February was a month of considerable interest from a Public Health aspect, by reason of the unusual prevalence and fatality of three infectious diseases, namely, Small-pox, Typhoid fever, and Pneumonia, There were eight cases of Small-pox notified among the Foreign community, with four deaths. There wore seven cases of Typhoid fever, with the unusually large number of three fatal cases, Twenty cases of Pneumonia were notified, nnd there were three deaths from this disease. The Pneumonia is apparently acute lobar pneumonia and the grouping hus been of epidemic character. It is interesting to note that in 1892 there were no deaths from this Pneumonia; 1893, two; in 1894, two; in 1895, one; in 1896, two; in 1897, one; in 1898, threes and in 1899' already there have been seven deaths so that a disease which has been unusually rare in previous years is becoming. more common, In all probability the me fection of this disease has been introduced by the shipping.
Infections Diseases Notified in Foreign Oommnnity.
Small-pox 8
Typhus Fever Diphtheria. Measles Scarlet Fever Influenza Tubereulosi Malaria Lober Pa ig Infantile Diarrhoea Mumps 121
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