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There was an epidemic of Smallpox in the last quarter of the year which is still in progress (February 1930); up to 31st December, 1929, there were 149 cases notified of which 119 or 79% have died.
The deaths from special Diseases and locally important causes were as follows.
Disease.
Chinese Non Chinese Total Malaria 507 8 Beri-beri 635 515 635 (2) Respiratory Diseases: Tuberculosis (pulmonary) and Phthisis 1,969 25 1,994 (3) Non-tubercular 4,391 27 4,418 (3) Other forms of Tuberculosis 841 5 846 Venereal disease (Syphilis) 336 336 Dysentery 209 209 Heart disease & Heart failure. 417 16 433 Infantile enteritis and Gastro-enteritis (under 1 year) 1,463 3 1,466(1) Further antimalarial work is needed in the Colony but many of the cases are likely to have been imported from China.
(2) There is considerable doubt as to the accuracy of these figures as the disease is by no means easy to diagnose or differentiate.
(3) The total figure for Respiratory Diseases and Pulmonary Tuberculosis is 6,412. The climate and conditions of the Colony are most inimical to cure.
The deaths reported in the Coroners' Returns (Chinese only) are as follows, classified according to age and sex:--
Age Periods. Males Females Total 1 Under 1 year 2,329 2,613 2 Over 2 years 1,047 493 Total 3,376 3,106