The deaths from Notifiable Infectious Diseases in order of incidence were as follows:-
Disease Chinese Non-Chinese Total 1. Small Pox 303 1 304 Typhoid 72 2 74 2. Paratyphoid 1 0 1 3. Diphtheria 26 1 27 4. Cerebro Spinal Fever 13 3 16 5. Puerperal Fever 13 2 15 6. Plague 2 0 2 Totals 430 9 439There was a serious epidemic of Smallpox in the last quarter of the year which is still in progress (March 1929); up to 31st December, 1928, there were 616 cases notified of which 304 or 50% have died.
Disease Chinese Non-Chinese Totals Malaria 289 6 295 Beri-beri 665 2 667 Respiratory Diseases :- Tuberculosis (pulmonary) and Phthisis 4,388 23 4,411 Non-tubercular 4,103 32 4,135 Other forms of Tuberculosis 795 11 806 Venereal disease (Syphilis) 275 Dysentery 290 1 291 Heart disease & Heart failure... 269 11 280 Infantile enteritis and Gastro-enteritis (under 1 year) 391 5 39621.
The deaths from Notifiable Infectious Diseases in order of in- cidence were as follows:-
Disease
Chinese
Non- Chinese
Total
I.
Small Pox
303
1
304
(Typhoid
72
ลง
2
74
2.
[Paratyphoid
1
0
1
3. Diphtheria
26
1
27
4. Cerebro Spinal Fever
13
Co
3
16
5. Puerperal Fever
13
2
15
6. Plague
2
0
2
Totals
430
9
439
There was a serious epidemic of Smallpox in the last quarter of the year which is still in progress (March 1929); up to 31st December, 1928, there were 616 cases notified of which 304 or 50% have died.
The deaths from special Diseases and locally important causes were as follows:
Disease
Chinese
Non- Chinese
Totals
Malaria
Beri-beri
289
665
© 2
6
295 667 (2)
Respiratory Diseases :-
Tuberculosis (pulmonary)
and Phthisis
4,388
23
4,4111
Non-tubercular
4,103
32
4,135
(3)
Other forms of Tuberculosis
795
11
806
Venereal disease (Syphilis)
275
275
Dysentery
290
1
291
Heart disease & Heart failure...
269
11
280
Infante enteritis and Gastro-
enteritis (under 1 year)
391
5
396 (4)
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