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DISEASES.
Respiratory Diseases.
The number of deaths from these diseases excluding Pulmonary Tuberculosis was 4,319 of which 44 were Non-Chinese (4,317 and 35 respectively in 1923).
Of these 2,288 occurred amongst Children under one year of age.
The deaths ascribed to Lobar Pneumonia and Pneumonia (type not specified) were 703 and 254 respectively or a total of 957. Of these 363 were of children under one year of age.
Broncho-pneumonia accounted for 2,027 deaths of which 22 were Non-Chinese. Of these 1,347 were infants under one year of age, only 11 being Non-Chinese in this age group.
The total deaths amongst the Chinese from Respiratory Disease (including Pulmonary Tuberculosis) was 5,037 or 39.4 per cent of the total Chinese deaths, giving a rate of mortality in the Chinese population (excluding the New Territories except New Kowloon) of 8.6 per 1,000.
Tuberculosis.
Pulmonary Tuberculosis caused 1,749 deaths of which 31 were Non-Chinese and 1,718 Chinese (31 and 1,472 in 1923).
Other forms of Tuberculosis caused 609 deaths (605 in 1923), 5 of which were Non-Chinese, making a total of 2,358 deaths, this being a percentage of 15.16 of the total deaths registered.
Types of Tubercular Infection in different age groups.
For the purpose of showing the various forms of tubercular disease causing the above-mentioned deaths, this infection has been divided into five 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.