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Wednesday, September 27, 1972

ANTI-MEASLES CAMPAIGN RESPONSE STILL POOR

Statistics released today by the Medical and Health Department show

that only 703 children were immunised against measles during the seventh week

of the current anti-measles campaign.

of the total, 137 doses were administered on the Island, 362 in Kowloon,

and 204 in the New Territories.

Since the beginning of the campaign on August 8, the overall number

of doses administered is now 10,662.

The campaign has two more weeks to go. After that, anti-measles vaccine

will be routinely available at all government maternal and child health centres.

QUARANTINE RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED

The Port Health Authority announced today that quarantine

restrictions have been imposed against people arriving from Djambi Port in

Indonesia because of cholera.

Release Time: 7.00 p.m.