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The death rate for the Non-Chinese civil population was 13.2 per 1,000 (10.9 in 1926).
The nationality of the Non-Chinese deaths was as follows:- British 76, Portuguese 50, Indian 45, Japanese 21, Malay 11, Filipino 8, Eurasian 6, American 5, French 4, Italian, West Indian, Persian, Canadian, Norwegian, German, Australian, Annamite, Peruvian and Esthonian 1 each.
AGE DISTRIBUTION OF DEATHS.
The number of deaths of children under one year was 4,669 (8,424 in 1926) of which 4,637 were Chinese and 32 Non-Chinese.
Of these 1,478 Chinese and 12 Non-Chinese were under one month of age.
The ratio of deaths of infants to the total deaths registered was 31.6 per cent (27.3 in 1926)
For the Chinese deaths above the ratio was 31.6 per cent (27.5 in 1926), while for the Non-Chinese it was 13.2 per cent (8.3 in 1926).
The following table shows the death rates for the last ten years:-
Year Chinese Non-Chinese General 1918 24.50 19.50 24.40 1919 23.30 21.90 23.20 1920 22.78 17.90 21.19 1921 20.29 18.08 20.27 1922 25.47 20.46 25.16 1923 26.27 14.83 25.98 1924 21.90 15.06 21.75 1925 19.12 14.60 19.05 1926 16.01 10.9 15.9 1927 16.6 13.2 16.5INTERMEDIATE DEATH RATES.
A so-called weekly death rate is calculated for each period of seven days and a so-called quarterly death rate each period of thirteen weeks.
Tables are given below to show these death rates for the year 1927, but the period covered by them does not correspond exactly with the actual year for which the death rates (annual) are given in this report.
M 44
The death rate for the Non-Chinese civil population was 13.2 per 1,000 (10.9 in 1926).
The nationality of the Non-Chinese deaths was as follows:- British 76, Portuguese 50, Indian 45, Japanese 21,
Malay 11, Filipino 8, Eurasian 6, American 5, French 4, Italian, West Indian, Persian, Canadian, Norwegian, German, Australian, Annamite, Peru- vian and Esthonian 1 each.
AGE DISTRIBUTION OF DEATHS.
The number of deaths of children under one year waș 4,669 (8,424 in 1926) of which 4,637 were Chinese and 32 Non-Chinese.
Of these 1,478 Chinese and 12 Non-Chinese were under one month of age.
The ratio of deaths of infants to the total deaths registered was 31.6 per cent (27.3 in 1926)
For the Chinese deaths above the ratio was 31.6 per cent (27.5 in 1926), while for the Non-Chinese it was 13.2 per cent (8.3 in 1926).
The following table shows the death rates for the last ten years:-
Year
Chinese
Non-Chinese
General
1918
24.50
19.50
24.40
1919
23.30
21.90
23.20
1920
22.78
17.90
21.19
1921
20.29
18.08
20.27
1922
25.47
20.46
25.16
1923
26.27
14.83
25.98
1924
21.90
15.06
21.75
1925
19.12
14.60
19.05
1926
16.01
10.9
15.9
1927
16.6
13.2
16.5
INTERMEDIATE DEATH RATES.
A so-called weekly death rate is calculated for each period of seven days and a so-called quarterly death rate each period of thirteen weeks.
Tables are given below to show these death rates for the year 1927, but the period covered by them does not correspond exactly with the actual year for which the death rates (annual) are given in this report.
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