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Saturday, May 27, 1972

MEDICAL AND HEALTH STATISTICS

For Week Ended May 6

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Statistics released by the Medical and Health Department for the

week ended May 6 are as follows:

Noticications of infectious cases (previous week's figures in

brackets):- total: 205 cases – amoebiasia 1 (1); bacillary

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8 (4); cerebrospinal meningitis & meningococcal infections 1

dysentery

(nil); chickenpox

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25 (19); enteric fever (typhoid)

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17 (13); leprosy

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2 (nil); tuberculosis -

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1 (1); measles - 25 (25); ophthalmia neonatorum

123 (187); and whooping cough

Births registered

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2 (nil).

1,427: 328 on Hong Kong Island; 897 in Kowloon

and 202 in the New Territories.

Deaths from all causes

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350: 104 on Hong Kong Island; 195 in

Kowloon and 51 in the New Territories.

Note to editors:

ISSUE OF SUNDAY D.I.B.

There will be an issue of the Sunday D.I.B. tomorrow. Copies of the D.I.B. will

:

available for collection tomorrow at 3 p.m.

at the G.1.5. Press Room, sixth floor, Beaconsfield house.

Release time: 2.00 p.m.