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The death rate stands at nearly double that of England and Wales, which, in the decennium 1891-1900, was only 1.3 per 1,000.
Nervous Diseases.
The number of deaths under this heading for the year 1911 was 526 as compared with 576 in 1910 and 494 in 1909. Of these, 353 were of Chinese children under 5 years of age, 245 being infants less than one year old. These deaths of Chinese infants comprise 172 deaths from Tetanus, Trismus, and Convulsions, and 83 deaths from Meningitis; the influence of the Public Dispensaries and of the Public Midwives is being gradually felt, and it is to be hoped that these figures will show considerable reductions within the next few years.
Malarial Fever.
The total number of deaths from Malarial Fever during the year was 238 (as compared with 591 in 1910 and 422 in 1909), of which 8 only were Non-Chinese. Of these 230 Chinese deaths, 176 occurred in the City of Victoria (282 in 1910), while there were 26 deaths in Kowloon (70 in 1910), 102 in the villages of Hongkong (199 in 1910), 25 in the Harbour (30 in 1910) and 1 at the Peak. 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 and more than 26 per cent. of these deaths occurred in one Health District (No. 9) in close proximity to which extensive building operations have been in progress during the year. Of the deaths which occurred in the villages, 54 were at Shaukiwan (32 from the land population and 22 from the boat population) as compared with 125 in 1910; 43 at Aberdeen (16 from the land population and 27 from the boat population) as compared with 68 in 1910; and 5 at Stanley (6 in 1910).
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 Sanitary Inspectors in search of breeding places for mosquitoes, dense tangles of brushwood in the neighbourhood of houses have been cut down, Quinine has been administered to school-children in certain selected districts, the trained nullahs have been regularly swept to prevent the formation of waterweed and algæ, and standing water has in places been treated with kerosine or with carbolated creosote at regular weekly intervals (including several acres of pools in Kowloon), 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 where they occurred. For this purpose, weekly returns of all cases of Malaria admitted to the Hospitals are sent to the Medical Officer of Health, while information is also obtained from private medical practitioners as to special outbreaks of Malaria in ...
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sent stands at nearly double that of England and Wales, which, in the decennium 1891-1900, was only 1.3 per 1,000.
Nervous Diseases.
The number of deaths under this heading for the year 1911 was 526 as compared with 576 in 1910 and 494 in 1909. Of these 353 were of Chinese children under 5 years of age, 245 being in- fauts less than one year old. These deaths of Chinese infants com- prise 172 deaths from Tetanus, Trismus, and Convulsions, and 83 deaths from Meningitis; the influence of the Public Dispensaries and of the Public Midwives is being gradually felt, and it is to be hoped that these figures will show considerable reductions within the next few years.
Malarial Fever.
The total number of deaths from Malarial Fever during the year was 238 (as compared with 591 in 1910 and 422 in 1909), of which 8 only were Non-Chinese. Of these 330 Chinese deaths, 176 occurred in the City of Victoria (282 in 1910), while there were 26 deaths in Kowloon (70 in 1910), 102 in the villages of Hongkong (199 in 1910), 25 in the Harbour (30 in 1910) and 1 at the Peak. 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 and more than 26 per cent. of these deaths occurred in one Health District (No. 9) in close proximity to which extensive building operations have been in progress during the year. Of the deaths which occurred in the villages 54 were at Shaukiwan (32 from the land population and 22 from the boat population) as compared with 125 in 1910; 43 at Aberdeen (16 from the land population and 27 from the boat population) as compared with 68 in 1910; and 5 at Stanley (6 in 1910).
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 Sanitary Inspectors in search of breeding places for mosquitoes, dense tangles of brushwood in the neighbourhood of houses have been cut down, Quinine has been administered to school-children in certain selected districts, the trained nullahs have been regularly swept to prevent the formation of waterweed and algæ, and stand- ing water has in places been treated with kerosine or with carbol- ated creosote at regular weekly intervals (including several acres of pools in Kowloon), 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 neigh- bourhood where they occurred. For this purpose weekly returns of all cases of Malaria admitted to the Hospitals are sent to the Medical Officer of Health, while information is also obtained from private medical practitioners as to special outbreaks of Malaria in
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