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Dr. G. W. Pope appointed Medical Officer on 13th September and arrived in the Colony on 16th October.
Mrs. F. M. Barlow retired on 28th October.
Dr. J. R. Craig appointed Medical Officer on 21st November and arrived in the Colony on 27th December.
Mr. W. F. Fincher appointed temporary Sampler from 15th December vice Mr. R. C. Hurley resigned.
(6) FINANCIAL.
The amount sanctioned in the Estimate was $476,606 and the Expenditure was $502,882.89.
Revenue received:
For Medical Treatment, $66,743.65 Medical Certificates, 15.00 Bacteriological Examinations, ... "" Chemical Analyses, 4,752.12 22,616.00 Bills of Health, *2 15,156.00 "" Medical Examination of Emigrants, 96,315.60II.--VITAL STATISTICS.
The population of the Colony is estimated to be;
British and foreign civilians 16,000 Chinese Civilians 783,550 Total number of Chinese births registered 3,826 Total number of non-Chinese births 317The general birth rate for the civil population is said to be 5.8 and that of the Chinese 5.47 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 15,553 and the general civilian death rate was 21.75 per 1,000. Of this total there were 15,301 Chinese and 241 non-Chinese civilians and the death rate was respectively 21.9 and 15.06 per 1,000.
Infantile mortality.--Among infants of one month or less, 7 non-Chinese and 1,131 Chinese, died. Of those infants who were more than a month old but less than a year, 30 non-Chinese and 3,567 Chinese died. The total number of children who died at the age of a year or less was therefore 37 non-Chinese and 4,698 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.)