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Of these 2,157 occurred amongst children under one year of age,
The deaths ascribed to Lobar Pneumonia and Pneumonia (type not defined) were 398 and 878 respectively or a total of 1,276. Of these 469 were of children under one year of age.
Broncho-Pneumonia accounted for 1,514 deaths of which 9 were Non-Chinese. Of these 989 were infants under one year of age, only 3 being Non-Chinese in this age group.
The total deaths amongst the Chinese from Respiratory Diseases was 5,754 or 37.6 per cent of the total Chinese deaths giving a rate of mortality in the Chinese population (excluding the New Territories) of 9.8 per 1,000.
Tuberculosis.
Pulmonary Tuberculosis caused 1,503 deaths of which 31 were Non-Chinese and 1,472 Chinese.
Other forms of Tuberculosis caused 605 deaths, 6 of which were non-Chinese making a total of 2,108 deaths, this being a percentage of 13.56 of the total deaths registered.
The tubercular diseases may be divided into five groups or types as follows:-
Type 1 Pulmonary and Acute Miliary Tuberculosis.
Type 2 Tubercular Meningitis.
Type 3 Abdominal Tuberculosis.
Type 4 Disseminated or General Tuberculosis.
Type 5 Other Tubercular Diseases.
The following Table shows the numbers of Chinese deaths from each of these types distributed into age groups.
Age Groups Type 1 Type 2 Type 3 Type 4 Type 5 Under 1 year 98 153 65 22 18 Over 1 year and under 5 years 188 55 72 139 23 Over 5 years and under 15 years 38 59 1 24 1 Over 15 years and under 25 years 221 204 1 633 33 Over 25 years and under 45 years. 58 F 1 291 10 Over 45 years and under 60 years 63 Over 60 years