| Abstract: | ![]()
During the fall of 1935, CheeIoo University Medical SchooLaccepted responsibility for the medical care of 19,000 refugees fromthe flooded farming districts of south-western Shantung, They werecared for in Tsinan at govemment expense, in 30 groups or "camps",of from 200 t0 1,400 persons each, and were provided with two mealsa day, consisting of steamed bread, made of 4th grade wheat flour andmillet flour, a thin millet congee and pieces of salt turnip. Manyindividuals supplemented this diet from time to time with smallquantities of vegetables, such as raw onion, red pepper sauce andboiled caloloage bought from vendors. This was more common in theearly fall than later in the winter, when their small private funds had,in many cases, been exhausted. Later in the winter, the ingredients ofthe bread were changed to include corn meal, 4th class wheat flour andmillet flour. |
