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9ALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE

156.

cent, which is 4 per cent less than the average of the previous five years.

The Military

Hitherts disease and death have prevailed amongst the Military at a rate disproportioned During the last two however, they have not formed an exception

to that of other residents.

years,

to the

sanatory improvement of the Colony.

Table No.8 . _ The average strength of the Military

Fored in the Hongkong Garrison 1852, the extent of sickness and death.

Ne. of bases Sickness.

in

Proportion of Deaths

3.24 PC

Designation Strength.

Deaths.

Europeans.

648

Natives.

1974 370 588

24 36

9.73

+

Cotal 1018

2562

57

5.60 PE

In numerical extent. Frevers were the

prevailing diseases, while cases of diseared of the stomach and bowels," which I presume to have been chifly Dysentery.

were the greatect

dources

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80

of mortality. Amongst the natives, "Dropsies assuming the character of Berri Berri afforded the greatest number of deaths.

Berri Berri has hitherto been regarded

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as a diseased peculiar to beylow, and its appearance in Hongkong excited.

surprise.

So gratifying

Lome

is the improvement

.

ochibited in the foregoing table, that a fair

be made between the sanatory

casu

comparison state of Hongkong)

and come

healthy divisions of the Indian

of the most

This

army .

improvement may be ascribed to three causes.

1. An improvement in the climate of Hong- kong) during the last two years.

2.

An improvement in the hospital and

barrack

arrangements.

3. A more rational adaptation of régions to the exigencies of a tropical climate.

The following table, deduced fromd notes kindly furnished mno by Dr. Mac Andrew,