REPORTS ON CONTROL OF CONTAGIOUS DISEASES IN NORTHEAST

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• Publication Date: January 13, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT
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SUBJECT Sociological - Health, sanitation INFORMATION 19,49
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PUBLISHED Daily newspapers
WHERE
PUBLISHED Hong Kong; New York
DATE
PUBLISHED 24 Nov - 8 Dec 1949
LANGUAGE Chinese
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REPORTS ON C0WTROL OF
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES IN NORTHEAST
DISEASE PREVENTION IKP110%T8 -- Ta Kung Pao, 5 Dec a9
Pei-ping, 2 Deceawer (NCNA) -- There were 417 persons affected with
cc-atagioua diseases in Che-li-mu League, Jehol, Kirin, Heilungkiang, and Liaosi
in 1949. This is only 7.6 percent of last Sear'a total. The number of deaths
from the abcve diseases totaled 250. This is only U percent of last year.
There were no cholera outbreak this year. Minor dysentry and diphtheria oat-
breaks occurred but were checked in time.
The success of disease prevention is attriouted to the early mobilization
of the antipJegse snits, the friendly ebzistamce of the Soviet antiplage
personnel, and the widespread employmext of ?preventive measures.
More than 3,860,000 persons received antiplague shot;., 2,426,000 received
cholera shots, and 1,430,000 were vaccinated thin year. In addition, 14 5590,000
flea-bearing animals were destroyed; this figure is ten times that of 148.
SOVIET AJTIPLAGTJE TEAM GIVES REPORT -- Ta Kung Pao. 24 Nov 49
Pei-ping, 22 November (NCNA) -. The Central Antiplague Committee held its
third meeting today in Pei-p- ling to hear the reports of the Soviet antiplague
Activities in North Chahar in 1949.
The meeting was attended by Tung Pi-vu, Li Te-chuan, Chang Hoch'
Yang C41 * J-0-ling, Huns 8hao_hu: g, and anti l eng,
No.?iheast C"nina, Chahar, and Pei-p'iag. p ague officials from North and
Tung Pi-vu presided. Dr Rogozin and Dr Maiskiy gave the reports.
Dr Rogozin, who is a professor at the Moscow State Medical Institute and
a Stalin-prize winner, gave the follnwing suwmary of the plague prevention work
in North China:
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diagnoses; (2) discover the source of the outbreak; )j ht Len
epidemic. (3) study dy the extent of the
"The epidemic Was checked in half a month because of the wholehearted
assistance rendered by the Chinese antiplague personnel. The public health
committees, organized previously to meet any such eventuality, also helped a
great deal.
"The efficient traffic control and quarantine of the plague areas also
contributed considerably to checking the epidemic.
"The chemicals used for disia'ecting were very effective. Our method is
far superior to that used by the Japanese. The Japanese method, which prevents
epidemic by burning the house occupied by the plague victim, not only is ax-
pensive but does not actually prevent epidemic since flea-bearing rats escape
and continue to spread the disease.
"We recommend that you carry out the following procedure in combating
plague: (1) administer preventive inoculation to all people within a 15-
kilometer radius from the center of the plague outbreak; (2) report immediatel,'
all deaths occurring within the plague areas so that antiplague personnel
can swiftly carry out necessary preventive work; (3) the Ministry of Public
Health of the Central People's government should coordinate all work of the anti-
plague units in order to check the epide :ic within 10 to 15 days; and (4)
capture and destroy all flea-carrying animals, burn all grassy areas, clean-up
wasteland where rats are likely to be.
"I believe the Central People's government is now fully equipped and ready
to combat any future plague outbreak."
Dr Maiskiy reviewed his team's antiplague work in Northeast China this year.
CHECKS ANIMAL RPIDEWTC -- Eua-ch'iao Jih-paoj 5 Dec 49
Pei-ping, 25 November (NCNA) -- The animal epidemic which has ravaged
more then 20 bsien in Erpeh, 'P'ing-yuau, Sui.yudn, and Shansi provinces, has
been checked by the heroic action of veterinary personnel. The first outbreak
occur: _~3 at th,: beginning of autrmn 19:#9.
Marl; volunteers assisted various local veterinarian corps in antiplague
work. The plague districts were quarantined and many preventive inoculations
were administered. As a result, deaths of animals were cut to a minimm.
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