CO129-258 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1893 [1-4] — Page 59

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Sub-enclosure

Hang Rong, 6th. Jan'y 1893

1 2843

58

Rec 20 B 33

In answer to your letter drawing attention to the fact that "Death certificates" are in many cases not furnished by the Convents, we beg to state that an overwhelming proportion of such deaths are those Chinese infants brought to the Convents in a moribund condition by their relatives for the professed purpose of saving trouble & funeral expenses.

Most of these infants are dying from Premature exhaustion, the symptoms of which are well understood by the Sisters.

We have instructed the latter to record symptoms of the disease upon the certificate they are quite capable of making accurate diagnoses in such cases.

The Kan, I. Y. S. Lockhart

By His Excellency's Command.

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Sub-enclosure Hang Rong, 6th. Jan'y 1893 1 2843 58 Rec 20 B 33 In answer to your letter drawing attention to the fact that "Death certificates" are in many cases not furnished by the Convents, we beg to state that an overwhelming proportion of such deaths are those Chinese infants brought to the Convents in a moribund condition by their relatives for the professed purpose of saving trouble & funeral expenses. Most of these infants are dying from Premature exhaustion, the symptoms of which are well understood by the Sisters. We have instructed the latter to record symptoms of the disease upon the certificate they are quite capable of making accurate diagnoses in such cases. The Kan, I. Y. S. Lockhart By His Excellency's Command.
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Sub-enclosure

Hang Rong, 6th. I any 1893

1 2843

58

Rec 20 B 33

In answer to your letter drawing atter...

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your & cpattarc

many cases not fuxorosked to

beg to scate that an

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by the Convents, we whelaring proportion of rack deaths are those Chinese infants brought to the converts in a moribund condition by their relatives for the

proraused patpose of saving trouble &

chove infarto

Most

funeral expens are rappering

from Prismar Rascertain the symptour of

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We have instructed the Batta

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symptons of the descare uper cence they

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accurate diagnoses in chore cases

Others

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The Kan, I. Y. S. Lockhart

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cants are dying

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By is Fat Feneral.

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