The Commissioner of Public health On January 25, Smallpox was officially notified as being in epidemic form in the International Settlement.
Epidemiclty is usually taken as the dally occurrence of three new cases notified for a period of one week, usual, the " majority of the eases notified had neglected vaccination, Though vaccination work was. impeded by prolonged unfavourable weather, every effort was made stimulate ppubile interest in the Im= mediate Importance of this measure. Altogether 40,180" persons were Diphtheria and Scarlet Fever _in-eased slightly when compared with the figures' for last month; there was also an increase in' the. number of Geaths from these tye disease The prevalence of cases from the respiratory group, reported December, continued and hence the advice and measures then advocated should "continue 10 be observed. There was a moderate Increase in the number of notified cases of Influenza, but the incidence 93 yet, relatively low. In this connection, special attention. was given to the ventilation of cinemas and theatres with the assistance of the manages ments "concerned.
In ce-operation with the Industrial Section, compulsory limewashing all. small workshops was attempted, with fairly galisfactory results, considered that the general cleansing and brightening up of the premises Which will result from this practice, will have a definite beneficial result on the health of the workers con cerned, Anti-malarial work was continued with special. reference to the struction of hibernating mosquitoes, anda final survey was completed in regard to breeding places, partly ularly to those in the bases of cor-{ain electric light and other stand ards, These, owing to the ce-operative measures taken by the companies concerned, have been almost entirely removed, and it is" anticipated that before the next season none of these breeding places will remain, Cer tain other" troublesome Anopheline breeding areas have also" been abolished by the Public Works Department filing sin, operations,
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