M 92
SPLEEN RATES.
At Taikoo Dockyard School, 115 Chinese children attending the school were examined, 2 had enlarged spleens, 93 children of the Sugar Refinery Village were examined, 2 had enlarged spleens, 104 children living in the squatter area on the hill side behind the houses occupied by the Dockyard workers were examined, 3 had enlarged spleens. Spleen rate for the neighbourhood was 2.2%. At Shaukiwan in the vicinity of Lyemun Barracks, 79 children from Man Ling, Cheong Shui Wing, Lam Cheng Hing, Tung Wah Hospital Charity Schools were examined, 2 had enlarged spleens. Spleen rate 2.5%. At Stanley Peninsula, 65 children were examined, no enlarged spleens were encountered. Total number of children examined on the Island was 456, 9 had enlarged spleens. Spleen rate 1.97%. In all these localities, there were numerous breeding places of Anophelines mainly A. maculatus. In the New Territory, 83 children from the villages of San Uk Tsuen, San Wai, Sui Hang Tsuen, near Sun Wai Military Camp, were examined, 9 had enlarged spleens. Spleen rate 27%. At Yok Chai Village on Castle Peak Road, 10 out of 14 examined had enlarged spleens, a rate of 71%. At Government English School, Taipo Market, 22 children were examined, 3 had enlarged spleens, at Sheung Tah School, Taipo Market, 24 children were examined, 2 had enlarged spleens. Total for Taipo Market, 5 enlarged spleens out of 46 examined, spleen rate 10.8%. Total number of children examined in New Territory, 143, number of enlarged spleens 24, spleen rate 16.8%.
PARASITE RATES.
In the Repulse Bay Area, the smears of the blood of 147 Chinese servants were examined, Malarial parasites were found in 33, an infection rate of 22.5%. Out of 186 servants only 4 used mosquito nets. These people were discharging their routine duties. Numerous breeding places of Anopheline mosquitoes were close by. Further investigations are required regarding infection rates, if feasible they should be combined with spleen rates in the schools.
MALARIA STATISTICS.
Statistics obtained from the M.O.H. indicate that in 1930, 515 deaths were ascribed to Malaria in the Colony, these being 3.16% of the total deaths. The death rate per mille from Malaria is given as 0.47.
In Table 1, figures are given concerning hospital admissions to the following hospitals: Government Civil, Kowloon, Victoria, Peak, Victoria Gaol, Lai Chi Kok Gaol, Tung Wah, Tung Wah Eastern, Kwong Wah, Matilda and Alice Memorial.