SURVEY OF URBAN PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE IN CHINA

<正> It is impressive,after a review of the health conditions,in the 19 cities,to note that the problem of public health in China is more a question of com-petent personnel than of finance.While many cities do not provide adequatefunds for health work,achievements are negligible in other cities wherefunds are available.Street cleaning stands out as the first concern of the health service.Erroneous as the idea may be,it constitutes the most accessible channel for theintroduction of modern measures of public health.In spite of its superficialsignificance,the public health worker may,for a time,have to place the mainemphasis of any work on sanitation of environment.Medical relief ranks second in importance.There is community conscious-ness for the need of this service.Many cities are spending large sums on it.The health officer should,therefore,devote a large portion of his time and ofthe money available for medical relief.The most valuable functions of the public health service,such as maternityand child welfare,school health,communicable disease control,etc.,challengea vigorous effort on the part of the health officer for their development.