Repairs at General Hospital to Be Proceeded with, But Rebuilding Scheme is Rejected Shanghai Municipal Council had before it at its meeting on July 28 the report of the Country and General Hospitals ion Sub-Committee. This report, which is published in full hereunder, was referred inthe first instance to the Health 'Committee which' recommended its adoption by the Council.
The Health Committee also recommended that the Governors of the General Hospital be informed that the Council Will assume liability for the interest on the. additional over draft rising from the execution of necessary repairs on the East Wing of the Hospital and the installation fof a modern sanitary system therein specified in the Report.
'The question of ce-ordination between the two hospitals was the subject of a separate rider to the Report by Mr, John MeNelll who recom~ mended that, as it was clear that the question of re-building or other~ wise' of the East Wing of the Gen-feral Hospital was likely' to require Urgent consideration within the next few years, the matter of the Coun-I's Felations with the two hospitals should be reviewed within that period. Mr. MeNeill, in his rider, also raised the question of the possibility of the Council assuming a greater measure of control over both When the Health Committee considered Mr. MeNellt's rider, it was pointed out that the difference in function between the two hospitals created. certain practical ai Meulties {in the way of ce-ordination, Further the opinion was expresse? by the Treasurer and Controller that the present was not an opportune time to pursue further the questions raised In the rider.
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