During the month, contagious dis-crises never attained epidemic proportions, although there was a. slight Imerease in comparison with the pre~ vious month, without however, any change in the death rate. Typhoid ud paratyphoid notifications were the most important and on the increase. More than double among the Chinese, while a slight decrease was noted among the foreigners, but among the two deaths were recorded out lof three new cases as against 27 deaths among the Chinese out of 79 cases.
Diphtheria continued its downward trend among the foreigners but re~ mained steady among the Chinese. Relapsing fever increased notably amongst the Chinese population. A Tew sporadic eases of typhus appear-but there was nothing of importance as compared to last year's corresponding period. Tuberculosis: increased slightly: whilst smallpox has practically' disappeared,
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