Acknowledgements
We thank Dr. Charles Farrugia of the National Archives of Malta for his
generosity in granting us access to the Malta Government records, in
particular, the Government Health reports. We are grateful to Joseph
Borg from the Archives Section of the Health Office in Victoria, Gozo
for allowing us to access the notification records.
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