12
whose stamina they do not possess. The Chinese deem it a dangerous experiment -- to prolong their abode in the Island
leyoud viewed & certain time: they have worn round the climate at injurious to health and fatal to life. The Europeans who survive 2 or 3 years' residence in that climate get a lassitude of frame, and irritability of fibre which destroys the growing influence operates on them in a most distressing way, which is not periodical.
1. Europe suffers frequently from a retching contrary die two soon after their arrival..... the England.
is
55
Diseases and Invertality. The prevailing disease of Hong Kong fever combining the sharmaan of "the African and West Index-fever.
It was at first exposed to be epidemic but it has now become endemic, and may be assumed to be the fated Malady of the Island. Diarrhoea and Dysentery form the next most fatal class of diseases. Last year the strength of the European Native troops was 1526 and the number who passed through hospital in the year amounted to 7893, that is, on average every man went through the hospital more than five times with various diseases.
If the diseases afflicted 162 by fever, 162 by diarrhoea, and 180 by other complaints: the total number of deaths out of 1526 men was 441. Fatal fever cases were high. Live 3½.
155. B. Diarrhoea. 1280
12
whose stamina they do not possess . The Chinese deem it a dangerous experiment -- to prolong their abode in the Island
leyoud
viewed
& certain time : they have wor
a
rieund the clicciate at injurious to health and fatal to life. The Puropecurs who
survive 2 or 3 yeast residence in that
get a lassitude of frame, and
climate get d
ct ct
initability of fibre which destroyed
A sualign-
the groing of ebedenin temptin influence operates ou
in a
most distressing.
which is not perioded
1. Europe
the
ott
- sufferent frequently
the system.
by
a retion-
contrary
die two
soon after thar arrival.....
the
England.
is
55
Diseases and Invertality. The
prevailing
A
disease
of Hong Kong
fever combining the sharmaan of "the African-
and West Index-fevent.
Hhr 18 Reschen
>
It was at first expposed to be epidemic but it has now become endemic, and
may
be asseemed to be the fited Malady of the Island. Daarshore. and Lesentry form the next most fatal class of diseases. Last year theigth of
aumum.
of the Deuropean Native troops was 1526 and the
the
and
number who passed through hostictat
in the
OLL Clut
year amounted to 7893, that
average every
JUMAA
went
through the hospital, morethian five-
times u
with
tvete
the
year
hich
**
they
! If the deseases
xveve a
afflictedt 1oby
fevent, 162. diarrhead, hogy disentering:
Bulmune complaints :
and 180 - ive
ivere
the total number of deaths
1526
new was 4410
fatal fever
Cases
colae.
out.
نگره
Live 3/1⁄2.; The
155. B. Dodiarhed.
1280
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.