A foreign rate of $82 for September as compared with 18.14 fof the same mont fast year and a Chi nese death rate of 1044.8" cot. Paved. with 10,71 last year are Ported in the report of the Commis Stoner of Pale Heath, "she be a healthy one and was marl month would. appear
fed by the unexpected absence of Jdysenterie diseases which are usual-Ty's common at this time. of the sear, 'Tein probable thatthe abence of these conditions is due to the somewhat cooler weather 'An increasing. number of anthems: eases are being: discovered. amongst the animals arriving at the cattle Sheds." Since' these ate. contracted outside "the jurisdiction of the Health Department it has not been Possible to ascertain any reasons for the increase. Total destruction of these animals has been carried out either at the disposal plant or in the mew crematorium attached to [the Muirhead Road incinerator.
The chief sources of morbidity. amongst foreigners were tuberculosis and the dysenteries. dumber of cases of ill defined diary rhoeo were also notified which may possibly belong to one or other of the dysentery" groups. Amongst the Chinese the same disease oc-Jeurred more or leas in the same ratio: cases of typhoid were rather more. prevalent, Of the other: communicable diseases few appear in significant numbers, though scarlet fever has. in~ Jereased, mainly amongst the Chic hess population, and it is of note that cerebra-spinal fever occurred. to a small extent right throughout. the year, the disease attacking almost entirely the Chinese populi tion, "Two cases of smallpox have been notified, Five cases of schistosomiasis were notified amongst, non-resident Chinese. Enquiries elicited the information that one was infected at Kashing, whilst another was infect fed whilst bathing in the creeks near JTeukajao (west of the railway line incor Brenan Road).
The cholera inoculation campaign came to an end in September, the total number of inoculations being: Just under 200,000. for shooting woodcock, 46 brace in one day.
As a tennis enthusiast, ho assisted in the formation of the Wayside Tennis Club and was partnered in the first tennis, doubles championship of that body.
is intense love of animals, dogs and ponies, seemed to bring him luck at the sweeps, and he was in the winning major combinations at. Kiangwan and Shanghai on. two foceasions. A member of numerous. ube, he was also a 82 degree Mason.
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