AnnualReport-1935

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522. The following is a summary of the work done during the years 1934 & 1935.

New cases

Old cases

Vaccinations

..

Maternity cases

1934 1935 New cases 1,614 3,405 Old cases 1,015 2,985 Vaccinations 684 431 Maternity cases 41 92

Shing Mun Dam Construction Works.
(Jubilee Reservoir).

523. The general health of the labour force employed on the construction of the Dam is shown in the following tables: --

Monthly Sickness Rate Table.

Month 1934 Population Percentage off duty owing to sickness 1935 Population Percentage off duty owing to sickness January 797 4.5 1,884 1.5 February 1,074 2.9 1,949 1.7 March 1,120 3.6 1,891 2.0 April 959 3.4 1,988 2.3 May 1,002 2.4 1,955 2.4 June 891 2.7 2,037 3.3 July 1,016 4.0 2,011 3.3 August 1,192 3.9 1,895 3.6 September 1,761 3.8 2,013 3.8 October 1,893 3.2 2,159 3.6 November 1,921 2.7 2,160 3.5 December 1,816 2.4 2,066 3.3

Analysis of the Shing Mun Hospital Returns for 1935.

No. of malaria cases Cases other than malaria Deaths from malaria Deaths from other causes Admitted to S. M. Hospital Admitted to other hospitals Per cent ratio of malaria to total disease Per cent ratio of malaria to the total population January 49 259 1 1 29 15.8 2.6 February 17 829 15 7 5.1 0.9 March 21 370 1 20 10 5.4 1.1 April 11 415 1 35 2 2.6 0.5 May 24 501 38 4.8 1.2 June 87 494 1 54 17.6 4.2 July 141 364 5 101 38.4 7.0 August 107 376 2 100 22.1 5.6 September 98 353 3 87 21.7 4.8 October 123 345 78 15.6 5.6 November 218 319 2 103 68.3 10.0 December 89 370 1 98 24.0 4.3 Total 985 4,495 9 25 758 67