In his report to the Shanghai Munlcipal Council for May the Commis sloner of Public Health states that both foreign and Chinese death-rates were about the normal average and call for no particular comment.
form and warranted continuance of Smallpox in sporadic] free vaccination in the various Branch Health Omeces where alto-ether 21,320 persons were vaccinated—an exceptionally good result con Sidering the advanced season. As a general rule, the Department does of favour smallpox vaccination dt ing warm weather when skin con amination is more likely to occur and successful takes are fewer. But In view of the poor weather during the "All Flowers" day and the above mentioned persistence of smallpox it was decided to make an exception this, year.
The outbreak of cerebrospinal fever reported last month declined. appre-platt-cholera work commenced fay 1, and a total of $4,250 persons were inoculated, including 4,832 who received second doses. As in former years, a number of hydrants were opened by courtesy of the Shanghai Waterworks Company for the free supply of water in certain districts where for economic reasons proper facilities of this nature are not avall-'The Increase in the number of notified cases of malaria was not together unexpected.
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