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Plague.
The total number of plague cases notified in 1921 was 150.
The Colony has been free from any severe Epidemic of this disease since the year 1914.
The following table shows the monthly prevalence of plague during the last ten years.
Month. 1912. 1913. 1914. 1915. 1916. 1917. 1918. 1919. 1920. 1921. January, 9 47 February, 24 42 3 1 2 1 March, 73 223 3 30 April, 317 29 637 1 2 94 9 May, 759 61 858 42 10 14 44 171 28 June, 508 79 248 31 10 84 132 64 July, 144 81 55 31 9 103 26 20 24 August, 19 62 25 16 23 14 September, 1 34 10 1 6 October, 16 7 November, 9 December, 23 2 Total, 1,857 408 2,146 144 39 39 266 464 138 150Small-pox.
Hongkong is never for long free from this disease which occurs principally in the cool season.
The Chinese are not adverse to vaccination but are very careless in protecting themselves by such means.
It needs a panic caused by the unusual prevalence of the disease to induce the Chinese to come forward in large numbers to be vaccinated.
Owing to our changing population the number of susceptible persons tends constantly to increase. The last severe Epidemic of Small-pox occurred in the winter of 1916 to 1917 and a Special Vaccination Campaign resulted in some 300,000 Chinese being vaccinated.
Towards the end of the year under review an outbreak of Small-pox in Shanghai was the cause for organising another Vaccination Campaign in this Colony to begin early in the following year (1922).
The following table shows the monthly prevalence of Small-pox in Hongkong for the last ten years.
M 44
Plague.
The total number of plague cases notified in 1921 was 150.
The Colony has been free from any severe Epidemic of this disease since the year 1914.
The following table shows the monthly prevalence of plague during the last ten years.
Month.
1912. 1913. 1914. 1915. 1916. 1917. 1918. 1919. 1920.1921.
January,
9
47
February,
24
42
3
1
2
Ι
March,
73
223
3
30
April,
317
29
637
1
2
94
9
May,
759 61 858 42 10
14
44 171
28
28
June,
508 79 248
31
10
84 132
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64
July,
144
81
55
31
9
103
26 20
24
August,
19
62
25
16
23
14
September,.
1
34
10
1
6
October,
16
7
November,
9
December,
23
2
Total,
1,857 408 2,146 | 144
39 39 266 464 138 150
Small-pox.
Hongkong is never for long free from this disease which occurs principally in the cool season.
The Chinese are not adverse to vaccination but are very careless in protecting themselves by such means.
It needs a panic caused by the unusual prevalence of the disease to induce the Chinese to come forward in large numbers to be vaccinated.
Owing to our changing population the number of susceptible persons tends constantly to increase. The last severe Epidemic of Small-pox occurred in the winter of 1916 to 1917 and a Special Vaccination Campaign resulted in some 300,000 Chinese being vaccinated.
Towards the end of the year under review an outbreak of Small-pox in Shanghai was the cause for organising another Vaccination Campaign in this Colony to begin early in the following year (1922).
The following table shows the monthly prevalence of Small- pox in Hongkong for the last ten years.
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