Amongst the foreign population, eleven cass were notified, whilst four victims died. Actually the extent of the epidemic is very much more prevalent with the Chinese and specially amongst children. In this connection it is significant, that over one third of the child ' corpses abandoned on the streets, were found to show signs of the disease. Whilst the epidemic reached its peak at the beginning of January, it has shown a marked" decrease since.
Other contagious diseases, showed a decrease during the month under review, the report states.
total of 105,376 vaccinations were made in January against various communicable disco:
Fewer Arrests During Past Week, Report Reveals In all, 363 criminal cases came to the notice of the Settlement Police during (he week ending yesterday. a decrease of six over the previous week, according to the Police report for the period under review. were a total of 16 armed as compared tó eleven for the previous week, whilst burglaries, house-breakings and similar crimes, totalled fourteen, a decrease of one.
With 28 cases of snatching and eighteen of pocket picking, 183 cases of larceny came to the notice of the police, an increase of three as compared to the previous week.
In all 398 arrests were effected, a decrease of 210 from the week ending February 11, whilst of those under detention, 91 were identified.
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