The fourth fiscal year of the PM.A.A. of Shanghai ended on July 31, 1938, "quietly but successfully. "The Association had confronted with a hard time owing to the Shanghai hostilities, It is, however, interesting to learn from its record that the Association had served its members in a very extensive measure ana with splendid results.
At the outbreak of war on August 13, 1937, the headquarters at East Küshing Road and sub-branch centres in Chapei and Nantao were forced to suspend their activities. Under the leadership and supervision of Dr. D. S. Chen, Chairman of the Board of Management and with the assistance of General Secretary, Dr. T. T. Chin, the regular programme of {he Association were carried on as far as possible in new premises at North Chekiang Road and Avenue Edward VIL The Markham Road Centre which was fortunately not affected was carried on with full programme throughout the last year.
Fivefold Functions The functions of the Association are mainly divided into five sections:—medical, educational, relief, insurance and legal service. According to the statistics, the medical work, including a P.M.A.A. hospital, had 145,795 clinic cases and including two little 23,483 in-patients. There were 17,847 cases in relief work including insurance fees, petty trade, repatriation and rice relief cases, The expenditure for these two item: amounts to approximately $105,800.00 which occupies almost 80 per cent. of the total income of the Associ tion. The Association has shown its usefulness during the past year as proved by the other statistical figures: baths 402,131; schools for children 62,311; tea lobby 523,203; refugees 16,654; legal service 1,799.
The accounts of the Association are closely supervised by a Board of Trustees of which Mr. P. W. Massey, a pioneer for the rickshaw welfare commission is the Chairman. The annual accounts are being ready for auditing and publication.
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