MEASLES.
76. Table 14 showa notifications and deaths from measles for 1946 to 1950. The total figures for the last two years are similar but in 1950, there was an increase in the number of cases and deaths occurring under five years of age. There was, unfortunately, a further increase in the deaths per 100 notifications due to the greater number of cases occurring in the early years of life.
January
February
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TABLE 14.
Notifications and Deaths from Measics.
March
April
1946
1947
1948
1940
1950
May
AGE GROUP
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Fakt
Nati- The ILES WI deationa
Noti» Deatha
June
Noll- Deatha #exon
July
0 to 5 years 5 to 15 years 15 to 25 years 25 to 35 years 36 to 45 years
135 20
83
OB
G
201
358
60
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August
148
6
68
69
186
88
25
15
11
DE
11
12
10
$
1
45 to 55 yeara
1
55 to 65 years
1
www.
85 to 76 years
To and over
Unknown
H
September
October
November
December
Total
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317
20
160
B
190
6
458
44 463
M
TOTAL
TABLE 15.
Monthly incidence of Enteric Fever.
MONTH
CABES
DEATHS
28
34
4
42
84
11
76
12
106
13
129
110
鹽烤
25
96
17
17
B7
11
45
907
160
Deaths per 100 notifications
B
5
ENTERIC FEVER.
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77. There was an outbreak of enteric fever during the summer months which in view of the already overcrowded state of the hospitals presented a serious problem as regarde accommodation.
78. Of a total of 907 cases notified there were 160 deaths giving a death rate per hundred notifications of 17.6, which is the lowest recorded since 1928. Previous lowest rates being 22 in 1948 and 21.8 in 1949.
79. The cases were sporadic and spread out over the Colony, more or less in proportion to the density of the population. Comparatively there were more cases in Kowloon and the New Territories than on the island.
80. Below is set out the monthly case incidence and deaths, from which it will be seen that the peak was reached in July.
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81. In an attempt to reduce the length of stay in hospital, after June, all proved cases admitted to Government hospitals were treated with chloromycetin and approximately 200 cases were so treated.
This pro gramme was under the direction of Dr. Wilkinson, the Medical Specialist, and a detailed report by him is now being prepared. A preliminary report will be found in Annexure D.
SMALLPOX,
82. One case only of smallpox, and that of doubtful diagnosis, was notified during the year. There were no deaths. This is the lowest figure yet recorded in the Colony and only a total of 20 cases have been notified during the last three years.
83. As long as the vigorous vaccination campaign is carried out each winter it seems likely that smallpox will cease to be a menace to the community. In post war years between one and one and a half million vaccinations have been done each winter and there can now be very few susceptible people in the community.
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