Controlled Sale Confronted by Peculiar Difficulties The introduction of new regula tions governing the sale of poisons in Shanghai at the present time is not expedient owing 1o the peculiar status of this elly. That was the opinion expressed by Dr. J. H. Jordan, Commissioner of the Public Health'Depariment, when questioned fon. June 24 by the "North-China Herald" on the difference between the poison Jaws enforced in Great Britain [and the regulations existing here.
"A copy of an advertisement appear ing. in the "Pharmaceutical. Journal which stated that under the Pharmacy.and Polsons Act, 1983, certain medicines were not permitted sold except an a doctor's prescription, twas shown to Dr. Jordan. The lls Included certain articles, which are advertised in various journals Shanghai, and are sold without poisons would require two essentials, To enforce, a controlled sale of Dr. Jordan slated. First it would require a small army of qualified Inspectors to see that the order, was obeyed: secondly it would require the compulsory registration of all doctors. The " former was not practical at the present time becatise of the stressed economic conditions; the latter was submitted to the ratepayers in the form of a resolution fs early as 1006. But it was not ratined.
"The whole question Is receiving very careful consideration by the authorities. Dr. Jordan revealed, but 'Shanghai had certain peculiar dim-culties, which, unless condemned by public' opinion, were not easy to overcome. 'The internationality' of the city provided a unique problem in elt, Further there were many Chinese. medicines, which were not fo be "sniffed" al, because certain Chinese herbs were recognized. the world over for their good qualities, Chinese too formed the greater part of the city's population,
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