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A reference to this table may be of considerable interest as an indication of the actual prevalence of such diseases or in some cases of the hospital admissions of such diseases — not necessarily synonymous terms:
In the case of Plague and Cerebro-spinal meningitis I have good reasons for believing that the figures are of real value in estimating the prevalence of those diseases.
With diphtheria, measles and mumps there are many indications which would strongly suggest that deductions drawn from the figures given would be quite erroneous.
Chicken pox and the Enteric Group are rather doubtful in value but on the whole enquiries from private practitioners and examination of other hospital returns would suggest that the numbers given are fairly representative.
The total absence of Scarlet fever is undoubtedly accurate and it is fair to assume almost if not quite complete immunity for Cantonese from this malady.
The fact that European patients suffer from Scarlet fever in Hongkong suggests racial rather than regional immunity.
Beri-beri and Tuberculosis. These two diseases hold unfalteringly their evil pre-eminence as the great agents of death and destitution.
Our figures are respectively 848 with 313 deaths and 993 with 386 deaths.
These two diseases represent 18% of our admissions but 31% of our deaths.
Encephalitis lethargica. — 3 cases were admitted. These cases had been under treatment in the Civil Hospital and were transferred from the Medical Clinic in that institution.
Remarks on other diseases.
Opium habit. — 486 admissions took place with 196 deaths. The average for the previous five years was 166.
The diagnosis of chronic opium poisoning can rarely be exact as opium habit may and is frequently associated with some other disease and consequently the value of statistics is questionable but so great a difference points to an increase even if the difference be less than the figures imply.
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A reference to this table may be of considerable interest as an indication of the actual prevalance of such diseases or in some cases of the hospital admissions of such diseases-not necessarily synonymous terms:-
In the case of Plague and Cerebro-spinal meningitis I have good reasons for believing that the figures are of real value in estimating the prevalence of those diseases --
With diphtheria, measles and mumps there are many indications which would strongly suggest that de- ductions drawn from the figures given would be quite erroneous.
Chicken pox and the Enteric Group are rather doubtful in value but on the whole enquiries from private practitioners and examination of other hospital returns would suggest that the number given are fairly representative.
The total absence of Scarlet fever is undoubtedly accurate and it is fair to assume almost if not quite complete immunity for Cantonese from this malady.
The fact that European patients suffer from Scarlet fever in Hongkong suggest racial rather than regional immunity.
Beri-beri and Tuberculosis. These two diseases hold unfalter- ingly their evil pre-eminence as the great agents of death and destitution.
Our figures are respectively 848 with 313 deaths and 993 with 386 deaths.
These two diseases represent 18% of our admissions but 31% of our deaths.
Encephalitis lethargica.--3 cases were admitted. These cases had been under treatment in the Civil Hospital and were trans- ferred from the Medical Clinic in that institution.
Remarks on other diseases.
Opium habit.-486 admissions took place with 196 deaths. The average
for the previous five years was 166.
The diagnosis of chronic opium poisoning can rarely be exact as opium habit may and is frequently associated with some other disease and consequently the value of statistics is questionable but so great a difference points to an increase even if the difference be less than the figures imply.
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