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last year. During the hot season, although it set in with much illness and the range of the Thermometer in July was higher than usual, no unusual mortality resulted. The increase of sickness during the last three months of the year has been undoubtedly owing to the high range of Temperature at midday with the absence of rain.
Small Pox
The frequent recurrence of epidemics of Small Pox is a matter urgently calling for the interference of Government. It again appeared in the Island, caused not by any spread of the disease but by the careless and obstinate adherence of the Chinese to inoculation. Medical Practitioners are called upon to attest to the value of Vaccination as a preventive. It is needless for me to write anything in support. The application of the Law of England to this Island, prohibiting Inoculation under a penalty, would soon put an end to these outbreaks of a pestilence, dangerous to the whole Community - European and Native.
Venereal affection - Is here of frequent occurrence, and often of a most virulent character. To check the disease in this Colony some prophylactic measure is essentially required, but knowing as I do that the present active and zealous acting Attorney General is preparing a special Ordinance on the Subject, I leave therefore this important Sanitary improvement in his able hand.
Having now given a short summary of the chief diseases of the Colony
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last year. During the hot season, although it set in with much illness and the range
was
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in supports. The application of the Lou of England to this sland prosititing Inoculation
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Small Poy matter under
a penalty would soon put an end to there outbrentes of a pestilence, is dangerous to the whole Community - Auropean "aud
Native..
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Is here of frequent.
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prophylactic measure is essentially required, but Kurwing as I do that the present active
and zealous acting Attorney Seneral is preparing a special Oromance on the Subject, I lay therefore this important Sanitary improvement in his abe hand.
Having now given a chot Lurumary of the chief discares of the Colony
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