DIPHTHERIA.
The number of cases of this disease notified during 1926 was 73 of which 51 were Chinese and 22 Non-Chinese.
One Non-Chinese and one Chinese case was imported leaving 50 Chinese and 21 Non-Chinese cases of local origin.
The following table shows the monthly incidence of Diphtheria for the last ten years.
DIPHTHERIA CASES NOTIFIED DURING EACH MONTH OF THE YEARS 1917 TO 1926 INCLUSIVE,
Month 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 January ... 3 5 5 6 8 6 6 12 ... February 6 8 69 ... 11 12 7 8 10 ... March 11 10 118 ... 27 15 6 6 1 ... April 27 15 50 ... 16 12 7 4 1 ... May 16 12 76 ... 4 6 6 2 11 ... June 4 6 85 ... 9 24 4 9 2 ... July 4 7 71 ... 7 6 7 8 4 ... August 9 6 91 ... ... 8 3 6 7 ... September 7 21 90 ... 2 6 4 4 3 ... October ... 15 85 ... 13 ... 1 ... ... ... November ... 9 73 ... ... ... 3 ... ... ... December 2 7 ... ... 9 ... 13 ... ... ... Total ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 73 Chinese ... 62 2367 GUI ... 109 39 42 47 51 Non-Chinese ... 12:23 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 22G. W. POPE,
Medical Officer of Health.