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The Nationality of the Non-Chinese deaths was as follows:—
British 53, Indian 56, Portuguese 29, Japanese 8, Filipino 7, American 5, Malay 4, Dutch 3, Australian, French, Eurasian and Jewish 2 each, Norwegian, Swiss, Ceylonese, Italian, Peruvian and Annamite 1 each, also 1 European, nationality not stated.
AGE DISTRIBUTION OF DEATHS.
The number of deaths of children under one year was 3,424 (4,711 in 1925) of which 3,409 were Chinese and 15 Non-Chinese.
Of these 829 Chinese and 12 Non-Chinese were under one month of age.
The ratio of deaths of infants to the total deaths registered was 27.3 per cent (31.4 in 1925).
For the Chinese deaths above the ratio was 27.5 per cent (31.7 in 1925), while for the Non-Chinese it was 8.3 per cent (15.6 in 1925).
The following table shows the death rates for the last ten years:-
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Weekly (7 days) Death Rate during 1926.
Week ended Chinese Non-Chinese Total Week ended Chinese Non-Chinese Total
Jan........
2
12.3
12.6
3 12.3 July
17.4
12.6
17.3
9
16.1
22.1
15.2
...10
17.0
6.3
16.8
.16
16.3
15.8
15.3
.17
17.3
12.6
17.2
23
13.4
6,3
13.3
.24
20.3
15.8
20.2
90: 15.3
6.3
15.1
.31
17.9
25.3
18.1
"
Feb.
6
15.8
12.6
15,8 Aug
7
21 3
12.6
21.6
.13
13.4
25.3
136
....14
10.2
6.3
19.2
"
.20 :
14.3
3,2
14.1
..21
20.3
12.6
20.2
25
.27
143
12.6
14.3
19
....24
22.5
12.6
22.3
March.
6
12.2
22.1
12.4 Sept.
4
194
12.6
19.1
.13
14 2
6.3
14.0
........11
17.2
12.6
17.1
15
20
13.0
9.5
12,9
.18
19.9
15.8
19.9
19
.27
14.7
18.9
14.8
,25
17.6
9.5
17.3
11
April
3
14 9
6.3
14,7 Oct.
17,1
22.1
17.2
.10
11.9
6.3
11.8
|
9
15,7
9.5
15.5
1
..17
17.6
12.6
17.5
...16
17.6
0.0
17.2
.24
14.3
6.3
14.1
.23
17.2
6.3
17.0
11
May
1
15.6
9.5
16,5
.30
166
2.2
16.3
"
8
12.4
6.3
12.2. Nov.
6
16.8
6,3
16.5
.15
14.7
15.8
14.8
.13
17.6
3.2
17.3
19
.22
16.6
15.8
16.5
"
201 14.5
3.2
11.2
,29
17.3
9.5
17.1
.27
12.9
12.6
12.8
"
31
June
ñ
14.9
6.3
14.7 Dec.
4
14.5
12.5
14.4
12
14.6
22.1
14.8
13.7
18.9
13.8
*
19
15.8
6,3
15.6
18
15.0
9.5
14.9
39
..26
16.1
12.6
16.1
...25
14.7
12.6
14.6
For the actual year 1926 the death rate for Chinese was 16.01 per 1,000.
Year
Chinese
Non-Chinese
General
In the above tables the weekly death rates are lower than this for 29 weeks.
1917
23.00
14.00
23.40
1918
24.50
19.50
24.40
1919
28.30
21.90
23.20
1920
22.78
17.90
21.19
TABLE OF QUARTERLY DEATH RATE FOR 1926.
1921
20.29
18.08
20.27
1922
25.47
20.46
25.16
1923
26.27
14.88
25.98
1924
21.90
15.06
21.75
1925
19.12
14.60
19.05
British and Foreign Community
Chinese
General
Community
1926
16.01
10.9
15.9
INTERMEDIATE DEATH RATES.
A so-called weekly death rate is calculated for each period of seven days and a so-called quarterly death rate each period
of thirteen weeks.
Tables are given below to show these death rates for the year 1926, but the period covered by them does not correspond exactly with the actual year for which the death rates (annual) are given in this report.
First quarter
12.1
14.3
14.8
Second Third
9.8
15.3
15.2
13.0
19.1
19.1
Fourth
7.3
15.4
15.2
The so-called quarters in the above tables are periods of
1 weeks and the table covers the same total period as does that of the weekly death rates given above.
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