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RECORD OFFICE, LONDON
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were shot by the sentry, attempting an escape from Prison, and three were killed by a fall of stone, white at: work on the roads. The table exhibits
the number of persons who have reported them-
selves sick
&
during consequently been visited by the Colemat Surgeon. In most instances, it should be observed, (and this is expecially the case
the Indian. Policemen), the sickness amongst
each month, and who have
was to
t
slight -
as to require only, for its cure
m
the report from
one
15T-
95
month to another; and
would count as separate cases. To obviate a:
misunderstanding
table is annered..
n
this point, the following
Table N. 2 showing the number of Policemen tef and Risoners actually sick in 1847; the number of deaths, and the percentage of deaths to the number of cases of sickness -
No of Policemen actually sick. Europeans. Indians. Chinese.
Actual No Total for Total ha of Percentage of furmers of sick leaths in of deaths
both Police Police 85 t fall
Lick
47.
103.
10.
go.
250
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6.12
of Itch,
ought's undisturbed rest. Amongst the
Prisoners, the prevailing complaints were Secondary Venereal cruptions, and scorbution
ulcerations of the legs, toes and fingers. The table therefore, records a
-greater
number of cases
of sickness then really deserved the designation,
The aggregate of the monthly
returns of sick, both as
regards
the Police and
the Prisoners, would afford a very fallacions
extimate of the number of
inasmuch
as fevere n
mew
actually sick,
chronic cases remain__
Table N. 3 showing the number of Policemen, tes employed; the number of Prisoners; the number of deaths, and the proportion of deaths to the number of persons, in 1847.
Stal No of Edizemen Total. It of. Brisoners. Total No Istal N. Cecentage
Burop: Ind. Chin. Europ. Ind.
Rites of of Death
ROLD
Chin. Police Deaths. Persons
57 87 24
86
102 318
318 674 18
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2.70
It will be seen that Table. No. 2 shows
a greater number of sick, amongst the Indian- Police, than by Table Nr. 3, appear to have
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