The Archive · 1938

the Japanese

Coolie Badly Burned Shanghai, Aug, 26, A colle working in the hold of ship at the Shanghai Dockyard. Company wharf, G40 Yangtszepoo Road, early yesterday afternoon was seriously burned when gasoline fumes ignited, The man was clear ing the hold with gasoline wher the accident occurred, He suffered severe burns of trunk and limb: and was taken to St, Luke's. Hospital ambulance, His condition said to be critical, 'Tue Yin Chang Factory of the [Great China Match Company, located Lukadoo in Pootung, was occupied a party' of over 10 Japanese soldi-Jers on August 21, says a report to the "Sin Wan Pao." The routine manage-Jment of the factory, which had spended operations ever since the outbreak of local hostilities last au~ tumn, was in the hands of a staff member of the company and ten workers at the time of occupation. JAI these eleven persons were evict led by the Japanese.

The health report of the French Municipality for the week ending August 27 shows that the total number of deaths from all causes amongst the foreign and Chinese population in the Concession were Foreigners 6 and Chinese 523, Deaths from notifiable diseases were: Foreigners, Cholera 1 and Dysentery 1 and Chinese, Cholera 34; Dyphtheris 1, Dysentery 8, Measles 2, Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers $2. Other reported deaths were: Foreigners, Pneumonia 1, Tuberculosis 2 a others 3; while Chinese deaths included, Pneumonia 6, Trachoma 1 Tuberculosis 20, Beri-Beri 10 and others 487,

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