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Table XII.
(c) Areas from which received---
Victoria Kowloon Total Victoria 4,242 4,242 Shaukiwan 609 609 Other parts of Island 69 69 Hospitals 284 21 305 Italian Convent 1,909 1,909 Kowloon 5,808 5,808 Harbour 241 241 Other parts of Mainland 727 727 Unclaimed bodies--mostly abandoned 2,727 6,755 9,482It will be observed that in over 81 per centum of the post-mortem examinations carried out, the bodies were mainly unclaimed or abandoned.
24. It is necessary to bear this fact in mind when determining the value to be attached to statistics of the actual cause of death and not to attribute too much importance to the fact, that, on paper at any rate, the proportion of deaths in which the causes are not certified is small.
Subject to the above reservations the concluding table is offered for inspection.
Chinese Authority certifying cause of death Number of cases Percentage of all cases Non-Chinese Number of cases Percentage of all cases Medical practitioners in attendance 28,114 58.47 185 91.59 Medical Officer of Health... 2 0.01 Tung Wah Hospital 1,607 3.34 Tung Wah Eastern Hospital 1,016 2.11 Kwong Wah Hospital 2,551 5.31 Coroner from information received from the Medical Officer i/c. Public Mortuaries 11,665 24.26 17 8.41 Asst. Registrars, New Territories 3,126 6.50 Total 48,081 202P. S. SELWYN-CLARKE,
Director of Medical Services.
Registrar General of Births and Deaths.
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Table XII.
(c) Areas from which received---
Victoria.
Kowloon.
Total.
Victoria
4,242
4,242
Shaukiwan
609
609
Other parts of Island
69
69
Hospitals
284
21
305
Italian Convent
1,909
1,909
Kowloon
5,808
5,808
Harbour
241
241
Other parts of Mainland
727
727
Unclaimed bodies--mostly abandoned
2,727
6,755
9,482
It will be observed that in over 81 per centum of the post-mortem examinations carried out, the bodies were mainly unclaimed or abandoned.
24. It is necessary to bear this fact in mind when determining the value to be attached to statistics of the actual cause of death and not to attribute too much importance to the fact, that, on paper at any rate, the proportion of deaths in which the causes are not certified is small.
Subject to the above reservations the concluding table is offered for inspection.
Table XIII.
Chinese.
Authority certifying cause of death.
Number of Percentage
cases.
of all cases.
Non-Chinsee.
Number Percentage of cases. of all cases.
Medical practitioners in
attendance
28,114
58.47
185
91.59
Medical Officer of Health...
2
0.01
Tung Wah Hospital
1,607
3.34
Tung Wah Eastern
Hospital
1,016
2.11
Kwong Wah Hospital
2,551
5.31
Coroner from information
received from the
Medical Officer i/c.
Public Mortuaries
11,665
24.26
17
8.41
Asst. Registrars, New
Territories
3,126
6.50
Total
48,081
202
P. S. SELWYN-CLARKE,
Director of Medical Services.
Registrar General of Births and Deaths.
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