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Shing Mun Dam Construction Works.
(Jubilee Reservoir).
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570. The general health of the labour force employed on the construction of the Dam is shown in the following tables:--
(a) Monthly Sickness Rate Table.
Month 1934 1935 1936 Population Percentage off duty owing to sickness Population Percentage off duty owing to sickness Population Percentage off duty owing to sickness January 797 4.5 1,884 1.5 2,064 2.8 February 1,074 2.9 1,949 1.7 2,028 2.9 March 1,120 3.6 1,891 2.0 1,970 2.9 April 959 3.4 1,988 2.3 2,006 2.9 May 1,002 2.4 1,955 2.4 2,049 2.9 June 891 2.7 2,037 3.3 1,989 3.0 July 1,016 4.0 2,011 3.3 1,914 3.3 August 1,192 3.9 1,895 3.6 1,480 2.7 September 1,761 3.8 2,013 3.8 1,096 3.0 October 1,893 3.2 2,159 3.6 894 3.8 November 1,921 2.7 2,160 3.5 994 3.8 December 1,816 2.4 2,066 3.3 960 2.9(b) Analysis of the Shing Mun Hospital Returns for 1936.
January February March April May June July August September October November December Total No. of malaria cases 44 43 23 12 75 24 39 49 35 34 84 64 509 Cases other than malaria 340 357 365 341 400 325 425 257 250 227 221 112 3,620 Deaths from malaria 1 1 2 Deaths from other causes 3 3 2 3 - 3 1 2 - 1 3 2 28 Admitted to S.M. Hospital 53 31 65 Admitted to other hospitals 73 71 64 42 60 56 85 40 Per cent of malaria to total disease 12.9 Per cent ratio of malaria to the total population 2.1 2.1 1.1 0.6 1.1 1.9 2.5 2.3 3.1 7.1 10.5 3.8 0.6 1.1 2.5M 114-
Shing Mun Dam Construction Works.
(Jubilee Reservoir).
1
570. The general health of the labour force employed on the construction of the Dam is shown in the following tables:--
(a) Monthly Sickness Rate Table.
1934
1935
1936
Percentage
Percentage
Percentage
Month.
Popula-
off duty
Popula-
off duty
tion
owing to
tion
owing to
Popula-
tion
off duty
owing to
sickness
sickness
sickness
January
797
4.5
1,884
1.5
2,064
2.8
February
1,074
2.9
1,949
1.7
2,028
2.9
March
1,120
3.6
1,891
2.0
1,970
2.9
April
959
3.4
1,988
2.3
2,006
2.9
May
1,002
2.4
1,955
2.4
2,049
2.9
June
891
2.7
2,037
3.3
1,989
3.0
July
1,016
4.0
2,011
3.3
1,914
3.3
August
1,192
3.9
1,895
3.6
1,480
2.7
September
1,761
3.8
2,013
3.8
1,096
3.0
October
1,893
3.2
2,159
3.6
894
3.8
November
1,921
2.7
2,160
3.5
994
3.8
December
1,816
2.4
2,066
3.3
960
2.9
(b) Analysis of the Shing Mun Hospital Returns for 1936.
January
February
March
April
May
aunf
July
August
September
October
November
December
Total
No. of malaria
cases
Cases other than
malaria
44 43 23 12
75
24
39 49, 35 34
84
64 105
37 509
340 357 365 341 400 325 425 257 250 227 221 1123,620
Deaths from
malaria
1
Deaths from
ollier causes
3
Admitted to
S.M. Ilospital... Admitted to
other hospitals. ratio
Per
cent
of malaria to total disease
Per cent ratio of
malaria to the
total tion
popula-
ao
3
3 2 3
-
3 1 2
-
1
3
2 28
53 31 652
1
2
45
73 71 64 42 60 56, 85 40 38 39
3
3 3
12.9 12 6.3 8.5 6.0 12.0 11.5 13.6 13.6 28.1 47.5 33
2.1 2.1 1.1 0.6 1.1 1.9 2.5 2.3 3.1 7.1 10.5 3.8
0.6 1.1
2.5
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