The Government of India report that Circulars were issued to shipping companies by the Port Health Department, Bombay, advising the vaccination of all passengers and crews of vessels leaving Bombay, except persons recently vaccinated, and it is understood that this advice is being followed. The latest available figures, those for the week ending 6th April, show that smallpox has been on the decline in Bombay City since the middle of March, the number of cases having fallen from 142 during the week ending 16th March to 86 during the week ending 6th April.