The Straits Settlements medical report.

  • Straits Settlements. Medical Department.
Date:
[1919]
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Credit: The Straits Settlements medical report. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The following- table shows the nationalities: — Europeans Eurasians Chinese Malays Indians Others Total Males. Females. Total 5 2 7 49 37 86 630 594 1,224 2,133 1,987 4,120 162 167 329 85 83 168 3,064 2,870 5,934 The birth-rate per mille was 3878. Deaths.—Four thousand nine hundred and seventy deaths were registered as contrasted with 7,633 in 1918 and 7,111 in 1917. Males. Females. T otal Europeans 4 I 5 Eurasians 27 16 43 Chinese ... 1,410 375 1,785 Malays ... 1,254 M34 2,388 Indians 452 218 670 Others 52 27 79 Total ... 3,199 i,77i 4,970 Comparing the death-rate for 1919 with those of 1918, etc.: — Death-rate 1919 ,, 1918 „ 1917 ,, 1916 „ I9I5 3248 5004 48-97 3738 36*14 Five hundred and thirty-nine of these deaths occurred in hospital, 65 were certified by Registered Medical Practitioners, 1.000 were certified after death and 3,366 were not certified. Vaccinations.—As in previous years, vaccinations were pushed on vigorously with the satisfactory result that small-pox was kept out of Malacca. January ... ... ... ... ... 804 February ... ... ... ... ... 812 March ... ... ... ... ... 838 April ... ... ... ... ... 2,332 May ... ... ... ... ... 2,303 June ... ... ... ... ... 1,357 July ... ... ... ... ... 2.098 August . . ... ... ... 1,422 September ... ... ... ... 1,540 October ... ... ... ... ... 1,081 November ... ... ... ... 1,168 December ... 1,189