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The deaths from Notifiable Infectious Diseases in order of incidence were as follows:
Disease Chinese Non-Chinese Total 1 Small Pox 852 2 854 2 Typhoid (Paratyphoid) 52 7 59 3 Diphtheria 61 3 64 4 Cerebro Spinal Fever 18 2 20 5 Puerperal Fever 9 1 10 6 Plague 2 2 Totals 1,411 15 1,426There was an epidemic of Smallpox in the last quarter of the year which is still in progress (February 1930); up to 31st December, 1929, there were 149 cases notified of which 119 or 79% have died.
The deaths from special Diseases and locally important causes were as follows:
Disease Chinese Non-Chinese Total Malaria 408 12 420 Beri-beri 564 2 566 Respiratory Diseases:- Tuberculosis (pulmonary) and Phthisis 2,137 21 2,158 Non-tubercular 5,221 27 5,248 Other forms of Tuberculosis 743 6 749 Venereal disease (Syphilis) 227 227 Dysentery 188 1 189 Heart disease & Heart failure 425 15 440 Infantile enteritis and Gastro-enteritis (under 1 year) 1,238 7 1,245