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Thursday, October 26, 1972

HEALTH REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER

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The health report for September released today by the Medical and

Health Department showed a decline in the incidence of most infectious

diseases compared with August.

Only in the incidence of bacillary dysentery was there a slight

advance, 43 against 36 in August, but while in the latter month one death

was recorded, in September no case of bacillary dysentery was fatal.

There were three "imported" cases of malaria, and two cases of

poliomyelitis were notified.

The incidence of diphtheria was extremely low, with only one case

reported. There were no notifications of meningitis.

There was a reduction in the incidence of tuberculosis, from 690

in August to 673 last month.

Hong Kong remained free from cholera in September.

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