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13.2.
(4) Death rates (crude) 1928.
(a) General Civil death rate
Chinese 14.9
Non-Chinese 10.1
General 15.0
The rates for 1927 were: Chinese 16.6 and Non-Chinese 13.2
The following table shows the death rates for the last ten years:
Year Chinese Non-Chinese General 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 1928 14.9 10.1 15.0The above figures show a considerable reduction in the last five years, but again their value is limited by the degree of inaccuracy of the estimated populations.
(b) Intermediate Death-rates.
The following table shows the so-called quarterly death rates, for periods of thirteen weeks, but such periods do not correspond exactly with the annual rates given above.
1928 Chinese Non-Chinese General First Quarter 17.1 13.5 11.7 Second Quarter 15.0 9.3 19.8 Third Quarter 15.6 13.6 19.6 Fourth Quarter 16.5 10.6 20.6M 138
13.2.
(4) Deaths rates (crude) 1928.
(a) General Civil death rate
Chinese
Non-Chinese
15.0
14.9
10.1
The rates for 1927 were: Chinese 16.6 and Non-Chinese
The following table shows the death rates for the last ten years:
Year.
Chinese.
Non-Chinese.
General.
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
1928.
14.9
10.1
15.0
The above figures show a considerable reduction in the last five years, but again their value is limited by the degree of inaccuracy of the estimated populations.
(b) Intermediate Death-rates.
The following table shows the so-called quarterly death rates, for periods of thirteen weeks, but such periods do not correspond exactly with the annual rates given above.
1928
Non-Chinese.
Chinese.
General.
First Quarter
11.7
13.5
17.1
Second Quarter.
9.3
15.0
19.8
Third Quarter
13.6
15.6
19.6
Fourth Quarter.
10.6
16.5
20.6
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