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In Table II, statistics of cases treated at the following Dispensaries are shown:- Taipo, Un Long, Western Public, Kowloon City, Sham Shui Po, Shaukiwan, Aberdeen, Central, Eastern, Harbour and Yaumati, Hung Hom.
Table III deals with hospital admissions due to Malaria of Government servants in the Colony.
Table IV, is a similar table for the Police (including Water Police), some stations appear to have had no admissions for Malaria during the year, namely Pokfulum, Wong Nei Chong, Tai Tam, Tai O, Lok Ma Chau, Ping Shan, Sha Tin, Tai Po, Tai Ku Ling and Lin Ma Hang.
Figures supplied by Major Harris M.C., R.A.M.C., regarding the incidence of Malaria amongst the troops British and Indian are as follows (relapses not being taken into account):- British Troops, number of cases of Malaria contracted during the year 77, of which 9 were in 1st Quarter, 4 in 2nd Quarter, 29 in 3rd Quarter, 35 in 4th Quarter. Calculated on an average strength of 2230, the Malarial admissions for fresh infections were 34.52 per 1,000. Lyemun contributed largely, the average strength being 122 out of which there were 34 admissions (fresh cases), 32 of which were in the 2nd half of the year whereas Stonecutter's Island with an average military strength of 168 did not have a single case of Malaria returned as contracted there. A hyrcanus, I understand, is the only Anopheline found on the Island so far, it is proposed to make investigations in the future with the co-operation of the Military Authorities (promised by Major Harris) as these may throw some light on the pathogenicity and range of flight of A. hyrcanus.
There were 42 fresh cases of fever amongst the Indian troops, of which 7 were in 1st Quarter, 14 in 2nd, 13 was corrected to 28 in 3rd, 25 in (no change) 4th. These work out as 31.5 per 1,000 on the average strength of 1,365.
Month A. maculatus A. sinensis A. minimus A. jeyporiensis A. karwari A. aitkeni August 236 2 78 September 223 2 123 14 October 1405 137 126 1 31 ... November 750 259 751 107 December 1,934 60 214 2 4 ... Total 4,548 458 1,216 95 4 138...
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