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breeding mosquitoes on private premises after warning had failed to effect an abatement of the nuisance, the fines amounting to $170.
The Military return of admissions for Malaria is given below, from which it will be seen that the ratio per 1,000 is the lowest on record. Much of this infection is contracted in rural districts when the men are under training and camping out.
Admissions for Malaria, European Troops.
Year. Strength. Admissions. Deaths. Invalided. Ratio per 1,000 1902 1,381 1,528 24 1,102.8 1903 1,220 937 6 768.0 1904 1,426 390 9 273.5 1905 1,370 348 0 1 254.0 1906 1,515 480 15 314.7 1907 1,461 287 12 1908 2,012 515 17 256.0 1909 1,943 269 10 138.4 1910 1,887 384 177.0 1911 1,849 232 125.5 Average 178.9 Average 532.1The admissions for Malaria amongst the Native Troops during 1911 were 63. The ratio of admissions per 1,000 for the last four years were 102.8 in 1908, 54.3 in 1909, 89.8 in 1910, and 31.8 in 1911.
Beri-Beri
There were 320 deaths (566 in 1910 and 545 in 1909) from this disease during the year of which 3 only were among the Non-Chinese community, two of whom were Japanese and the third an Indian. During the past year circulars have been distributed to all large employees of coolie labour calling their attention to the fact that Beri-Beri is produced by the consumption of white rice as the staple article of diet without a sufficiency of other food and advising that beans should be supplied with the rice when fresh meat or fresh fish cannot be afforded and it is possible that the dissemination of this information may have had some influence in reducing the mortality from this disease.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
The total number of cases of infectious disease notified during the year was 702 (176 in 1910) of which 269 were of Plague.
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breeding mosquitoes on private premises after warning had failed to effect an abatement of the nuisance, the fines amounting to $170.
The Military return of admissions for Malaria is given below, from which it will be seen that the ratio per 1,000 is the lowest on record. Much of this infection is contracted in rural districts when the men are under training and camping out.
Admissions for Malaria, European Troops.
Year.
Strength. Admis- Deaths.
In-
Ratio per 1,000
sions.
valided.
1902,
1,381
1,528
24
1,102.8
1903,
1,220
937
6
768.0
1904.
1,426
390
9
273-5
1905,
1,370
348
0
1
254.0
1906,
1,515
480
15
314.7
1907,
1,461
287
12
1908,
2,012
515
17
1909,
1,943
269
10
1910,
1,887
384
2709
196·0
256·0
138.4
177·0
1911,
1,849
232
125.5
Average
Average
178.9
532-1 ►
The admissions for Malaria amongst the Native Troops during 1911 were 63. The ratio of admissions per 1,000 for the last four years were 102-8 in 1908, 54′3 in 1909, 89-8 in 1910, and 31·8
in 1911.
Beri-Beri
There were 320 deaths (566 in 1910 and 545 in 1909) from this disease during the year of which 3 only were among the Non- Chinese community, two of whom were Japanese and the third an Indian. During the past year circulars have been distributed to all large employees of coolie labour calling their attention to the fact that Beri-Beri is produced by the consumption of white rice ast the staple article of diet without a sufficiency of other food and advising that beans should be supplied with the rice when fresh meat or fresh fish cannot be afforded and it is possible that the dissemination of this information may have had some influence in reducing the mortality from this disease.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
The total number of cases of infectious disease notified during the year was 702 (176 in 1910) of which 269 were of Plague.
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