The diseases which attained serious proportions were cholera and dysentery in the late summer, and measles. in the autumn, Diphtheria was rather more prevalent than usual throughout the year, whilst the incidence of typhoid fever rose sharply during October and November, With the influx of so many thousands of refugees during August, an increase in infectious. diseases generally, was feared, but it might be pointed out in this respect that military operations could. have com-' menced at much more unfavourable ime, for example, in June or July, when cholera normally begins, for in the winter months, when the diseases Contrary to expectations, malaria decreased considerably in comparison with last year's figures. Though no doubt the activities of the Department Malaria Prevention Unit contributed' towards this result, it is possible that the interruption of notification may also have played a part, as it is otherwise difficult to explain how the disease was not introduced by refugees known to have come from malarious areas.
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