The Archive · 1937

Ly One Foreigner Dead So Far

Below table giving the total number of proved cases of cholera, and deaths caused by cholera in the International Settlement since the outbreak of the disease on August 30 this year. These cholera cases have been confirmed by bacteriological examination, in hospitals situated in the Settlement, and include all cases and deaths up to and including Tuesday: Cases Deaths Residents International S tlement Residents French Concession Residents Outlying Chinese Areas No fixed abode ipresumabis refuge In addition to the above confirmed cases, there were also up to Tuesday, 979 clinically It is emphasized that the above figures are for cases treated in International Settlement hospitals only.

One Foreign Death To Date The 544 cases and 64 deaths on record yesterday compare with 455 cases and 48 deaths noted in the Settlement the previous day. The increase in one day thus is 89 cases and 16 deaths. There have been 4 foreign cases and one foreign death since the epidemic started. The 16 new deaths on record yesterday all are Chinese deaths.

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