the month was 83.7 F. with a relative humidity of 82.3, Last year the figures were Yespectively 826 F. and 88.4. The absence of cholera so far evidently requires some other explanation than a purely meteorological one.
Mystery surrounds a stabbing affair which occurred oe Aug. 4 of Route "Vallon and as a result of which an unidentified man, believed to bea Russian, lier unconscious in Hospital. His assailant was a man in khaki drill uniform, who made his
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