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(viii) Typhoid fever.

27. Numerous cases of this disease were reported during the autumn months. The disease was in the majority of cases due to Bacterium typhosum, and killed 187 people out of a total of 539 cases. The months of maximum incidence were June and July, with seventy-nine and ninety-two cases respectively.

(ix) Diphtheria,

28. Diphtheria did not become epidemic in 1938. 319 cases were notified of which 147 died. The season of maximum incidence was from October to April. Of the 147 fatal cases, 132 were under the age of ten.

DIPHTHERIA

1938.

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(x) Scarlet fever.

Nov. Dec.

29. Four cases of scarlet fever were notified during the year in Hong Kong, one in March, one in April and two in December. The disease is, and remains, a rarity in the Colony.

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60 50 40 30 20 10 -M 11 (viii) Typhoid fever. 27. Numerous cases of this disease were reported during the autumn months. The disease was in the majority of cases due to Bacterium typhosum, and killed 187 people out of a total of 539 cases. The months of maximum incidence were June and July, with seventy-nine and ninety-two cases respectively. (ix) Diphtheria, 28. Diphtheria did not become epidemic in 1938. 319 cases were notified of which 147 died. The season of maximum incidence was from October to April. Of the 147 fatal cases, 132 were under the age of ten. DIPHTHERIA 1938. Jan Feb. Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct (x) Scarlet fever. Nov. Dec. 29. Four cases of scarlet fever were notified during the year in Hong Kong, one in March, one in April and two in December. The disease is, and remains, a rarity in the Colony.

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