THE WAR IN CHINA
DR. GREY'S WORK
AN INTERESTING REPORT
The Joint Council of the Order of St. John and New Zealand Red Cross Society have received a report from Dr. Grey, dated July 18.
"I am enclosing some statistics of the work being done at the Flood Refugee Camp in which I am specially interested," Dr. Grey writes. "I have done most of this work myself, but occasionally one of the other doctors goes with me. Mornings are reserved for operations ancl ward rounds and the evenings for X-ray examination. While I see the sick the nurses carry out the injections and vaccinations. "We have received news today that cholera is beginning to rage in the surrounding villages. In one village there have been fifteen deaths already. If we can find the time we hope to visit these places and inoculate as many as possible. I will tell you about this "later when there is something more definite to report.
"Last weekend I tried for two days to catch a train for Loyang but there were not any running. I intended going .to Loyang for two days to do any surgery required. We are too busy here for me to leave during the week at present. Another doctor is expected shortly to relieve Dr. Ayers. who is not well and needs a holiday. Once the new man arrives I may be able to go to Loyang for a few days if there is a train. Dr. Maxwell is very keen for one of the new men to work iri Ichang, where Dr. Tremewan is at present. I have suggested that Dr. Maaka should go to Ichang and Dr. Watson come here. I would like one at Loyang as there is more work up there now, but think one will be needed here, especially if cholera strikes the town and refugee camps badly."
A communication from Dr. James Maxwell, secretary of the International Red Cross Committee of Hankow, advised that Dr. Maaka will join Dr. Tremewan in Ichang and Dr. Watson will proceed to Chengchow to work with Dr. Grey.
Dr. Maaka and Dr. Watson were the doctors who left New Zealand some weeks ago.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 44, 20 August 1938, Page 10
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THE WAR IN CHINA
Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 44, 20 August 1938, Page 10
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