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Monday, October 9, 1972

WEEKLY MEDICAL AND HEALTH STATISTICS

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Statistics released today by the Medical and Health Department

for the week ending on September 23, 1972 are as follows:-

Notifications of infectious cases (previous week's figures

total 218 (170); bacillary dysentery 7 (11); chickenpox

4 (1); tuberculosis 187 (147); diphtheria --1 (nil); enteric fever

in brackets)

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(typhoid) 9 (8); leprosy

neonatorum

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2 (nil); measles

3 (1); ophthalmia

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3 (2); poliomyelitis

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1 (nil); and puerperal fever

1 (nil).

Births

total registered 1396; 394 on Hong Kong Island,

833 in Kowloon, and 169 in the New Territories.

Deaths

380 from all causes; 81 on the Island, 284 in

Kowloon and 15 in the New Territories.

Note to Editors:

VISIT OF PRINCESS ALEXANDRA

Details of the press arrangements for the visit

of Princess Alexandra are contained in a Supplement to the Daily Information Bulletin. Copies of the Supplement

are distributed separately in the Press Boxes this (Monday)

evening.

Release Time: 6.30 p.m.