Health reports The month was a quiet one from the standpoint of public health, Cholera continued to diminish. rapidly and though typhoid" was epidemic, it was not prevalent to such an extent as to cause grave anxiety.
Smallpox increased somewhat and it was found that refugee camps still housed some unvaccinated persons, who had presumably either entered the camps during the summer or alternatively had managed to escape vaccination in various ways during. the visits "of vaccinators last spring. 'This matter is being rapidly remedied, Smallpox vaccinations amongst the general public are mak~ ing satisfactory progress; 27,250 vaccinations having' been performed since October 17 when the campaign started. It may be mentioned. in addition to this gute, approximately 15,000 doses have been issued free, 13,000 of which were to the Japanese Residents' Corporation. Tt would pear that since 31,000 doses were supplied to local physicians, pharmacists, ete., private vaccination fs quite popular, The total of free vaccination resulted in an approximate daily average of 1,400.
Whilst only a few cases of typhus fever occurred during the month, the delousing campaign in the Refugee Camps was continued with full vigour in an attempt to limit this disease by attacking it before it became prevalent; 9289 persons were dealt with, 5730 of whom were bathed and nearly 60,000 articles were subjected to steam disinfection. Rooms disinfected amount to 260. It is considered that these measures should have an inhibitory influence this disease which usually Produces a large mortality during periods. of general mal-nutrition consequent on wars or other similar interferences with normal progress.
The supervision of repositories and the removal of coffins from the /Settlement area continued during the month; the total number of coffins removed from the Settlement area being 98,824 during the period of Cremations during the month averaged 94 per day. A satisfactory feature of the position relative to the disposal of the dead was the number of coffins, amounting to 1,666 sent up country "during the month. The relatively large increase in the number of coffins removed from the Settlement this month is due to the fact that certain areas previously used as burial grounds are now reverting to Industrial uses, such reversion being accompanied by a very casual treatment of the coffins removed, particular. menace to the lo health is anticipated in view of the Tength of time the coffins have been buried, but removal is being arranged to obviate any possible danger. Cost of removal, as far as possible, is be-Ing charged against those occupying the said areas for the purpose of
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