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Malarial Fever.
The total number of deaths from Malarial fever during 1908 was 499, as compared with 579 in the previous year, a decrease of 80; of these 7 were Non-Chinese, 6 being from the Civil population, and one, an Indian, from the Troops.
The deaths registered as belonging to the ten City Health Districts number 133, Health District II shows 33 and Health District X 15 deaths.
Amongst the Kowloon land population there were 141 deaths amongst the Chinese from Malaria, and 14 from the Kowloon boat population.
Shaukiwan showed 27 from the land and 40 from the boat population, and Aberdeen 40 from the land and 66 from the boat population.
This makes a total of 173 deaths from Malaria in the outlying villages of Hongkong as compared with 203 in 1907.
The amounts expended on nullah training for the years 1907 and 1908 were respectively $23,617 and $9,998.
The following Table shows the admissions for Malaria to our two largest Hospitals during the past ten years :-
YEAR. Government Civil Hospital. Tung Wa Hospital. Total. Case-mortality per cent. Admissions. Deaths. Admissions. Deaths. Admissions. Deaths. Govt. Civil Hospital. Tung Wa Hospital. 1899, 475 5 305 58 780 63 1.0 19.0 1900, 679 4 541 159 1,220 163 0.6 29.1 Average admissions 922. Average deaths 109. 1901, 787 10 507 122 1,294 132 1.3 24.1 1902, 349 9 403 119 752 128 2.6 29.5 1903, 347 2 221 66 1904, 221 2 212 81 1905, 266 6 153 48 419 54 2.2 31.4 1906, 233 7 248 87 481 94 3.0 35.1 Average admissions 504. Average deaths 81. 1907, 247 8 305 95 552 103 3.2 31.1 1908, 282 3 355 93 637 96 1.0 26.2