Enclrsure A.
TETANUS, TRISMUS AND CONVULSIONS.
Deaths from "Infantile Convulsive Diseases," July, 1902, to June, 1903.
Asile de
la Ste. Enfuner.
Italian Couvent.
July,
55
45
4
August,
74
63
September,
45
38
October,
44
34
November,
36
20
December,
44
24
January,
24
8
February,
21
17
March,
38
33
April,.
43
32
May,
28
24
June,
43
36
CANO ON SO TH SO ON
3
1
2
5
2
495
370
31
401
401
94
Of 495 deaths from Infantile Convulsive Diseases, 401 were registered as occur- ing at the Convents and of these 370 at the French Convent; 94 only occurred elsewhere
Total deaths under 1 year, July, 1902, to June, 1903—1,073.
Total under 1 month=485
Total over 1 month and under 12 months - 588.
Enclosure B.
GOVERNMENT PUBLIC MORTUARY,
Hongkong, 31st August, 1903.
SIR,I have the honour, as a Member of the Committee appointed by His Excellency the Governor to enquire into the great infantile mortality in Hongkong, to submit my report.
2. A considerable number of post mortems on infants and children are held by me annually. In fact about 22 per cent. of the total number of autopsies held at the Government Public Mortuary are on children under 2 years of age.
3. Over 53 per cent. of the necropsies held are on the bodies of children seut from the French and Italian Convents.
4. The remainder are in the majority of cases found in the streets, foreshores or water in and around Hongkong. These account for about 45 per cent. of the total number of cases.
5. In regard to sex, there is little difference so far as the total number of cases examined is concerned. The males accounting for 42 per cent., the females for 58 per cent.
6. On the other hand the cases sent from the French and Italian Convents show a great preponderance of females over males--65 per cent. and 35 per cent. respectively.
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