Vital Statistics, oreign.—The birth rate was 3.26 per mille. higher month, and 622 per mile higher than for March, 198 showing steady improvement in registration, OF the 91 births recorded, 77 were residents (42 males and 35' females)
Births-Chinese-At present the Chinese birth records are of no real Statistical value, but there are signs that both pubile and. professional Interest is awakenings to the Importance of birth registration, Death Rates.—The foreign death-rate was 188 and the Chinese 17.1 per mille, against 18.4 and. 13.0 respectively dur Of the 85 foreign re per cent, were Asiatics, other than Chinese and the major causes of death from communicable disease were tuberculosis 9, pneumonia 8, sind measles 7.
The deaths of,1855 Chinese included "6 unwanted bodies, while Ube principal communicable diseaxer contributing to the death rate were tuberculosis 79, measles 48, smallpox 42, and typhoid 30.
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