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Monday, July 30, 1973

HEALTH REPORT FOR JUNE

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Sixty-seven cases of measles, and one death, were reported during

June, according to the monthly health statistics released today by the

Medical and Health Department.

The fatality brought the number of deaths caused by measles so

far this year to five, one for every month since February.

"Although the rate of incidence of measles remains relatively low,

the five fatal cases in the last five months illustrate the need for

early immunisation of susceptible children," a spokesman said. "Free

inoculations are available at all maternal and child health centres."

Notifications of infectious diseases during June totalled 895,

Tuberculosis accounted for 94 of the latter, cerebospinal

with 97 deaths.

meningitis for one, and typhoid fever for the other.

Reports of bacillary dysentery fell from 48 in May to 25, chicken-

pox from 26 to 11, and amoebiasis from five to three.

There were no reports of either diphtheria or poliomyelitis, and

no appreciable variation occurred in the notifications of other infectious

diseases.

Hong Kong remained free from cholera and other quarantinable

diseases during the month.

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