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137. An extra supply of cholera vaccine was manufactured and supplies sent to the various hospitals for free inoculations to any who wished to be done.
138. The first cases to be reported were those of two immigrants who arrived from Canton on the 20th of June. Thereafter there were daily notifications.
The following table shows the course of the epidemic:-
Date Cases Week ending June 26th 9 July 3rd 45 July 10th 37 July 17th 15 July 14th 21 July 31st 43 August 7th 27 August 14th 12 August 21st 9 August 28th 8 September 4th 7 September 11th 4 September 18th 4The greatest number in any one day was 16 on the 28th of June.
139. Of the 241 cases notified 22 were reported as imported. There were altogether 156 deaths, giving a case death rate of 64.73 per cent.
140. Experience proved that the examination at the wharf of ships and passengers arriving from Canton could only be done in a very cursory manner. As soon as the vessels were alongside four gangways were put into position and each in less than a minute contained a crush of humanity hurrying to the shore and by the end of ten minutes 400 out of the 500 carried had passed from ship to shore and from wharf to street.
141. With regard to the night boats the situation was much worse owing to the large number of passengers carried, the unsatisfactory lighting and the increased confusion. Because of the lateness of the hour many passengers remained on board until morning. Some slept in cabins, some in chairs, while others made themselves as comfortable as they could lying on the decks or tucked away in the cargo.
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137. An extra supply of cholera vaccine was manufactured and supplies sent to the various hospitals for free inoculations to any who wished to be done.
138. The first cases to be reported were those of two immig rants who arrived from Canton on the 20th of June. Thereafter there were daily notifications.
The following table shows the course of the epidemic:-
Date.
Weeking ending June 26th..
Cases.
9
July 3rd.
45
10th....
37
17th....
15
"
14th....
21
31st..
43
11
August 7th.
27
14th..
12
21st..
9
28th.....
8
Septembr 4th.
7
11th..
4
11
18th..
4
The greatest number in any one day was 16 on the 28th of June.
139. Of the 241 cases notified 22 were reported as imported. There were altogether 156 deaths, giving a case death rate of 64.73 per cent.
140. Experience proved that the examination at the wharf of ships and passengers arriving from Canton could only be done in a very cursory manner. As soon as the vessels were alongside four gangways were put into position and each in less than a minute contained a crush of humanity hurrying to the shore and by the end of ten minutes 400 out of the 500 carried had passed from ship to shore and from wharf to street.
141. With regard to the night boats the situation was much worse owing to the large number of passengers carried, the un- satisfactory lighting and the increased confusion. Because of the lateness of the hour many passengers remained on board until morning. Some slept in cabins, some in chairs, while others made themselves as comfortable as they could lying on the decks
r tucked away in the cargo.
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