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Infectious Disease.
1st Quarter. 2nd Quarter. 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. Total.
European,
Enteric Fever Chinese,.
Other Asiatics,.
European,
2222
8
Small-pox
Chinese,
37
33
Other Asiatics,.
6
3
Cholera-Chinese,
17
Diphtheria-Other Asiatics,.
1
Puerperal Fever-Chinese,
6
14
14
8
46~
17
47
4
20
1
8
1
11
71
9
17
5
1
Total,..
75
70
22
29
196
Of these 196 cases no less than 49 are known to have been imported, while in many
other cases the source of infection could not be traced as the bodies were found in the streets or in deserted houses. Twenty-five of the imported cases were Enteric Fever, seventeen were Cholera and eight were Small-
pox.
I have no doubt that the question of the medical inspection of vessels, immediately on their entering the Harbour, which has been urged by me year after year, will receive the most careful attention of the sanitary experts, as there can be no doubt that such a provision would protect the Colony from the importation of many cases of infectious disease which are now unrecognized until after landing, or even escape detection altogether.
ENTERIC FEVER.
The total number of cases of Enteric Fever reported during the year was 75 as compared with 85 during the previous year; there has been, however, a large increase in the number of European cases, which totalled 47 during last year as compared with 34 in 1900. It is important to record, however, that no less than 22 of these European cases were imported from neighbouring ports, while one Chinese case and one "other Asiatic" case are also known to have been imported. Most of the Chinese cases are, however, not discovered until after death, and it is then often impossible to obtain any information as to their length of residence in the Colony.
The number of deaths among the Europeans was 14, which gives a case mortality of 29.8 per cent. Four of these Europeans deaths occurred in men from His Majesty's Navy, one from the Army, and five from the Mercantile Marine, leaving four only among the resident civil community. There were four deaths among the "other Asiatics" (all of whom were resident civilians) and sixteen among the Chinese.
age,
There were 20 Chinese cases reported and 6 of these were in children at or under three years of while a seventh was in a child of eight years.
The ages of the non-Chinese cases may be classified as follows:-
Years. 10-15.
Years. 15-20.
Years. 20-30.
Years. 30-40.
Years. 40-50.
Years. 50-60.
Years. 60 and upwards.
Total.
7
39
2
4
1
1
55
Six out of the eight "other Asiatics" cases occurred among Japanese adults, and the case mortality among these "other Asiatics" was 50 per cent.
SMALL-POX.
There was an outbreak of Small-pox in the early part of the year, 42 cases being reported in March and 28 in April; the total number of cases reported during the year being 91. Eleven of these cases occurred in Europeans, of whom one died; there were eight imported cases, two of whom were Europeans, five were Chinese and one other Asiatic.
In consequence of this outbreak a notification was issued by the Government on the representation of the Sanitary Board to the effect that persons could be vaccinated free of cost at the Government
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