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Monday, June 4, 1973
FEWER NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN APRIL
The incidence of all notifiable infectious diseases fell to
782 in April
a drop of 358 cases over the previous month.
The monthly health statistics for April released today by the Medical and Health Department also show that there was a total of 73 deaths
compared to the 110 in March.
Of the deaths, one was due to typhoid, another to measles, and
71 to tuberculosis.
The incidence of chickenpox rose slightly from 46 in March
to 48 in April. Reported cases of measles also increased from 54 to 73. There was no appreciable variation in the incidence of other infectious
diseases.
During April, Hong Kong remained free from cholera and other
quarantinable diseases.
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