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The Police admissions to Hospital for Malaria are shown in the following Table :-
Police Admissions to Hospital for Malaria.
From the City From rest of the Colony. Total. Average Strength of Police Force. Percentage of Strength. 1899, 239 770 31 1900, 167 223 390 929 42 1901, 243 161 407 920 44 1902, 121 55 176 919 19 1903, 83 84 167 921 18 1904, 40 67 107 993 11 1905, 42 85 127 1,018 12 1906, 37 37 1907, 40 1908, 15 13 74 1,047 7 65 105 1,049 10 76 108 1,018 10 Average 10.0The next Table shows the total deaths in the Colony from Malaria during each of the past ten years ;
Year. Total Deaths. Deaths in the City (Chinese only). 1899, 218 546 1900, 242 555 1901, 281 574 Average 480. 1902, 189 425 1903, 152 300 1904, 90 301 1905. 87 287 1906, 134 448 Average 422. 1907. 138 579 1908, 133 499These Tables all show a steady diminution in the number of Malaria cases coincident with the establishment of anti-malarial measures.
The Military return of admissions for Malaria also shows a marked reduction in the incidence of this disease as will be seen from the subjoined Table, when the quinquennial periods are considered. With reference to the increase in 1908 the Principal Medical Officer informs me that a third of these admissions came from Lyeemun.
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