Important resolutions on cholera. was passed strongly recommending plague and malaria were passed by rat-proofing of vessels as a practical the ninth congress of the Far Easter means for preventing the spread of Association of Tropical Medicine bubonic plague, and whereas the which was successfully concluded value of this method has been amply Nanking on Monday (Oct. 8). The demonstrated as a means of reduc. 400 delegate are now making three Ing and Keeping rat-population of Separate tours to Peking, Hangchow vessels to a minimum, now therefore and the Yangtze Gorges. be it resolved:
Dealing with the subject of cholera. (a) To bring to the attention of the congress attached importance 10 all the constituent Governments the questions of "carriers" of cholera, Urgent advisability of adopting prac protection conferred by the antical. measures for the rat-proofing cholera vaccine, the relationship be-vessels; and tween the cholera vibrio and allied (b) That serious attention be given vibrios and their variants and rethe question of how far similar me commended that. further study be thods could be employed to keep made on these problems. The congress further recommended that railway systems free from rat iofests. further field and statistical work be Be it resolved that in addition to] carried out to ascertain the cholera rats and their fleas due attention be Situation In the Far East aid to other rodents and fleas.
'The resolution passed' by the! particularly pulex irritans capable of eighth congress, strongly spreading infection, mending rat-proofing of vessels a3 a practical means for preventing the Resolution on Malaria Spread of bubonic plague, was em-'This Congress recognizing the press Phasized by the ninth congress and ing need for ce-operative investi 2 resolution to. that effect was tions in the problems of malaria con-passed, In connection with the probtrol wishes, in particular, to em Tem of malaria control, the congress Phasize and direct attention to the urged the need for ce-operative. in-[fundamental Tmportance in malarial ternational investigations of the bio-epidemiology of studying bio-chemi: chemical changes" occurring in the cal changes occurring in the breed breeding places of anopheline mos Ing places of anopheline mosquitoes. quitees, with a. view to studying the "This Congress considers that ad~ effect of such changes in limiting the vances of practical utility in the con-transmission of malaria. A joint! trol of malaria might be made if the committee was appointed by the data obtained by. workers in_the congress for the work. countries of the Far East were made comparable.
'The Next Congress Tt is. resolved, therefore, "that, 'The tenth congress three years] with the consent of the Governments ence will be held either in Indo-concerned, such Investigations, con-Ching ducted in' various countries, be coordinated through the appointment hasbeen left in' the hands of 9 of a Joint committee of chemists and special 'A section" on sanitary measures with' reference to malariologiss resident in these coun-water supplies and sewage and gar~ It is recommended that this Com-Dago disposal and a section on food mittee should be invited to formulars problems, in, view of the importance the general lines upon which blo-of the food-factor in diseases, will chemical Investigations shall. proceed. be added to the programme of the fand that they should be asked to next congress. report to the Director of the League!
'The closing ceremony of the ninth of Nations Far Eastern Bureau con-congress in Nanking was held in the cerning the principles and methods auditorium of the OMcers' Moral of study which are likely to be: Endeavour Association building on most profitable and from time Monday afternoon, Shortly after the time concerning the results achieved closure of the congress, which was from their application. pronounced by all those present as This Congress in submitting this great success, the first touring resolution for consideration by the roup comprising the largest number embers of the Congress recom of members, accompanied by Dr. mends that the following experts be Wu Lien-teh, left for Peking in 9 Fequested to. serve as honorary special train' placed at the disposal members of this Committee: fof the visitors by the Ministry, of 'Drs. R, Soesilo and C. Hyman re-Railways. 'The second group left presenting the Netherlands East In-yesterday morning for Hangchow ies; Drs. Morin. and Bardet re-where a two days' programme presenting French Indo-China; and] sightseeing had been arranged, The Drs. Kingsbury and Rosedale repre third group left by boat for an senting British Malaya. cussion up the Yangtze Gorges on Furthermore, it 1s suggested that the same day. this Committee be empowered to In Poking a special reception com ce-opt other workers experienced in this Meld of study 20 as to extend] mittee has been organized by the this "Investigation" throughout the] Yocal" branch of the Association, countries of the Far East.
'Motor transportation and guides will be provided the delegates during 'The above recommendation was] their four days' sojourn in the an adopted by the congress.
capital. Mr. Huang Fu, Chatr~ The Problem of Malaria of the Peking Political council, the President of the North Chins Frost Oun Own Comesronoext Branch of the Association and the; Nanking, Ku, Oct. 5. Mayor of Peking will be hosts at The Far Eastern "Association of! receptions in honour of the dele: Tropical Medicine held its most imsate portant scientific sessions to-day. The Resolutions of the Congress Wwhole problem of malaria was dis-'The following resolution on cho-cussed and important resolutions era, plague and malaria, passed by pertaining to international co-opera he technical, medical and public lon were passed on by the group. health experts at the congress just 'A paper read by Dr. R. B. Jack: concluded were published by the gon of Hongkong discussed in detail Selence and Publication Committee the method of mosquito counting to of the congress on Tuesday (Oct. 9): ascertain. the presence of malaria Cholera Round Table Resolution: conveying Mosquitoes as well as me-'This Congress, having discussed the thods used to exterminate them. question of "carriers" of cholera is Dr. A. L. Hoops of Malacca made of opinion that further investigatic fa sluely during 1992-1094 of the use desirable and recommends that of antebrin in the prophylaxis and such investigation be carried out cure of malaria. This new drug is the countries of the Far East as and) now extensively used and although when opportunities arise. cannot yet supplant quinine. does This Congress, having discussed have certain advantages. Although the question of the protection con-Dr. Hoops treated several hundreds ferred by the anti-cholera vaccine. of cases, he stated that the drug {5 of the opinion that further statis. needs further study before the final tically controlled field tests be carried word as to the comparative worth Out especially in those countrize where such controlled tests have not with the age-old quinine can be die yet. been done.
'This Congress, having discussed the question of the' relationship. between the cholera vibrio and allied vil and their variants, is of the opinion that further study' of this problem is the workers on different countries should exchange: available information in order to correlate the results obtainable by the different methods employed.
This Congress proposes that further field and statistical work be carried out in order to obtain more exact information than at present] available regarding the _epidemic and endemic areas for cholera in the Far East,
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