The major portion of the market: business is now concentrated into those markets located in the Central and Western areas, though the North Fokien Road Market is fully funetioning and a small amount of business is being done in the Hongkew and Purdon Road markets. There has been a sufficient supply of foodstuffs of good quality but at increased prices. Fresh fish was somewhat scarce for a while but quantities of fresh-water sh from inland and frozen fish from cold storages have now met the demand. Daily check was Kept on all supplies of foodstuffs regarding their origin, quality, quatitity and price. With the cooler weather the numbers of hawkers of ice cream, frozen suckers and iced drinks diminished considerably.
Sanition Division, Incculations against Cholera increased considerably when cholera became epidemic, especially amongst inmates of refugee camps, nearly all of whom have now been' inoculated, Altogether 62,095 inoculations were carried out, "90.258 were done in camps and 31,836 by mobile units, special centres and in the Branch Health Offices. The chlorination of some G48 shallow wells was accomplished.
Vaceination Campaign against. smallpox commenced, although no cases of the disease have been reported. 34,905 persons (mostly refugees) were vaccinated.
Work—Flies were numer ous until' September 14, when rain fell continuously for a week which working on Ukely breeding places with marked effect, Sanitation in the Eastern District, Activities here were concentrated fon the collection and disposal of corpses which were providing an ideal breeding ground for blow fies and flesh fies. Soldier corpses were rendered safe by military authorities who removed all ammunition, hand grenades, ote. with which in' many instances they were heavily laden, thereafter with the assistance of Public Works Department labour, large scale cremations were car= ried out, In this way 218 civilian corpses, 115 soldier corpses, 156 dead animals and 61 incompletely burnt corpses were dealt with.
Particular attention was paid to the surroundings of various public utility companies, Police, and fire stations, otherwise in the absence of any accountable population, sanitary" conditions in the devasted and evacuated areas gave no cause for alarm,
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