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4. The Course of the Epidemic and the Factors Contributing to its Disse-
mination :
(a) Course of the epidemic
(6) Number of cases and mortality ..
(e) Influence of age
and sex
(d) Influence of meteorological conditions
(e) Pre-epidemic infectious diseases
(f) Migration of the population
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(g) Geographical distribution
(h) Overcrowding of the population
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(j) The relation of carriers to the epidemic
1. Contact carriers...
2. Non-contact carriers...
5.-Epidemiological Conclusions:--
(a) Pre-epidemic factors.
(6) Influence of overcrowding (e) Other factors
6.-Means of Prevention :-
(4) General Measures
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(a) Education of the Chinese
(b) Management of the epidemic...
(e) Overcrowding...
(d) Prevention of pharyngeal infections and influenza (e) Employment of masks
(f) Preventive inoculations (prophylactic vaccination)
(B) Preventive Measures with Reference to the Patient and his
Environment
(a) Isolation of the patient
(b) Establishment of hospitals
(c) Nurses and physicians
(7) Search for carriers among contacts
(C) Means of Prevention of the Dissemination of Epidemic Meningitis
to Distant Parts ...
(D) Treatment of Carriers
7.--Summary :
(a) Preparation of serum in the Colony...
(b) Treatment
(c) Epidemiology
(d) Prevention
Conclusions...
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