From all available information recorded, Chinese deaths during the year {otalled $7,440, but probably thor was a number of unrecorded deaths. 'The year was a fortunate tone for residents of the Settlement of far as communicable diseases are concerned, there being an absence of riy, Brave, pidemies uphold, was again. present, but not to such an extent ay last' year, and tuberculosis 'SHIM took a heavy toll of the popula During the early part of the year typhus fever became moderately epidemic, but subsided in July. The losing of a number of refugee camps fand the scattering of their popula ion into the city, rendered the prevention of typhus "more dificult, tinge delousing measures are obvious ly more effective in camps than scattered dwellings. A feature of the that a number of for-flan eases contracted the disease and, despite careful investigation, It was not possible to ascertain the exact method of infection, though it was probably the result of the overcrowd. Ingg of public: vehicles and streets.
'Phere was 0 comparative absence of smallpox during the year but an Imported epidemic of cholera broke out between May and October. Tt Was noted for its small incidence and the' prolonged period over which eases occurred. Of the first ten cases admitted 0 hospital in May, five Were Imported from the Shaoshing or Pinghu areas, three resided outside Settlement limit had-no fixed abode and only one was a genuine resident, During the period numerous proven cases, were repo) ed in districts surrounding Shanghai. There would seem to be no reasonable doubt that cholera was import ed overland during the year from a focus near by oF fod, and not by seas appeared to be the case in 198%
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