During February the number of deaths among non-Chinese was twenty-two, fourteen of which occurred amongst the resident population. The incidence of Scarlet Fever which occurred in January has continued unabated throughout this month, seventeen cases being notified, two of which ended fatally. There were two deaths from Tuberculosis and one from Diphtheria.
Complete Disinfection of premises after Infectious Disease is now carried out free of charge by the Health Department.
The sanitary improvement of laund: slowly going Forward. The Inundr the Bubbling Well district, the closing, whose grossly insanitary laundries was made the occasion of a strike by the rest of the washermen, hare now been located in 'a new block of licensed laundries on the Mohawk Road.
There have Leon no further cases of Cattle. Plague and the settlement may now be considered free from, that disease.
Deuths Registers in ths Foreign Community.
1900. 1901. population 16,000 7,000 per thouzay wy 72k Diaths Registered in the Native Community.
1900. 1801, Small-pox 2 0
Total from all 208 380 Caloulated populati 350,000 330,000 Death-rate per thousand 69 123
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