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The corrected birth-rate for the year was 44 per 1,000 among the Chinese community, and 22.1 per 1,000 among the Non-Chinese community, as compared with 6.9 and 20.8 for 1917.
The death-rate for the year was 29.6 per 1,000 among the Chinese community and 19.5 among the Non-Chinese community, as compared with 23.7 and 14.00 for 1917.
The number of deaths from Malaria (398) shows a decrease on the previous year (416). The deaths of Chinese from this cause in the City of Victoria numbered 176 out of a population of 299,450 or a rate of 0.6 per 1,000 per annum.
The deaths from Plague numbered 251 as compared with 35 in 1917.
Small-pox deaths numbered 26, all Chinese.
There were 3,169 deaths from respiratory diseases as compared with 2,248 in 1917, and 51 of these were among the Non-Chinese community. Pulmonary Tuberculosis claimed 118 Chinese and 6 Non-Chinese victims whilst other forms of Tuberculosis represent an additional 616 deaths making a total of 740, or 54 per cent. of the total deaths among the community.
Beri-beri was responsible for 804 deaths, as compared with 654 during 1917 and 517 in 1916. During the past few years circulars have been distributed to all large employers 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 foods, and advising that beans should be supplied with the rice, when fresh meat or fresh fish cannot be afforded.
A tabular statement of the principal causes of death is appended.
(c.)-CLIMATE.
The principal features of the weather in 1918 were :--
(a) The continuance until the end of February of the fine dry weather which commenced at the beginning of November 1917.
(b) The heavy rains of June (24.795 ins.) August (29.230 ins.) and September (18.450 ins.).
(c) A typhoon which passed about 40 miles to the south-west of Hongkong, on the morning of August 15th. A squall at the rate of 94 miles an hour was recorded by the Dines Baxendell Anemograph at 6.10 a.m.. Very little damage occurred at Hongkong.
January was a record month as regards most elements. Barometric pressure and sunshine were the greatest on record, and the temperature, humidity and cloudiness the least on record. The wind direction (NE by E) was with 1890, 1898 and 1899, the most northerly on record, and the wind velocity was only 0.2 m.p.h. greater than the least on record (1916).
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The corrected birth-rate for the year was 44 per 1,000 among the Chinese community, and 22.1 per 1,000 among the Non-Chinese community, as compared with 6.9 and 20.8 for 1917.
The death-rate for the year was 29.6 per 1,000 among the Chinese community and 19-5 among the Non-Chinese community, as compared with 23-7 and 14.00 for 1917.
The number of deaths from Malaria (398) shows a decrease on the previous year (416). The deaths of Chinese from this cause in the City of Victoria. numbered 176 out of a population of 299,450 or a rate of 0.6 per 1,000 per annum.
The deaths from Plague numbered 251 as compared with 35 in 1917.
Small-pox deaths numbered 26, all Chinese.
There were 3,169 deaths from respiratory diseases as compared with 2,248 in 1917, and 51 of these were among the Non-Chinese community. Pulmonary Tuberculosis claimed 118 Chinese and 6 Non-Chinese victims whilst other forms of Tuberculosis represent an additional 616 deaths making a total of 740, or 54 per cent. of the total deaths among the community.
Beri-beri was responsible for 804 deaths, as compared with 654 during 1917 and 517 in 1916. During the past few years circulars have been distributed to all large employers 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 with- out a sufficiency of other foods, and advising that beans should be supplied with the rice, when fresh meat or fresh fish cannot be afforded.
A tabular statement of the principal causes of death is appended.
(c.)-CLIMATE.
The principal features of the weather in 1918 were :--
(a) The continuance until the end of February of the fine dry weather which commenced at the beginning of November 1917.
(b) The heavy rains of June (24-795 ins.) August (29-230 ins.) and September (18·450 ins.).
(c) A typhoon which passed about 40 miles to the south-west of Hongkong, on the morning of August 15th. A squall at the rate of 94 miles an hour was recorded by the Dines Baxendell Anemograph at 6. 10. a.m.. Very little damage occurred at Hongkong.
January was a record month as regards most elements. Baro- metric pressure and sunshine were the greatest on record, and the temperature, humidity and cloudiness the least on record. The wind direction (NE by E) was with 1890, 1898 and 1899, the most northerly on record, and the wind velocity was only 0.2 m.p.h. greater than the least on record (1916).
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