With the exception of relapsing. fever, measles, and malaria, there was a general decrease in the trend of communicable diseases.
Relapsing Fever.—Three foreign cases were notified Two of the addresses given were Chinese lodging houses whilst the third was of no fixed abode. Of the 37 Chinese cases notified, 22 were convicts in the' Municipal Gaol who had contracted the disease prior to their entry; three were taken from the detention cells Police Stations whilst the others. were mostly of the beggar class.
Malaria—The five foreign cases notified all resided in the Eastern dis-tet. "Of 27 Chinese cases notified, 13 were from the Eastern district (9) from. a cotton mill on Pingliang. Road), eight were from the Western district, two in the Central district, and the rest were of no fixed abode.
Typhoid Fevers—None of the three foreign cases notified had received any prophylaxis. Thirty-four Chinese cases were notified with 34 deaths which would seem to indicate that only the severer casts are notified, hence the incidence is probably much higher than the figures show.
Pasteur Institute—Eighty-five persons, including 66 from the Settle. ment, 11 from the City Government. rea and 8 from Ouiports called for advice, caulerisation and/or treat ment, and in 84 cases treatment was elvised. "Thirty-eight received full treatment, 31. precautionary treatment: and 16 failed to complete the treat~ ment advised.
The 65 cases from the Settlement were In contact with and/or bitten bby 88 dogs, cals and 2 rats, Thirty-three dogs and cats wore privately owned and the remainder stray-animals, Two dogs each bit two per-Jsons, another bit three persons and eat bit three persons.
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