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Nervous Diseases.
The number of deaths from these during the year was 405 as compared with 434 last year. The deaths of Chinese infants from tetanus and convulsions were 182, and from meningitis 142, as compared with 172 and 17 last year.
Malaria.
The number of deaths from malaria in 1916 was 378 as compared with 366 in 1915 of which all but 9 occurred in Chinese. In a large proportion of the cases the disease was contracted outside the area of the Sanitary Board.
The following tables show the distribution of the deaths in the Colony and the police admissions to hospital for malaria during the last ten years :-
Year Non-Chinese Victoria Kowloon New Territories Shaukiwan Aberdeen Stanley 1910 282 70 125 68 1911 8 176 26 54 43 1912 18 214 80 34 1913 8 110 47 33 + 1914 7 73 58 19 * 1915 4 157 66 27 46 1916 9 182 75 25 8 44 53 4808 6 53 47 *20 *32 36 *19* Since 1914 a large number of coolies have been employed in this district constructing a reservoir.
Year From the City From rest of the Colony Total Average Strength of Police Force Percentage of Strength 1907 40 65 105 1,049 10 1908 32 76 108 1,018 10 1909 37 50 87 1,050 8 1910 66 69 135 1,039 13 1911 30 83 113 1,031 11 1912 37 51 88 1,120 8 1913 68 95 163 1,170 14 1914 101 81 182 1,206 15 1915 116 92 208 1,289 16 1916 63 99 162 1,057 13 Average 12.8 10.4