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The Police admissions to Hospital for Malaria are shown in the following Table :-
Police Admissions to Hospital for Malaria.
From City. From the rest of Colony. Total. Average Strength of Police Force. Percentage of Strength. 1900, 167 223 390 929 42 1901, 243 164 407 920 44 1902, 121 55 176 919 19 1903, 167 ... ... 921 18 1904, 107 ... ... 993 11 1905, 85 127 212 1,018 12 1906. 37 71 108 1,047 7 1907, 65 105 170 1,049 10 1908, 76 108 184 1,018 10 1909, 50 87 137 1,050 ... Average 126.8 ... ... ... ...The next Table shows the total deaths in the Colony from Malaria during each of the past ten years :-
Year. Deaths in the City (Chinese only). Total Deaths. 1900, 242 555 1901, 281 574 1902, 189 425 1903, 152 300 1904, 90 301 1905, 87 237 1906. 134 448 1907, 138 579 1908, 133 499 1909, 123 422 Average ... 431 Average ... 447A distinct diminution in the last two years, although the average for the past five years is more than that in the previous quinquennial period; this may be accounted for by the large number of natives employed on the Kowloon-Canton Railway.
The fact must also not be overlooked that the Malarial infection is not in all cases contracted locally, for the Chinese...