;

Population and Tuberculosis in age groups for 7 years 1914 to 1922 (1916 and 1918 omitted).

(9 A()

1

13,089

48

1

Age groups

Under

1 year

1 year &

under 5

under 15 5 years &

15 years & under 25

under 45 25 years &

under 60 45 years &

Population Census 1921

11,171

096'6

Percentage of population ....

9.22

16.1 81,553

126,600

189,783

51,580

25.1

37-6

10-2

1922...

86%

180

203

640

351

1921..

340

157

181

643

256

1920...

469

204

171

641

278

1919...

302

139

159

560

258

1917...

290

129

124

480

902

1915..

195

26

110 ·

431

199

2

∙1914...

138

80

101

424

188

40

The next table shows death from tubercular diseases fall types) grouped in similar age groups as in the previous table with the total deaths amongst Chinese and the percentage of the deaths from Tuber- culosis of such total Chinese deaths for the same seven years as above.

Deaths from Tuberculosis (all types) in relation to age groups, with total Chinese deaths and percentage of deaths due to Tuberculosis of such total deaths 1914 to 1922 (1916 and 1918 omitted).

Year

1914

1915

1917

1919

1920

1921

1022

92

Age under 1 year

50

1983

NOT

231

219

200

1 to 5 years...

5 to 15 years

138

195

290

400

340

393

Su

97

129

139

2014

137

180

¿

15 to 25 years

:..

101

110

124

159

171

אן

203

23 to 43 years

424

131

486

569

641

643

610

45 to 60 yearE

188

199

203

אה:

278

256

351

Over 40 years

34

82

i

13

#12

65

01

93

Total

1,053

1.128

1,469

1,397 2.059

1.887

2,060

Deaths (Chinese).....

Percentage of Chinese leaths due to Tuber-

9.316 7.728 10,244 11,345 12,151 11.604 14,241

culosis

113

146

14+3 TART 16-9

1+2 1444

Tetanus and Convulsions,

These diseases account for a considerable number of deaths of infants.

Thus out of 83 deaths ascribed to Tetanus 66 were those of children under one month old and 4 of children over que month and under one

year.

Convulsions accounted for 92 deaths of children under five years Of these 12 were under one month and 39 over one month but under one year of age.

of age.

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