M 100
Male. Female. Total.
Number of bodies under 2 years of age ... 1,696
Number of bodies over 2 years of age
626 2,322 644 403 1,047
Bodies were received from the following sources:-
Kowloon District Harbour Police
3,124 245
Number of rats examined Number found plague infected
71,091 0
500. Dr. Uttley who was in charge during the greater part of the year reports that out of 288 consecutive bodies over 7 years of age 111 or 40 per cent had large spleens which would be palpable during life.
501. With regard to fluke diseases out of the 288 bodies examined 40 or 15 per cent had livers containing Clonorchis Sinensis. All infections were in adults and all but 2 in males.