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REPORT OF THE SANITARY DEPARTMENT.

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Special Regulations were passed requiring the

provision of Fly-proof receptacles in Latrines.

124,223 rats were poisoned or caught.

Mosquito Breeding.

The laws preventing the breeding were enforced,

and bush clearing was carried out.

Antimalarial films were shown.

The vaccination has been brought under the

control of the Principal Civil Medical Officer.

399,705 vaccinations were carried out in 15 weeks.

22,279 nuisance notices were served.

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Population.

There was an increase of 173,000 over the 1921

figures.

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Tuberculosis.

This,

and other Respiratory diseases, caused

Tuberculosis caused

3.4 per cent. of the Chinese deaths.

15.16 per cent. of the total deaths registered.

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Malaria caused 4.54 per cent. of the total.

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Beri-beri deaths increased by 232 over the 1923 returns;

9.65 of the total deaths.

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Enteric Fever.

42.8 per cent. of the cases were non-Chinese,

whereas in 1923 they were only 28.8 per cent.

(Intd.) G.J.R.

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