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70. The deaths registered among the civilian population of the Colony (including New Kowloon but excluding the remainder of the New Territories) was 18,161, giving a crude death rate of 22.11 as compared with 24.74 for the previous year.
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Estimated Deaths Death rate per Year mille population 1933 Chinese 17,928 800,921 22.38 Non-Chinese 233 20,424 11.39 1932 Chinese 19,546 781,036 25.02 Non-Chinese 283 19,984 14.1672. The principal diseases causing deaths were:-
Disease. No. of deaths. Percent-age of total deaths. Death rate per mille population. 1933 1932 Broncho-pneumonia 2,955 16.27 3.60 3.23 Pulmonary tuberculosis... 2,225 12.25 2.71 2.52 Pneumonia 761 4.19 0.93 2.38 Bronchitis 1,567 8.62 1.98 2.59 Diarrhoea (infantile). 1,377 7.58 1.68 1.60 Diarrhoea (over one year). 830 4.57 1.02 1.40 Dysentery 186 1.02 0.23 0.36 Nephritis 591 3.25 0.72 0.89 Heart disease heart failure 600 3.30 0.73 0.66 Beri-beri 463 2.55 0.56 0.59 Malaria 414 2.28 0.50 0.56 Notifiable Diseases:— Smallpox. 433 2.38 0.53 0.21 Enteric 64 0.35 0.08 0.10 Diphtheria 81 0.44 0.10 0.10 Cerebro-spinal meningitis 118 0.65 0.14 0.15 Cholera 0.19 Plague..J
M 30
Deaths.
70. The deaths registered among the civilian population of the Colony (including New Kowloon but excluding the re- mainder of the New Territories) was 18,161, giving a crude death rate of 22.11 as compared with 24.74 for the previous
year.
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Estimated
Year
Deaths
Death rate per
population
mille population
1933
Chinese
17,928
800,921
22.38
Non-Chinese
233
20,424
11.39
1932
Chinese
19,546
781,036
25.02
Non-Chinese
283
19,984
14.16
72. The principal diseases causing deaths were:-
Disease.
Percent-
No. of deaths.
age of
Death rate
total
deaths.
per mille population.
1933
1932
Broncho-pneumonia
2,955
16.27
3.60
3.23
Pulmonary tuberculosis...
2,225
12 25
2.71
2.52
Pneumonia
761
4.19
0.93
2.38
Bronchitis
1,567
8.62
1.98
2.59
Diarrhoea (infantile).
1,377
7.58
1.68
1.60
Diarrhoea (over one year).
830
4 57
1.02
1.40
Dysentery
186
1.02
0.23
0 36
Nephritis
591
3.25
0.72
0.89
Heart disease
heart
failure
600
3.30
073
0 66
Beri-beri
463
2.55
0.56
0.59
Malaria
414
2.28
0.50
0.56
Notifiable Diseases:—
Smallpox.
433
2.38
0.53
0.21
Enteric
64
0.35
0.08
0.10
Diphtheria
81
0.44
0.10
0.10
Cerebro-spinal
meningitis
118
0.65
0.14
0.15
Cholera
0.19
Plague..
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