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INTERMEDIATE DEATH RATES.

A so-called weekly death rate is calculated for each period of seven days and a so-called quarterly death rate for each period of thirteen weeks.

Tables are given below to show these death rates for the year 1925 but the period covered by them does not correspond exactly with the actual year for which the death rates (annual) are given in this report.

WEEKLY (7 DAYS) DEATH RATES DURING 1925.

Week ended Chinese Non-Chinese Total Week ended Chinese Non-Chinese Total Jan. 18.2 12.6 18.1 July 21.9 15.8 21.8 4 11 16.8 11 5 22.4 25.3 22.5 11 ... 18 14.1 12.6 16.1 12 23.7 2.4 23.8 ** 23 12.1 15.8 12.2 19 ... 26 26.5 15.3 26.3 Feb. 1 15.7 28.1 15.0 Aug 2 26.3 22.1 26.2 8 15.1 15.8 15.1 9 24.9 18.9 24.7 15 15.3 15.8 15.3 16 22.9 28.4 23.1 $1 .22 12.9 22.1 23 26.0 15.8 25.8 March...... 1 9 אן 32 18.5 Sept. 6 20.9 15.8 20.8 ....30 24.8 15.3 22.9 ...15 15.5 6.3 15.3 $ 18.2 25.3 18.3 ....13 22.7 15.8 22.1 1 .22 18.6 15.8 18.5 .20 20.3 25.3 20.4 • ..29 17.4 3.2 17.1 ..27 16.4 12.6 16.3 # April 5 18.2 9.5 18. Oct 4 19.1 15.8 19.1 12 14.9 9.5 14.8 11 15.4 9.5 15.2 "} #1 19 23.4 12.6 28.2 18 16.4 23.4 16.6 ** .26 23.4 22.1 21.0 .25 20.2 9.5 19.9 May 3 19.7 15.8 19.7 Nov. 1 19.7 15.8 19.6 10 19.4 22.1 19.4 8 18.9 9.5 18.7 17 19.9 12.6 19.8 15 18.6 22.1 18.7 * " 24 18.1 9.9 18+ 22 15.8 25.3 15.5 31 19.9 12.6 19.8 20 16.0 3.2 15.7 June 7 20.6 3.2 20.2 Dec 6 17.1 12.6 17.0 ... 14 21.8 3.2 21.4 13 17.6 9.5 17.5 19 " .2.1 20.3 3.2 19.9 20 17.8 12.6 17.7 ++ .28 20.9 12 20.8 ..27 12.3 12.6 12.3

For the actual year 1925 the death rate for Chinese was 19.12 per 1000.

In the above tables the weekly death rates are lower than this for 28 weeks.

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