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The next table shows death from tubercular diseases (all types) grouped in similar age groups as in the previous table with the total deaths amongst Chinese and the percentage of the deaths from Tuberculosis of such total Chinese deaths for the same seven years as above.
Deaths from Tuberculosis (all types) in relation to age groups, with total Chinese deaths and percentage of deaths due to Tuberculosis of such total deaths 1914 to 1922 (1916 and 1918 omitted).
Year 1914 1915 1917 1919 1920 1921 1922 Age under 1 year 59 193 108 231 219 200 ... 1 to 5 years... 138 196 290 302 469 840 393 5 to 15 years 80 97 129 139 204 157 180 15 to 25 years 101 124 159 171 203 ... ... 25 to 45 years 421 481 486 569 641 643 640 45 to 60 years 158 199 205 258 278 256 351 Over 60 years 34 32 43 62 65 91 93 Total 1,053 1,123 1,469 1,597 2,059 1,887 2,060 Deaths (Chinese)... 9,316 7,728 10,244 11,348 12,151 11,604 14,241 Percentage of Chinese deaths due to Tuberculosis 11.3 14.5 14.3 14.0 16.9 16.2 14.5Tetanus and Convulsions.
These diseases account for a considerable number of deaths of infants.
Thus out of 83 deaths ascribed to Tetanus 66 were those of children under one month old and 4 of children over one month and under one year.
Convulsions accounted for 92 deaths of children under five years age. Of these 12 were under one month and 39 over one month but under one year of age.