An outstanding feature of the month was the large number of Foreign deaths reported from accidental causes—of a total of 56 deaths notified from all causes, 12 came under the former category.
The Foreign death rate was 11.35 per mille compared with 17.87 in July last, and that of the Chines community 12.18, against 12/ Allowing for the fact that th system of Chinese death registration is not yet accurate (although improving month by month), the figure recorded is very low for July. Of the total Foreign cleachs registered,—nearly 92 per cent. were due to preventable diseases, with Tuberculosis, as usual, the chief ca There were 1,100 Chinese deaths; this includes 393 unwanted bodies, of which a large proportion were of infants dumped on the borders of the Settlement.
Open Air Swimming Pool—Over sed the turnstile. any month and necessitated the temporary employment of extra staff. No serious accidents were reported, despite the overcrowding which prevailed at certain periods, the number entering on Sunday, JY y 23, being 4,228. In spite of the very heavy load the continuous filtration and purification plant functioned satisfactorily as shown by regular bacteriological and chemical examination of the water.
In view of recent correspondence if} appearing in a certain journal it is of interest to give the dimensions and area of the pool which are as follows length 189 ft. breadth 74 ft, area 12,800 sq. ft.
It will {ius be seen that it is almost equal in size to the largest Public Pools in England.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.