Decorated Shanghai, Aug. 16.
In a recent list' of awards appearing in a supplement of the "London Gazette" the name of another China-born Briton appears as a recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross. He is Lieut. John F. House, brother of Mrs. T. C. G. Pearson, of Shanghai. The award was for "gallantry and courage Ju operations off the Norwegian coast," while serving in HAS. Auckland. John House was born in Weihaiwet during. the last war while his father, Capt. A. E. House, M, (Retired), was serving as Resident Senior Naval Officer at that port, Re~ ceiving his early education in China, he. subsequently went home to the Imperial Service College and passed into the Royal Navy.
Probable future course of the disease, 2 further increase would cause no cent. decrease during the month, other Wis fever registered a $0 per
Siseases showing Hitle change' com pated with June. Cholera increased {o epidemic' proportions towards. the fend of the month, 39 true cases, resulting. in seven' deaths, occuring among Chinese residents." °A high Proportion of "these" cases hed Feeeived inoculations within the past tio years. Smallpox was entirely absent throughout the month large number of sanitary examinations "were carried out by Public Health officers, 38 samples Shanghai Waterworks water beisig 1 tested. all of which were found to be satisfactory. "Ton samples of deep well water, out of twenty-five, were found to be below standard, together with three samples of water" from swimming pools. The bacteriological cleanliness of milk and milk products Femains far from satisfactory. since 29 of 74 samples were below standard, also a high proportion of the ice-cream tested, Advice about rabies treatment was! given to 113 persons, all being urged to undergo a course. Full anti-table {treatment was given to 32 persons; 73 received a precautionary course, and eight failed to complete the treatment advised. One fatal case of rabies occurred in a Japanese subject. "The total number of patients admitted to the Chinese Isolation Hospital was 278, showing a decline over previous months, the greater \dmitted in July. suffering from intestinal diseases. Deaths In the hospital numbered 61 persons.
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