Lester Chinese Hospital's Humanitarian Work Shanghai's need for a hospital where poor people suffering from incurable diseases can stay is om-Dhasized by the June report of the [Lester Chinese Hospital, 145 Shantung Road, which have just been Issued. [At present this hospital has a number of practically incurable diseases, Their beds could be occupied by other urgent and curable cases if there was somewhere else to send them, An example of such a case is that of a Mr. Chang, who has been in the hospital for five years, There is every prospect of him staying there ther five years if he lives. Mr. [Chang, in spite of his great misfortune, is of cheerful disposition and exercises an excellent moral and eral influence in his. ward. Nevertheless his bed, if vacated, could be filled with many other cases of shorter duration.
'That the Lester Chinese Hospital feurbs disease from running—wild among the poor Chinese classes is realized by the figures issued. Jess than 18,494 out-patients were treated, and though an increase is always' anticipated during summer, this figure Is 3,000-above that of May. Cases brought in by the Shanghai [Municipal Police number 496, Increase of ten por cent. over the May figures.
One interesting abnormal case was that of a boy whose heart was found to be on the right side. Relapsing fever and typhoid fever were the most prevalent diseases. Cases of tuberculosis of the lungs increased and this is attributed to the hot weather.
The humanitarian work done by the staff fs also well lustrated. The average number of people fed daily was 453. A more unfortunate side fo the picture Is revealed in the fact that 103 suicide cases "were admitted; 55 of these were men and 48 women. 'There were 318 emergency operations and the number resulting from industrial "accidents was 49. Fifty-nine cases -were brought in by the French Municipal Police. Births numbered 20, new in-patients 364, and in-patient' bed-days 6,110. who had been left with the prisoner as guards. They were not carrying farms. Altogether, eight arrests were made and adding {0 these the other man who was arrested on. July 17%, it is believed that the member of the gang who escaped the only one yet to be captured as it Is probable that the gang consisted of ten men altogether. Detectives! from Chengtu Road Station, were out last night endeavouring to locate the tone remaining member of the gang] who is believed to be at large, Questioned by detectives after his release from captivity as to the treatment which he received at the hands his kidnappers, Mr. Shu stated that on the whole he was treated well, but he had two complaints to make, firstly that he found great cult, in obtaining water, and second-_ Ty that he was confined, in an exceedingly small and uncomfortable oon for, most of the time. He was rot, however, roughly treated in any way. The rounding up of the gang] has been made with unusual speed, as the kidnapping only took place five days earlier.
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