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DEATHS FROM CERTAIN NON-NOTIFIABLE DISEASES.
Respiratory Diseases.
1. Excluding tuberculosis in its various forms the number of deaths from Respiratory Diseases during 1926 was 3,566 (4,290 in 1925) of which 27 were Non-Chinese (31 in 1925) and 3,539 Chinese (4,259 in 1925).
Deaths of children under one year of age accounted for 1,921 of these (2,182 in 1925).
The deaths ascribed to Lobar Pneumonia and Pneumonia (type not specified) were 398 (787 in 1925) and 182 (356 in 1925) respectively or a total of 580.
Of these 170 (404 in 1925) were deaths of children under one year of age.
Broncho-pneumonia accounted for 1,693 deaths (1,735 in 1925) of which 9 were Non-Chinese (11 in 1925). Of these 1,115 were deaths of infants under one year of age (1,152 in 1923). Of these infants 2 were Non-Chinese (4 in 1925).
2. Including tubercular infections the total deaths among Chinese from Respiratory Diseases was 5,105 (6,118 in 1925) giving a percentage of the total Chinese deaths of 41.3 (41.5 in 1925).
The rate of mortality from Respiratory Diseases for the Chinese population (excluding the New Territory except New Kowloon) for the year 1926 was 6.49 per thousand (7.94 in 1925).
Tuberculosis (all types).
Tubercular infections of the Respiratory system caused 1,517 deaths in the year 1926 (1,890 in 1925). Of these 28 were Non-Chinese (31 in 1925) and 1,489 Chinese (1,859 in 1925).
Other tubercular infections caused 395 deaths (401 in 1925) 8 of which were Non-Chinese (7 in 1925).
The total deaths from tubercular infections was therefore 1,912 (2,291 in 1925).
The percentage of deaths from tubercular infections of the total deaths registered was 15.27 (15.28 in 1925).