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the first time during this year, is to be attributed to the prevailing 
atmospheric conditions, as, after a warm summer, lasting until the 
middle of August, the temperature fell in September, after which it 
again commenced to rise and remained relatively high during October 
and November. 
Consequently, the disease, which had commenced to abate in 
.September, began to re-assert itself in October, and continued in 
this way tliroughout November, and even, to a certain extent, in 
December. 
The records, as regards fatal cases of malaria in the year 1907, 
were held by the Thessalian towns, especially Volo (with 45 deaths 
per 10,000 inhabitants) followed by Triccala (34) and Larissa (23). 
The second rank was filled by two Peloponnesian towns; Pyrgos (15 
deaths per 10,000), and Calamata (13). 
The capital, Athens, itself was severely afflicted by this plague 
during the year under examination, for, whilst the average annual 
number of deaths from malaria in that city (as shewn in Table A) is 
56, during 1907 no fewer than 71 persons died of the disease, or, in 
other words, that year was second only to the year 1901 in respect of 
the number of fatal cases of malaria. 
The cause of this prevalence was found to be in the stagnant pools 
remaining in the river-bed of the Ilissus. The draining of the Ilissus 
was commenced some three years ago, and those quarters of the city, 
bordering on the drained portion of the river-bed, were found to have 
been but slightly affected by the disease this year, wliilst the portion 
of the city adjoining the section of the river where the draining 
operations had not yet been completed, were severely attacked. 
Ill 
One of the chief cares of the Antimalarian League, after its 
establishment three years ago, was the collection of information 
concerning the propagation of malaria. 
In view of the fact that the official health statistics are confined 
entirely to tlie publication of the number of deaths from various 
diseases in the 12 largest towns of the kingdom, the League 
endeavoured to supply this deficiency as far as possible, and with this 
object a printed circular was addressed to all the physicians with the 
