# M 31
BIRTHS.
75. The following table shows the number of births registered during the last five years:—
1932. 1933. 1934.* 1935.* 1936.* Chinese 13,166 14,909 20,424 24,510 26,853 Non-Chinese 431 453 462 527 530 Total 13,597 15,362 20,886 25,037 27,383Include those from New Territories.
DEATHS.
76. The deaths registered among the civilian population of the Colony (including New Kowloon and New Territories) was 26,356 (including 976 stillbirths) giving a crude death rate of 26.60 as compared with 22.90 for the previous year.
Year Estimated population Deaths Death rate per mille population 1935 Chinese 944,971 21,913 23.19 Non-Chinese 21,370 220 10.25 1936 Chinese 966,358 26,120 27.0 Non-Chinese 21,832 236 10.877. The principal diseases causing deaths were: —
Disease. No. of deaths. Percentage of total deaths. Death rate per mille population. 1935 1936 Broncho-pneumonia 4,493 4.83 4.54 Pulmonary tuberculosis... 2,416 2.31 2.44 Pneumonia 851 0.48 0.86 Bronchitis 2,712 2.28 2.74 Diarrhoea (infantile) 2,381 1.31 2.40 Diarrhoea (over one year). 1,628 1.21 1.64 Dysentery 302 0.24 0.30 Nephritis 973 0.68 0.98 Heart disease heart failure 800 0.77 0.80 Beri-beri 745 0.58 0.75 Malaria 503 0.41 0.50 Notifiable Diseases :- Smallpox 16 0.04 0.01 Enteric 136 0.13 0.14 Diphtheria 214 0.21 0.24 Cerebro-spinal meningitis. 0.05 0.06 Cholera Plagueཨྰཿཙྪྲ8།།
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BIRTHS.
75. The following table shows the number of births regis- tered during the last five years:—
1932.
1933.
1934.*
1935.*
1936.*
Chinese
Non-Chinese
13,166
14,909
20,424
24,510
26,853
431
453
462
527
530
Total
.13,597
15,362
20,886
25,037 27,383
Include those from New Territories.
DEATHS.
76. The deaths registered among the civilian population of the Colony (including New Kowloon and New Territories) was 26,356 (including 976 stillbirths) giving a crude death rate of 26.60 as compared with 22.90 for the previous year.
Estimated
Year
Deaths
Death rate per
population
mille population
1935
Chinese
.21,913
944,971
23.19
Non-Chinese
220
21,370
10.25
1936
Chinese
.26,120
966,358
27.0
Non-Chinese
236
21,832
10.8
77. The principal diseases causing deaths were: —
Death rate
Disease.
No. of deaths.
Percentage of total
per mille
deaths.
population.
1935
1936
Broncho-pneumonia
4,493
17.04
4.83
4.54
Pulmonary tuberculosis...
2.416
9.16
2.31
2.44
Pneumonia
851
3.22
0.48
0.86
Bronchitis
2,712
10.28
2.28
2.74
Diarrhoea (infantile)
2,381
9.03
1.31
2.40
Diarrhoea (over one year).
1,628
6.17
1.21
1.64
Dysentery
302
1.14
0.24
0.30
Nephritis
973
3.69
0.68
0.98
Heart disease heart
failure
800
3.03
0.77
0.80
Beri-beri
745
2.82 0.58
0.75
Malaria
503
1.90
.0.41
0.50
Notifiable Diseases :-
Smallpox
16
0.06
0.04 0.01
Enteric
136
Diphtheria
214
Cerebro-spinal meningitis.
Cholera
Plague
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0.51 0.09
0.13
0.81 0.14
0.21
0.24
0.05
0.06
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