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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11TH JUNE, 1898.
The number of deaths occurring in the Army was 20, of which 13 were British, the remainder being Indians. The average age of death was 24.3 years, and the causes of death were as follows.-
Small-pox,
Enteric Fever,
Remittent Fever,
Intermittent Fever,
Enteritis.
Meningitis,
Phthisis.
BRITISH.
Heart disease,
Alcoholism,
Fracture of Skull, Fracture of Femur, Drowning,
1
1
.1
1
1
.2
Remittent Fever,
Intermittent Fever,
INDIAN.
2
Diabetes,
.1
Bronchitis,..
Hepatitis.
1
.1
Dysentery,
The death from Small-pox was that of a British officer of the Royal Artillery, who is supposed to have contracted the infection by visiting the shops in Chinatown in search of curios; the death from Enteric Fever was also that of a Gunner, but no information was furnished to me as to the probable It will be noted that four of the deaths among the British troops were due to source of infection.
accidental causes.
Six deaths occurring in the China Squadron were registered, in this Colony, during the year, and of these no less than four were from accidental causes; the average age at death was 27.6 years, and the causes of death were as follows :-
Dysentery,
Pleurisy,
Embolism (wound of leg),
1
Injuries, Drowning,
2
..1
The deaths of persons other than Chinese employed in the Mercantile Marine and in foreign Navies were 27 in number; of these 13 were British. 4 Germau, 1 French, 5 Japanese, 3 Negroes and 1 Malay.
The causes of death were as follows:-
Enteric Fever,
Enteritis,
Appendicitis,
Dysentery,
Malarial Fever,
Beri-beri.
Bright's Disease,
Diabetes,
Hepatic Abscess,
Alcoholism,
Apoplexy.
.3
1
Heat Apoplexy,
1
1
Heart Disease,
Syncope,
.1
1
Phthisis.
Strangulated Hernia,
Fracture of Skull,..
Cancer of Stomach,
1
Unknown,
All three deaths from Beri-Beri occurred in Japanese.
The total number of deaths therefore which occurred among the non-Chinese civil community during the year was 149, as compared with 199 during 1896 and 131 during 1895.
The principal causes of death among the European civil community were as follows:-
Small-pox,
Enteric Fever,.....
Measles,
Apoplexy and Heat Apoplexy.
Meningitis,
Dysentery,
Diarrhoea,
Enteritis,
Sprue,
Malarial Fevers,
And among infants
Trismus and Convulsions.
Atrophy and Marasmus....
Bronchitis,
8
Pneumonia, Phthisis.
6
9
Bright's Disease,..
3
Hepatic Abscess,.
2
Hepatic Cirrhosis,
2
Beri-Beri,
1
"Sporadic" Cholera,
1
9
Dentition.
3
4
The one death from Beri-Beri occurred in a European who, however, was not a resident in this Colony. It will be noted that a large proportion of the deaths are due to such tropical diseases