There were forty cases of typhoid fever notified_among the foreign population during October of these however seven cases arose in a Japanese gunboat from Hankow and twenty-one cases in German cruisers from Tsingtao, leaving twelve cases of fever contracted in Shanghai.
Typho ial fever is an essentially preventable prevention is largely a matter of indi care in the observance of the rules set forth in the Public Health notice which was issued last, year to all foreign residents; namely, boiling of all water and milk, the avoidance of all uncooked vegetables and the separation of fresh vegetables before cooking from the rest of the food by using a separate table for the dressing thereof in the kitchen. The cause of typhoid fever is. always" taken into the body by means of infected food, and the food most commonly infected is vege. tables, by reason of the manner in which they are grown.
where were eight new cases of tuberculosis and one of anthrax. Malaria and dysentery of a mild type are unusually prevalent. There were two deaths from alcoholism. 4 A large number of unhealthy conditions wore dealt with during the month, among which may be mentioned, the elimination from the Settlement of the huts and boats inhabited by the most unclean of the vagrant classes, foci of disease infection of the worst: type.
The recent mon sures affecting the Foreign section of the New Market have attracted occupants for all the shops in the maia part of the Market and its appearance in the early morning is one of great activity, All the butchers on the Shanghai side except that known as " Hopkins Butchery" have moved into the Market. There is great need of supervision on the part of re ton their servants getting all ipplies from the Market. Besides the advantage of perfect sanitary construction constant sanitary supervision; it is manifestly of convenience to be able to get all supplies Roder one roof, and it is hoped that foreign Fesidents will do all they can to help towards the success of a movenient so obviously for the welfare of all.
Deaths Registered in the Foreign Community. 1898, 1899. Small-pox 0 0 Typhoid fever 1 1 Cholera. 0 0 Total from all cause: 8 Calculated population... 5,280 5,510 Death-rate per thousand 18.2 15.2
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