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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. 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 1918. 40 49 89 1,228 7 Average 11.8Beri-beri
There were 804 deaths from this disease during the year (654 in 1917). With the exception of two deaths in Indians and one in Japanese, all occurred in Chinese.
Infectious Diseases.
The number of infectious diseases notified during the year was 1,913 (919 in 1917 and 1,110 in 1916), of which 266 were plague, 32 small-pox, and 1,232 were cerebro-spinal meningitis.
The nature and distribution are shown in Tables II and III.
Plague.
There were 266 cases as compared with 38 cases in 1917, 39 in 1916, and 144 in 1915: all the patients were of Chinese nationality, 251 deaths occurred.
During the year 85,837 rats were caught in Victoria and 17,804 in Kowloon, total 103,641, an average of 283 per diem (106,522 in 1917).
In Victoria 185 were found to be infected with plague (0.21 per cent) and in Kowloon 18 (0.1 per cent); last year 20 were found infected in Victoria and 11 in Kowloon.
Table IV shows the monthly distribution of plague-infected rats during the year.
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
Force.
age of Strength.
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
४
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
>
1918.
40
49
89
1,228
4
Average
8.01
Average
11.8
Beri-beri
There were 804 deaths from this disease during the year (654 in 1917). With the exception of two deaths in Indians and one in Japanese all occurred in Chinese.
Infectious Diseases.
The number of infectious diseases notified during the year was 1913 (919 in 1917 and 1,110 in 1916), of which 266 were plague, 32 small-pox, and 1,232 were cerebro-spinal meningitis.
The nature and distribution are shown in Tables II and III.
Plague.
There were 266 cases as compared with 38 cases in 1917, 39 in 1916, and 144 in 1915: all the patients were of Chinese nationality, 251 deaths occurred.
During the year 85,837 rats were caught in Victoria and 17,804 in Kowloon, total 103,641, an average of 283 per diem (106,522 in 1917).
In Victoria 185 were found to be infected with plague (0·21 per cent and in Kowloon 18 (0·1 per cent); last year 20 were found infected in Victoria and 11 in Kowloon.
Table IV shows the monthly distribution of plague-infected rats during the
year.
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