TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1979
UN
5
ON ACCOUNT OF HIGHER CHARGES FOR CINEMA ENTERTAINMEMT, DOMESTIC HELP, BOWLING GAMES. DINNER PARTIES AND REPAIR OF ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES, THE INDEX FOR SERVICES ROSE BY ONE POINT IN BOTH C.P.1.(A) AND C.P.I.(B).
PRICE MOVEMENTS IN OTHER COMMODITY SECTIONS WERE INSIGNIFICANT.
THE SECTION INDICES FOR AUGUST AND JULY AND THE CORRESPONDING MONTHS IN 1978, ARE GIVEN BELOW:
C.P.I.(A)
C.P.I.(B)
SECTION
AUG. 79 JULY 79 AUG. 78 AUG. 79 JULY 79 AUG. 78
FOODSTUFFS
141
135
125
142
137
125
HOUSING
144
144
130
143
143
130
FUEL AND LIGHT
191
179
134
184
174
133
ALCOHOLIC DRINKS
AND TOBACCO
161
158
141
156
153
137
CLOTHING AND
FOOTWEAR
111
110
103
109
109
102
DURABLE GOODS
128
127
114
125
124
111
MISCELLANEOUS
GOODS
146
145
135
145
143
131
TRANSPORT AND
VEHICLES
152
152
121
160
158
126
SERVICES
148
147
139
151
150
139
ALL ITEMS
144
140
127
143
140
127
HK DECLARED CHOLERA FREE
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THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT TODAY (TUESDAY) DECLARED HONG KONG CHOLERA FREE IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATIONS SPECIFIED BY THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT POINTED OUT THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NO NEW CASES OF CHOLERA REPORTED IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS.
THE LAST CASE OF CHOLERA REPORTED IN HONG KONG WAS ON SEPTEMBER 10 WHEN A 74-YEAR-OLD WOMAN WAS ADMITTED TO QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL SUFFERING FROM GASTRO-ENTERITIES.
THE WOMAN DIED THE FOLLOWING DAY AND POST-MORTEM RECTAL SWAB REVEALED THE PRESENCE OF CHOLERA VIBRIO OF THE EL TOR STRAIN.
THE CASE BROUGHT TO FOUR THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CHOLERA CASES REPORTED IN HONG KONG SO FAR THIS YEAR.
/THE SPOKESMAN.