The Commissioner of Public Mfealth ous activities of the De~ partment donot record anything of very great importance in December. With but slight exceptions, the incidences of notifiable diseases compares favourably with the corres. ponding month of recent years. As anticipated, malaria notifications. decreased very considerably, due no doubt to the unsullable weather, and fow new eases may be expected now tunlil the coming Spring. "There was a slight outbreak of diphtheria in one for the Municipal Primary Schools for [Chinese which successfully controlled by the newly established School Medical Service which was able to trace the source of the disease.
"The prolonged. inclement. weather {nterfored greatly with vaccination, work and only 25,976 persons were dealt with, The occurrence of several teases of Smallpox, however, should serve as a reminder to those members of the public who have not recently been "vieelnated. and employers. of particularly Invited to give this matter their personal attention.
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