Reverting to communicable diseases. the report. stated that cholera and' malaria Increase while typhus and relapsing fevers decreased considerably when compared with the previous month. 'Typhoid fever also registered a lesser incidence. Altogether 032 cases of dysentery' with 135 deaths scourred among Chinese as against 119 cases with 65 deaths during July. Amoebic dysentery was rather common amongst the German Jewish refugees. a total 56 cases occurred resulting In eight; deaths. Fighty-nine cases of cholera occurred among Chinese resulting in ten deaths and only in eleven of the ceases had the Chinese concerned been Inoculated. Of 130 malaria cases 109 were residents of the eastern district.
Commenting on the market situa tion for August the report stated that for the greater part of the month most of the fresh sh available in the markets came from cold storage, with prices generally somewhat higher and Supplies below normal. Prices of meat increased slightly during the fest half of the month although sup plies were fair, but dectined towards the end of the month, Approximately 514% tins of green pei originating from Swatow were fauna fo" contain more. than an emetic dose. crystallized copper a Sulphate 9 tin and. were seized and destroyed by the Municipal authortties.
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