M 47
The cases of plague recorded since the discovery of the disease in the Colony in 1894 are given in the following table.
Year Cases Year Cases 1894 ... 1910 25 1895 * 5,000 1911 44 1896 1,204 1912 269 1897 21 1913 1,857 1898 1,320 1914 408 1899 ... 1915 144 1900 3 1916 39 1901 1,651 1917 38 1902 572 1918 266 1903 1,415 1919 464 1904 510 1920 138 1905 272 1921 150 1906 893 1922 1,181 1907 240 1923 148 1908 1,073 1924 0 1909 135* This is an estimate and is probably much too low.
4 SMALL-POX.
A severe epidemic of Small-pox prevailed at the latter end of the year 1923 and was continued into the early part of 1924.
The Vaccination Campaign begun in November 1923 was carried on into 1924.
Over 400,000 persons were known to have taken advantage of the opportunities offered for free vaccination.
The epidemic rapidly diminished after the month of March 1924. The following table gives the monthly prevalence of this disease for the ten years 1915 to 1924.
Month Monthly prevalence of Small-pox 1915 to 1924 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 January 1 2 11 63 February 38 72 March 18 13 April 23-790- 1 358 2 34 176 10 May 6 1 70 June 1 11 22 July 1 0 1 1 August 1 0 1 September 0 16 October 22 November 68 December Total 34 712 595 32 328 *2* -HOOOF & 11: 58 6 1 433 33 8 255 36 25 38 137 62 47 61 61 28 19 91 19 29 40 165 0 19 0 1 397 1 407 1 5 27 1 34 191 212 1320 913M 47
The cases of plague recorded since the discovery of the disease in the Colony in 1894 are given in the following table.
Year
Cases
Year
Cases
1894 1895
...
* 5,000
1910
25
...
44
1911
1896
1,204
1912
269 1,857
1897
21
1913
1898
1,320
1914
408 2,146
1899
...
1,486
1915
144
1900
3
1,087
1916
39
1901
1,651
1917
38
1902
572
1918
266
1903
1,415
1919
464
1904
510
1920
138
1905
272
1921
150
1906
893
1922
1,181
1907
240
1923
148
1908
1909
1,073 135
1924
0
* This is an estimate and is probably much too low.
4
SMALL-POX.
A severe epidemic of Small-pox prevailed at the latter end of the year 1923 and was continued into the early part of 1924.
The Vaccination Campaign begun in November 1923 was carried on into 1924.
Over 400,000 persons were known to have taken advantage of the opportunities offered for free vaccination.
The epidemic rapidly diminished after the month of March 1924. The following table gives the monthly prevalence of this disease for the ten years 1915 to 1924.
Month
Monthly prevalence of Small-pox 1915 to 1924.
1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924
January.
February
March
11
April
May
June
July
23-790-
1 358
2
34 176
6
1
11
63 38 72 18
13
10
70
22
1
0 1
August
1
September..
0 16
October.....
22
November..
68
December
Total
34 712 595 32
328
*2*-HOOOF &
11:
58
6
1
--8884-HOMOKA
1
433
33
8
255
36 25 38
137
62 47
61
61
28
19
91
40
19
29
165
0
1
397
1
407
5
27 1 34
:
191 212 1320 913
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