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cent, which is 4 per cent less than the average of the previous five years.
The Military
Hitherts disease and death have prevailed amongst the Military at a rate disproportioned During the last two however, they have not formed an exception
to that of other residents.
years,
to the
sanatory improvement of the Colony.
Table No.8 . _ The average strength of the Military
Fored in the Hongkong Garrison 1852, the extent of sickness and death.
Ne. of bases Sickness.
in
Proportion of Deaths
3.24 PC
Designation Strength.
Deaths.
Europeans.
648
Natives.
1974 370 588
24 36
9.73
+
Cotal 1018
2562
57
5.60 PE
In numerical extent. Frevers were the
prevailing diseases, while cases of diseared of the stomach and bowels," which I presume to have been chifly Dysentery.
were the greatect
dources
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80
of mortality. Amongst the natives, "Dropsies assuming the character of Berri Berri afforded the greatest number of deaths.
Berri Berri has hitherto been regarded
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as a diseased peculiar to beylow, and its appearance in Hongkong excited.
surprise.
So gratifying
Lome
is the improvement
.
ochibited in the foregoing table, that a fair
be made between the sanatory
casu
comparison state of Hongkong)
and come
healthy divisions of the Indian
of the most
This
army .
improvement may be ascribed to three causes.
1. An improvement in the climate of Hong- kong) during the last two years.
2.
An improvement in the hospital and
barrack
arrangements.
3. A more rational adaptation of régions to the exigencies of a tropical climate.
The following table, deduced fromd notes kindly furnished mno by Dr. Mac Andrew,