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Broncho-pneumonia was the cause of 1,597 deaths, 11 of which were non-Chinese and 1,008 of which occurred in infants under one year. The death rate among the Chinese from diseases of this system was 5.0 per 1,000 as compared with 5.1 last year.
Tuberculosis,
The number of deaths from tubercular diseases was 1,680 and 40 of these occurred in non-Chinese. There were 1,065 deaths from pulmonary tuberculosis, 1,037 Chinese and 28 non-Chinese, and 57 deaths from tubercular meningitis. The percentage of deaths due to tuberculosis was 12.2 as compared with 14.3 last year.
Nervous Diseases.
The number of deaths from these during the year was 377, as compared with 427 last year. The deaths of Chinese infants from tetanus and convulsions were 218 and from meningitis undefined 29 as compared with 159 and 75 last year.
Malaria.
The number of deaths from malaria in 1918 was 398, as compared with 416 in 1917, of which all but 6 occurred in Chinese. In a large proportion of the cases the disease was contracted outside the area of the Sanitary Board.
The following tables show the distribution of the deaths in the Colony and the Police admissions to hospital for malaria during the last eight years:—
Year Non-Chinese Victoria Kowloon wan Shaukiwan Aberdeen Stanley 1911 8 176 26 54 43 1912 18 214 80 34 44 10 10 5 × 1913 110 47 33 53 9 1914 7 73 58 19 47 20 1915 4 157 66 27 46 32 1916 182 1917 205 75 25 36 19 1918 189 202 71 16 29 68 11 6 106 10M 15
Broncho-pneumonia was the cause of 1,597 deaths, 11 of which were non-Chinese and 1,008 of which occurred in infants under one year. The death rate among the Chinese from diseases of this system was 5.0 per 1,000 as compared with 51 last year.
Tuberculosis,
The number of deaths from tubercular diseases was 1,680 and 40 of these occurred in non-Chinese. There were 1,065 deaths from pulmonary tuberculosis, 1,037 Chinese and 28 non-Chinese, and 57 deaths from tubercular meningitis. The percentage of deaths due to tuberculosis was 12.2 as compared with 14-3 last
year.
Nervous Diseases.
The number of deaths from these during the year was 377, as compared with 427 last year. The deaths of Chinese infants from tetanus and convulsions were 218 and from meningitis undefined 29 as compared with 159 and 75 last year.
Malaria.
The number of deaths from malaria in 1918 was 398, as com- pared with 416 in 1917, of which all but 6 occurred in Chinese. In a large proportion of the cases the disease was contracted outside the area of the Sanitary Board.
The following tables show the distribution of the deaths in the Colony and the Police admissions to hospital for malaria during the last eight years :—
Table of Deaths from Malaria.
Year.
Non- Chinese.
Victoria. Kowloon,'
wan.
Shauki- Aber- deen.
Stanley.
1911.
8
176
26
54
43
1912.
18
214
80
34
44
10 10
5
×
1913...
110
47
33
53
9
1914.
7
73
58
19
47
20
1915..
4
157
66
27
46
32
1916.........
182
1917..
205
1918.....
189
2021
75
25
36
19
98
29
68
11
71
16
106
10
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