AnnualReport-1926

Year

M 55

Total

deaths from

Malaria.

Deaths from Malaria

Deaths from Malaria

per cent. of total

deaths.

per 1,000 of

population.

1914 241 2.51 0.58 1915 328 4.14 0.78 1916 337 3.19 0.78 1917 411 3.93 0.92 1918 388 2.93 0.83 1919 314 2.69 0.62 1920 832 2.67 0.59 1921 332 3.79 0.55 1922 454 3.11 0.78 1923 674 4.33 1.14 1924 707 4.54 0.98 1925 702 4.68 0.89 1926 587 4.69 0.75

This table suggests that Malaria Fever has increased its incidence during recent years.

Beri-beri.

The deaths from this disease during 1926 were 1,192 (1,744 in 1925) being a percentage of 9.5 of the total deaths registered (11.68 in 1925). This is a very considerable drop from the high mortality from this disease registered in 1925.

The following table shows the numbers of deaths ascribed to Beri-beri during the last eleven years and the percentage rate of these on the total deaths.

Year. No. of deaths from Percentage of total Beri-beri. registered deaths. 1916 520 4.92 1917 654 6.26 1918 804 6.09 1919 555 4.76 1920 461 4.90 1921 526 4.42 1922 829 5.69 1923 1270 8.17 1924 1502 9.65 1925 1744 11.63 1926 1192 9.5