DIPHTHERIA.
The incidence of this disease continued to be slight during the year 1923. The total cases numbered 91 of which 59 were Chinese.
There were 43 deaths, only one of which occurred amongst the Non-Chinese community. The following Table gives the monthly prevalence of Diphtheria during the last ten years.
DIPHTHERIA CASES NOTIFIED DURING EACH MONTH OF THE YEARS 1914 To 1923 INCLUSIVE.
Month 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 January ... ... ... ... ... 21 13 ... 6 12 February ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 ... ... 2 March ... ... ... 6 12 ... ... ... ... ... April ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... May ... ... 21 13 ... 6 12 2 ... ... June ... ... ... ... 5 4 ... 12 6 27 July ... 11 ... 11 16 17 4 4 7 11 August 5 4 ... ... 1 5 5 ... ... 1 September 4 3 ... ... 7 4 13 8 17 ... October ... 7 4 13 8 17 7 13 9 10 November ... 3 8 12 10 15 6 7 6 21 December ... 8 12 10 15 6 7 6 21 15 Total 78 47 88 128 86 101 69 118 50 91 Chinese 70 80 62 109 89 42 47 56 59 59...
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