AnnualReport-1927 — Page 316

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The following table shows the number of Chinese deaths from each of these types distributed according to age groups for the year 1927: —

Age Groups. Types. 1 2 3 5 Under 1 year 144 17 14 63 Over 1 year and under 5 years 241 36 26 141 Over 5 years and under 15 years 164 20 6 27 Over 15 years and under 25 years 179 3 2 12 Over 25 years and under 45 years 643 4 42 221 Over 45 years and under 60 years 56 0 0 5 Over 60 years ... 3 1 0

In three cases of pulmonary tuberculosis the age was not stated,

The deaths from Tubercular Diseases (all types) for both Chinese and Non-Chinese are shown distributed according to age groups according to the following table which covers ten years 1917 to 1927 with the omission of the year 1918.

Years. Under 1 year 1 to 5 years... 5 to 15 years......... 15 to 25 years......... 25 to 45 years... 45 to 60 years..... Over 60 years......... Total... All Chinese Deaths Percentage of Chinese deaths due to Tuberculosis 1917 139 193 129 486 205 43 1,469 || 597 11.3 1919 108 231 569 253 124 2,059 1,8-7 14.0 1920 219 200 302 159 171 1,8-7 2,060 16.9 1921 290 469 340 393 181 2,071 2,358 16.2 1922 213 340 393 203 203 233 2,291 1,916 14.4 1923 269 419 511 233 221 221 1,916 2,120 13.5 1924 313 511 468 202 212 203 2,120 15,301 15.7 1925 220 339 450 641 613 278 65 2,358 14,735 15.5 1926 240 450 201 610 610 256 91 2,291 12,336 15.5 1927 157 157 673 673 351 93 2,071 14,525 14.6 |10,244 |11,348 12,151 11,604 14,241 15,289 15.301 14,735 12,336 14,525

The deaths from Tubercular Diseases (all types) for both Chinese and Non-Chinese are shown distributed according to age groups by the following table which covers ten years 1917 to 1927 with the omission of the year 1918.