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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MAY 11, 1906.

DEATH-RATES.

The total death-rate for the epidemic is 941 per cent., as compared with 96'8 per cent. for 1904.

The following are the percentage death-rates recorded for each epidemic since 1894.

Year,

1894 1896 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905

Death-rate per cent., 92.7 89.5 89-0 96.1 95-5 95.2 97-5 88.4 96.8 94.1

Distributed according to nationality and sex the death rates for 1905 are as follows:-

Chinese,

Indian,

268 cases with 254 deaths=941 % (1904 96·8%)

181 males

87 females

2 cases 2 males

O female

">

171 83

1 death

·94·47% ( 95.4 % =50 %

97.3°

да

19

95.7%)

,

25

1

=50

% (

100.0% 100.0%)

nil

nil

100

%

nil

A

Malay,

1

>>

71

=100 % (

bil

*

O female

nil

nil

1 case

1

=100%

nil

Portuguese,

1 male

1

"

=100 %

nil

0 female

nil

nil

1 case 1 male

The small number of cases amongst nationalities other than Chinese affords no room for comment.

For the Chinese it will be noticed that the rates for both sexes are somewhat lower than they were in 1904. The female death-rate does not vary s› much as that for males.

In the years 1903, 1904, 1905 the female death-rates have been 957 per cent., 95'7 per cent., and 954 per cent, respectively, and for the males 91.9 per cent., 973 per cent., and 94:47 per cent., respectively.

TYPES OF THE DISEASE.

Since the beginning of last year all cases of Plagne notified to the Medical Officer of Health have been described as either bubonic, septic or pneumonic according to the view which the clinician or the pathologist has seen fit to take of each case.

No doubt such a classification is not strictly logical. There must be overlapping. But if this be borne in mind such a classification may be useful especially if several epidemics be compared with each other in this respect.

The following are the figures for 1905-

Males, Females,

Bubonic. ..137

Septic.

Pneumonic. Total.

44

4

185

62

24

1

87

Total,

....199

68

472

1

In 1904 the figures were:-

Bubonic.

Septic.

Pneumonic.

Total.

Males, ...... ..195

101

13

309

Females,

..108

47

8

163

Total,....303

148

21

472