Revenue received :
- M (1) 7-
For Medical Treatment,
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Medical Certificates,
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Bacteriological Examinations,.......
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Chemical Analyses,
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Bills of Health,...
$53,882.61
60.00
2,939.20
23,769.87
14,952.00
Medical Examination of Emigrants, 86,750.50
II.-VITAL STATISTICS.
The population of the Colony is estimated to be :-
British and foreign civilians
Chinese civilians
15,500
...581,800
Total number of Chinese births registered... 4,057
Total number of non-Chinese births
357
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The general birth rate for the civil population is said to be 7.39 and that of the Chinese 6.97 per 1,000. From the nature of the case it is practically impossible to arrive at a correct estimate of the Chinese birth rate.
The total number of deaths was 15,536 and the general civilian death rate was 25.98 per 1,000. Of this total there were 15,289 Chinese and 230 non-Chinese civilians and the death rate was respectively 26.27 and 14.83 per 1,000.
Infantile mortality.-Among infants of one month or less, 13 non-Chinese and 1,137 Chinese, died. Of those infants who were more than a month old but less than a year, 16 non-Chinese and 3,419 Chinese died. The total number of children who died at the age of a year or less was therefore 29 non-Chinese and 4,556 Chinese. These figures are derived from reliable statistics because the registration of deaths is compulsory, but as births are not registered in every case the Chinese birth rate given above is not accurate. (These statistics are derived from the Medical Officer of Health's office).