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Serviratory Diseases”

were responsible for 43.M of the total hinese deaths, while Tuberculorią (all types) accounted for 14.4% of the Chinese death rate (page.

These figuran

together indiate the need of continuing such propaganda

as is found most effective in teaching personal hygiene (see para Viig on page 8 of Report) and the necessity of dealing with overcrowding as far as possible. This latter question is further dealt with on pare 70, where, however, the death- rate from Tuberculosis is stated to be 12,47%,

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Bari esert. The steady increase during the last three years of deaths from this cause is in accord with that reported from other Far Eastern dependencies, such as the Straits Settle- ments and Federated Kalay States. In the absence of any restriction of the consumption of over-milled rice, it would

appear that propaganda and teaching as to the nature of the disease and the means of preventing it afford the most promising methods of prophylaxis.

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With regard to the remarkably low infestivity - uuengut rate examined (ses notas re paga 8) it would have

of considerable interest if figures had been shown as to the relative proportions of bubonis, pneumonis and noptiommis infections amongst the 1181 onses which escurred; also, whether inereaued mortality ɑmengst raia was noted immediately previously to the commencement of the outbreak in November,1921.

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that both the Medical

highly commended

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I have to add the Sanitary Reforte & were highly by the Col. Advisory Medical & Panitary care

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