INDEX TO STATISTICAL TABLES
I. Administration
Establishment of the Medical and Health Department as at
31st March 1978
Organisation of Medical and Health Department 1977/78
Statement of expenditure from 1973/74 to 1977/78
Legislation of Medical and Health Importance
April 1977 to March 1978
TABLE NO.
1
2
3
Work of Statutory Councils
Work of Statutory Boards
April 1977 to March 1978
April 1977 to March 1978
5
6
II.
Vital Statistics
Estimated Population Structure Mid-1977
Vital Statistics (Absolute Number) 1951 to 1977
Vital Statistics (Rate) 1951 to 1977
7
8
9
Hong Kong Death Rates 1963 to 1977
10
Major Causes of Infant Death 1961, 1967 and 1973 to 1977
Major Causes of Maternal Death 1961, 1967 and 1973 to 1977
Proportionate Mortality by Disease Groups 1961, 1967
and 1973 to 1977
11
12
13
The Ten Leading Causes of Death by Age and Sex 1977
Leading Causes of Death 1961, 1967 and 1977 ·
14
15
Number of Cancer Deathe by age and Sex 1977
16
Main Causes of Death from Cancer in Hong Kong 1968 to 1977
17
New Cases of Cancer Notified to the Cancer Registry
by Age and Sex 1975
18
New Overseas Cases of Cancer Diagnosed in Hong Kong 1975
Deaths from Heart Diseases by Age and Sex 1977
19
98
20