During the year under review, there were 422 deaths from Malaria, of which 5 only were Non-Chinese, 3 being from the civil population, and 2 from the Troops. Of these 417 Chinese deaths, 123 occurred in the City of Victoria (133 in 1908), while there were 120 deaths in Kowloon (141 in 1908), 165 in the villages of Hongkong (173 in 1908) and 9 in the Harbour (9 in 1908). Some of the deaths, however, which occurred in the City were cases brought over from Kowloon or from the Harbour for treatment in the various City Hospitals. Of the deaths which occurred in the villages, 85 were at Shaukiwan (50 from the land population and 35 from the boat population) as compared with 67 in 1908, 76 at Aberdeen (26 from the land population and 50 from the boat population) as compared with 106 in 1908, and 4 at Stanley.
Anti-malarial measures were first inaugurated in this Colony in 1899, and during the past year considerable attention has been paid to this work—special visits have been made by the Inspectors in search of breeding places for mosquitoes, dense tangles of brushwood in the neighbourhood of houses have been cut down, the trained nullahs have been regularly swept to prevent the formation of water weed and algae, and standing water has in places been treated with kerosene at regular weekly intervals, while such cases of Malaria as have come to the knowledge of the Sanitary Department have been investigated and steps taken to prevent the breeding of mosquitoes in the neighbourhood of such cases. Certain basements and coolie quarters were also fumigated with sulphur during the late autumn to kill off any mosquitoes that might be hibernating in the dark corners of these retreats. The amounts spent on nullah training for the years 1908 and 1909 were respectively $9,998 and $7,737.
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which 5 only were Non-Chinese, 3 being from the civil population, and 2 from the Troops. Of these 417 Chinese deaths, 123 oc- curred in the City of Victoria (133 in 1908), while there were 120 deaths in Kowloon (141 in 1908), 165 in the villages of Hongkong (173 in 1908) and 9 in the Harbour (9 in 1908). Some of the deaths however which occurred in the City were cases brought over from Kowloon or from the Harbour for treatment in the various City Hospitals. Of the deaths which occurred in the villages 85 were at Shaukiwan (50 from the land population and 35 from the boat population) as compared with 67 in 1908, 76 at Aberdeen (26 from the land population and 50 from the boat population) as compared with 106 in 1908, and 4 at Stanley.
Anti-malarial measures were first inaugurated in this Colony in 1899 and during the past year considerable attention has been paid to this work--special visits have been made by the Inspectors in search of breeding places for mosquitoes, dense tangles of brushwood in the neighbourhood of houses have been cut down, the trained nullahs have been regularly swept to prevent the formation of water weed and algae, and standing water has in places been treated with kerosene at regular weekly intervals, while such cases of Malaria as have come to the knowledge of the Sanitary Department have been investigated and steps taken to prevent the breeding of mosquitoes in the neighbourhood of such cases. Certain basements and coolie quarters were also fumigated with sulphur during the late autumn to kill off any mosquitoes that might be hibernating in the dark corners of these retreats. The amounts spent on nullah training for the years 1908 and 1909 were respectively $9,998 and $7,737.
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