. Peking : a social survey conducted under auspices of the Princeton University Center in China and the Peking Young Men's Christian Association. to overcomethe many problems connected with the Chinese dialects, thedifficulty of foreigners learning Chinese, the lack of text-booksin Chinese. The Central Hospital, built and opened in 1918 under thedirection of Dr. Wu Lien Teh, who is now the head of theplague prevention work of the Government, is the best of thegovernment hospitals. The $250,000 needed for the buildingand equipment was secured partly from government sources andpartly by private
. Peking : a social survey conducted under auspices of the Princeton University Center in China and the Peking Young Men's Christian Association. to overcomethe many problems connected with the Chinese dialects, thedifficulty of foreigners learning Chinese, the lack of text-booksin Chinese. The Central Hospital, built and opened in 1918 under thedirection of Dr. Wu Lien Teh, who is now the head of theplague prevention work of the Government, is the best of thegovernment hospitals. The $250,000 needed for the buildingand equipment was secured partly from government sources andpartly by private subscription. The Inner City Public Hospitaland the Outer City Public Hospital are under the control of thehealth department of the Peking Police Board. According tothe police report the budget of the two institutions amounts to$60,934 a year! The Hospital for Contagious Diseases is run bythe Municipal Council. The Japanese hospitals, as far as is known,are all private institutions and are operated for profit. Three ofthe American hospitals and the French Hospital are missionhospitals. There are 1,098 physicians in Peking. Nine hundred and. ONE OF PEKING S SMELLS—PART OF THE SEWER SYSTEM. The night soil of the city is collected in wheelbarrows, taken outside thecity wall and dried for fertilizer.
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