1920-1930
21
303
The deaths from Notifiable Infectious Diseases in order of incidence were as follows:-
Disease
Chinese
Non-Chinese
Total
1. Small Pox
303
1
304
2. Typhoid
72
2
74
[Paratyphoid
1
0
1
3. Diphtheria
26
1
27
4. Cerebro Spinal Fever
13
3
16
5. Puerperal Fever
13
2
15
6. Plague
2
0
2
Totals
430
9
439
There was a serious epidemic of Smallpox in the last quarter of the year which is still in progress (March 1929); up to 31st December, 1928, there were 616 cases notified of which 304 or 50% have died.
The deaths from special Diseases and locally important causes were as follows:
Disease
Chinese
Non-Chinese
Totals
Malaria 289 6 295 (1) Beri-beri 665 2 667 (2) Respiratory Diseases: Tuberculosis (pulmonary) and Phthisis 4,388 23 4,411 Non-tubercular 4,103 32 4,135 (3) Other forms of Tuberculosis 795 11 806 Venereal disease (Syphilis) 275 275 Dysentery 290 1 291 Heart disease & Heart failure... 269 11 280 Infantile enteritis and Gastro-enteritis (under 1 year) 391 5 396 (4)Page 310
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