The Archive · 1899

The Health of the Community

There have been two deaths here this year; one a little baby, of collapse following on iufuntine diarrhoea, another of a young Indy who was carried up on a long clinic in eatremit. Assisted by the cooling and bracing air she was able to battle two weeks with death, but eventually succumbed. Sixteen babies: have arrived ut Kuling this season, nnd the health oticer, assuming the rile of prophet, tells us in his report that the number of youthful arrivals will constantly increase. Certainly youngsters do well up here if they are properly shielded-from the cold changes of weather and if they are not allowed to remain in their damp clothes afer they have been paddling in the streams.

6th September.

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