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the

chief

remedial meaturs.

It will be observed with intrust, that the

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prisoners sustained. the unhealthy with comparative impunity. Amonget the Police, the greatest mortality, and the most- disease prevailed in the months of Jum,

July, August, and September; w bièke; amongst the prisoners, the, increase in

sickness

in those months was not marked, and the

deaths were

were only thrie, in number, from peculiar and specific

of

caused

the 152 cases admitted. for treatment,

114 were ulcerations

arms, legs, or feet; 17

intermittent fever ;

contusions on

the hands,

were remittent or

3 were venereal cases; 3

1 1.

itch; 6 dysentery; I hernia ; I scurry; 2

colic; I rheumatism; 2 ophthalmia.

It will be seen

by the following

table, that the proportion of deaths to persons admitted into prison is small.

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Table No. 7. _ The total number of prisoners,

admitted into the Victoria Jail during the

the number of sick and of deaths; and the proportion of sickness

year

1848;

mortality to strength.

and

Prisoners admited Case of sickney Deaths. Proportion of sich Proportion

This number, bendes 1093

abinissions, includes then atonmained

in Rison in Sany

1848.

152

to strength. of Deaths.

13.9

0.7 for cent.

The following table will exhibit the

and relative mortality

amounts of sickness

.

amongst all classes of persons employed by; and under the charge of Governm Table No. 8. – The number and proportion of

call

of sickness and deaths to all those employed. by Government; including Government Civil Officers, Policemen, their wives and children, Oversars Roads, and prisoners, in Hongkong, during the year

Civil Officers,

1848.

Total No. Istal No of

of persons.

cais

Totala a Proportion of Explos of sickness of Deaths.

Sewants, and Overseers of Roads. Blicemen, H. Prismers.

81

368

3/

1093

152

237

3

to strengthe

3.y for ant 35 14-7 80.7