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Police admitted to hospital on account of malaria during the past ten years:--
Year From the City From rest of the Colony Total Strength of Police Force Percentage of Strength 1908 32 76 108 1,018 10 1909 37 50 87 1,050 8 1910 66 69 135 1,039 13 1911 30 83 113 1,031 11 1912 37 51 88 1,120 8 1913 68 95 163 1,170 14 1914 101 81 182 1,206 15 1915 116 92 208 1,289 16 1916 63 99 162 1,057 13 1917 51 84 135 1,192 11 Average 8.81Beri-beri.
There were 654 deaths from this disease during the year (517 in 1916). With the exception of two deaths in Indians and one in Japanese all occurred in Chinese.
Ankylostomiasis.
During the year specimens of the fæces of 500 prisoners at the gaol were examined by Dr. McKenny and 94 of these were found to be infected.
Infectious Diseases.
The number of infectious diseases notified during the year was 919 (1,110 in 1916 and 507 in 1915) of which 38 were plague and 595 small-pox.
The nature and distribution is shown in Tables II and III.
Plague.
The incidence of this disease was very light, there being only 38 cases as compared with 39 in 1916, 144 in 1915, and 2,521 in 1914: 36 of the patients were of Chinese nationality, two non-Chinese. 35 deaths occurred. Two cases were imported.
During the year 87,964 rats were caught in Victoria and 18,558 in Kowloon. Total 106,522, an average of 291 per diem (111,629 in 1916).
In Victoria 20 were found to be infected with plague (0.02 per cent) and in Kowloon 11 (0.06 per cent); last year 48 were found infected in Victoria and 27 in Kowloon,
M 16-
Police admitted to hospital on account of malaria during the
past ten years:--
Average Percent-
Strength
Year.
From the City.
From rest of
Total.
the Colony.
of Police
! age of
Force.
Strength.
1908,
32
76
108
•
1,018
10
1909,
37
50
87
1,050
8
ེ
1910,
66
69
135
1,039
13
1911,
30
83
113
1,031
11
1912,
37
51
88
1,120
8
1913,
68
95
163
1,170
14
1914,
101
81
182
1,206
15
1915,
116
92
208
1,289
16
1916,
63
99
162
1,057
13
·
1917,
51
84
135
1,192
II
Average
10
Average
8.81
Beri-beri.
There were 654 deaths from this disease during the year (517 in 1916). With the exception of two deaths in Indians and one in Japanese all occurred in Chinese.
Ankylostomiasis.
During the year specimens of the fæces of 500 prisoners at the gaol were examined by Dr. McKenny and 94 of these were found to be infected.
Infectious Diseases.
The number of infectious diseases notified during the year was 919 (1,110 in 1916 and 507 in 1915) of which 38 were plague and 595 small-pox.
The nature and distribution is shown in Tables II and III.
Plague.
The incidence of this disease was very light, there being only 38 cases as compared with 39 in 1916, 144 in 1915, and 2,521 in 1914: 36 of the patients were of Chinese nationality, two non- Chinese. 35 deaths occurred. Two cases were imported.
During the year 87,964 rats were caught in Victoria and 18,558 in Kowloon. Total 106,522, an average of 291 per diem (111,629 in 1916).
In Victoria 20 were found to be infected with plague (0.02 per cent and in Kowloon 11 (0.06 per cent); last year 48 were found infected in Victoria and 27 in Kowloon,
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