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Tuesday, January 2, 1973
HEALTH REPORT FOR NOVEMBER
Drop In Incidence Of Typhoid Fever
Notifications on the incidence of typhoid fever dropped from
38 cases in October last year to 22 in November, according to the health
report for the latter month released by the Medical and Health Department
today.
28 to 47.
On the other hand, the incidence of bacillary dysentery rose from
A total of 734 cases of infectious diseases was notified during
November, and deaths from these diseases amounted to 109 one from polic-
myelitis, and 108 from tuberculosis.
There were no cases of cerebrospinal meningitis or diphtheria, and
no appreciable variation in the incidence of other notifiable infectious
diseases.
During November, Hong Kong remained free from cholera and other
quarantinable diseases.
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