M 19
Para-Typhoid Fever.
One European case was notified.
Scarlet Fever.
Two European cases were notified.
Cholera.
There were ten cases of which seven were imported, and one of the other cases could be traced to these. The origin of the other two cases could not be traced.
Small-pox.
During the year 712 cases occurred (34 in 1915 and 110 in 1914) and the epidemic is still proceeding.
A vaccination campaign was organised and the vaccinations performed increased from 6,333 last year to 36,113 this year.
Diphtheria.
One hundred and one cases occurred during the year, seven of which were imported, 87 of the cases affected were Chinese.
Puerperal Fever.
Twenty-five cases were notified, one of which was of West Indian nationality, the remainder occurred in Chinese.
Five Government midwives attended 488 cases (552 in 1915).
No cases of typhus fever, relapsing fever, nor rabies occurred.
INTERMENTS.
The following number of burials in the various cemeteries took place during the years 1915 and 1916:
1915 1916 General Cemeteries Colonial 55 58 Roman Catholic 945 889 Mohammedan 51 59 Parsee 1 0 Japanese Crematorium 28 26 Sikh Crematorium 16 11 Jewish 1 1 Malay 0 0 Total 1,097 1,044Page 240
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- M 19
Para-Typhoid Fever.
One European case was notified.
Scarlet Fever.
Two European cases were notified.
Cholera.
There were ten cases of which seven were imported, and one of the other cases could be traced to these. The origin of the other two cases could not be traced.
Small-pox.
During the year 712 cases occurred (34 in 1915 and 110 in 1914) and the epidemic is still proceeding.
A vaccination campaign was organised and the vaccinations per- formed increased from 6,333 last year to 36,113 this year.
Diphtheria.
One hundred and one cases occurred during the year seven of which were imported, 87 of the cases affected were Chinese.
Puerperal Fever.
Twenty-five cases were notified, one of which was of West Indian nationality, the remainder occurred in Chinese.
Five Government midwives attended 488 cases (552 in 1915).
No cases of typhus fever, relapsing fever, nor rabies occurred,
INTERMENTS.
The following number of burials in the various cemeteries took place during the years 1915 and 1916:---
General Cemeterics.
Colonial,
Roman Catholic,
Mohammedan,
Parsee,
Japanese Crematorium,
Sikh Crematorium,
Jewish,
Malay,
1915.
1916.
55
58
945
889
51
59
1
0
28
26
16
11
1
1
0
0
Total, 1,097 1,044
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