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this disease is much less frequent in the towns than in the rural 
districts. 
That this is the case is clearly shewn by the information whidi 
has been collected by the League, and in the publications of many 
physicians. In fact malaria is so widely spread in our country that 
scarcely any communities are free from the disease. 
The plains of Thessaly, Phthiotis, Acamania, Boeotia, Elis, 
Messenia, Argos and Laconia are all severely scourged by this 
plague, and, at certain periods, hardly a single inhabitant of those 
districts escapes the disease. 
For instance, an examination of the school children, held at 
Marathon in October, 1906, shewed that enlargement of the spleen 
was to be found in every pupil (100 per cent.). 
1 he disease usually begins in the month of May, reaches its 
height in July and August, and commences disappearing in November, 
but in the more elevated districts it appears later and disappears 
earlier. However, even in winter relapses are very frequent. 
Further statistical information may be found in a ^mall work 
II 
The year 190; was signalised hv . 
iseri hv c«vere epidemic of malaria in 
ormation which reached the 
well as by official statistics 
Jmber of cases of the disease, the year 
list the intervening year, 1906, was 
" decline in this respect. 
■r of deaths from malaria took place in 
ing the second highest results, but whilst 
1 September shewed the highest figures. 
Under review a slight decrease in the 
immediately by a fresh observable in September, followed 
throughout November October, which was maintained 
cuiuer. ihis curiotiQ ,..u- . 
