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Saturday, August 26, 1972

MEDICAL AND HEALTH STATISTICS

For Week Ended On August 12

Statistics released today by the Medical and Health Department

for the week ended on August 12, 1972 are as follows:-

Notifications of infectious cases (previous week's figures

in brackets)

total 139 (190); bacillary dysentery 7 (7); chickenpox

2 (nil); tuberculosis -- 117 (174); enteric fever (typhoid) 10 (5);

nil (3); and ophthalmia neonatorum →→→

leprosy 1 (nil); measles

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2 (nil).

Births

total registered 1,313; 334 on Hong Kong Island, 801 in

Kowloon, and 178 in the New Territories.

Deaths

476 from all causes; 141 on the Island, 325 in

Kowloon and 10 in the New Territories.

BEST AREA FOR SHAU KEI WAN RESIDENTS

The open space at the junction of Chai Wan Road and Shaukiwan Road

will be turned into a rest area.

The ground measures about 3,000 square feet. Part of it will be

paved in concrete and the rest will be turfed and planted with shrubs and

flowers.

beds.

A number of low concrete benches will be placed around the flower

Work is expected to begin in October and should take about six

weeks to complete.

Release time: 2.30 p.m.

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