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I append herewith also a Table of the cases of Enteric Fever reported during the past five years, classified according to nationality and age:--

1900,

1901.

1902.

1903.

1904.

Nationality,

Under 5

5-15

Over tă

Ергореал,

31

1

Chinese,

1r

6 28

G

1 13

Er

13

18

Under 5

5-15

Over to

Under

5-15

Over 15

Other Asiatics,

5

6

:

Total,..

11

67

6

2

67

5

篷

46

115

Under 5

5-15

Over 15

28

5

13

2 3 30

:

מן

Under 5

W

Over 15

1

1 52

5

32

5

18

N*

3

J

19

3

3 38

34

6

89

CHOLERA.

A small outbreak of Cholera occurred in the Wanchai District (No. 2 Health District) during the months of May, June and July, 41 cases in all being reported, of which two only were known to have been imported. The disease was practically limited to the coal coolies, whose work is of a particularly thirsty nature and it is more than probable that the disease was contracted on board the ships they were employed in loading, by the drinking of contaminated water which may not have been intended for drinking purposes.

SMALL-POX.

There was a small outbreak of Small-pox in the first half-year, 64 cases being reported, of which 5 were known to have been imported. Five of the cases occurred in Europeans, of which three were imported, while five occurred in other Asiatics and the remainder among the Chinese. One of the European cases died and also one of the other Asiatics while there were 38 deaths among the Chinese.

I regret to say that, in spite of the rapid growth of the population, the number of vaccinations, recorded yearly has fallen off considerably of late, as will be seen from the following statement :----

Vaccinations.

1898,.

..............7,051

1899,....

6,529

1902,.. 1903,

.6,475 .5.348

1900,....

.4,406

1904,..

..........5,555

1901,....

..5,937

DIPHTHERIA.

Six cases of Diphtheria were reported during the year, as compared with nine in 1903, and twenty in 1902. Three of the cases occurred in Europeans-one in January, one in June and one in September-and three in Chinese in September, October and November respectively. None of these cases proved fatal.

INTERMENTS.

The following number of interments in the various Cemeteries of the Colony has been recorded during the year :-

Non-Chinese.-Colonial Cemetery,.

Roman Catholic Cemetery, Mahommedan Cemetery,

Jewish Cemetery,

Parsee Cemetery,

105 1,023

39

1

1

1,169