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16 PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON

THE POLICE.

1.—Tuble showing the ADMISSIONB into Hospital and Deaths, during the

year 1859.

EUROPEAN.

COLORED.

CHINESE.

MONTHS.

TOTAL ADMISSIONS.

TOTAL DEATHS.

Admissions. Deaths. Admissions.

Deaths. Admissions. Deaths.

January,

5

8

13

February, March,

8

April,

May,

June,

July,

August,

11

September,

10

October,

11

November,

December,

Totals,...

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16

8

15

14

21

31

25

27

24

13

14

64

1

216

5

38598

20

17

18

32

36

30

2

48

35

17

15

286

II.-Table showing the RATE OF SICkness and MortalITY in the Police Force, during the year 1859.

AVERAGE STRENGTH.

TOTAL SICK.

TOTAL DEATHS

RATE OF SICKNESS.

RATE OF MORTALITY.

Europeans

36

Colored

201

Chinese.

70

Total.

307

286

6

93.15

1.95

III.-Table showing the ADMISSIONS into Hospital and Destus among the Military at Hongkong, in 1859.

FROM DISEASES OF FROM DISEASE OF FROM OTHER

CORPS.

AVERAGR

STRENGTH.

FROM FEVERS.

STOMACH AND BOWELS

THE LUNGS.

TOTAL

DISEASES.

Deaths.

Admissions. Deaths.

Admissiona. Deaths. Admissions. Deaths] Admissions. Deaths. Admissions.

Royal Artil-

lery (for 9

298

347

co

07

36

:

318

1

788

4

months,)

Royal Engi

neers (from

218

200

20

1

24

1

239

1

633

3

Oct. 1858 to

Sept. 1859,)

24 Battalion 1st Royals,

725

959

12

303

15

05

2

027

2 1,954

31

Totals,..

1,241

1,500

15

450 16

125

8 1,184

4

3,375

38

IV.--Table showing the RATE OF SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the Military in Hongkong, 1859.

SICKNESS TO STRENGTH.

271,05 per cent.

DEATHS TO STREXOTE.

3.05 per cent.

DEATHS TO SICKNESS.

1.12 per cent.

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Psoriasis,.

Urticaria,..

Eczema,

Scabies,...............................

Filaria Medinenses or Guines worm,.

from drink,.

Starvation, ........................... Debility,.................. Burns (with stink-pots,) Hanging (attempt at,) .. Fractures,............................ Wounds (gun shot,). Wounds (incised,). · Contusions,.................... Amputations,... Opium Smoking,

XyUL-Impostori,• • • • - Observation,. Other diseas06, -

XIX-Diese of Teeth,.

Ophthalmia,

Ulceration of Cornety-- Bolerotitis,

Entropion,...

Hernia Iridia, Iritis..

Pterygium,...... Blind (incurable,).

Granular conjunctiva, Diplopy,..

TOTAL, »

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346 976|| 70|| 602 18 16 90 51 480

.. 2,099 210

b

347

87 288 48 24 61

4 176 23 108

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