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Seasonal incidence.
The months of June and December, 1936, provided two peaks in the mortality returns. In 1937 the curve was complicated by three factors, the cholera epidemic, the arrival of many thousands of refugees from Shanghai, Tientsin and other parts of China affected by the Sino-Japanese hostilities, and, thirdly, the typhoon at the beginning of September.
The monthly totals of deaths are tabulated below.
Month. 1936. 1937. January 1,809 2,477 February 1,577 2,150 March 2,043 2,230 April 1,902 2,098 May 1,927 2,360 June 2,438 2,506 July 2,318 2,623 August 2,207 3,506 September 1,971 4,070 October 2,437 3,684 November 2,244 3,460 December 2,507 3,471 Total 25,380* 34,635*Deaths among the Forces of the Crown are not included in this table.
Nationality of deceased.
The distribution of deaths according to nationality are briefly summarised in Table LXXVI.
Table LXXVI. CIVILIAN NON-CHINESE DEATHS REGISTERED DURING 1937. American 3 Annamite 61 British 1 Ceylonese 2 Danish