Shanghai, Mar. 14. JFLUCTUATIONS in the population of Shanghai during the past year make the usual summary of the mortality rates in the International Settlement impossible, states the Commissioner of Public Health of the Shanghai Municipal Council, in his annual report for 1938, the first part of which was issued yesterday. Death rates in the report are, therefor based on the estimated population, conditions having made a census out of the question, The foreign death rate of 13 per mille is perhaps reasonably accurate, though it ly possible that this gute too high since the foreign popula ton diminished. considerably "during the earlier period of the year there= falter gradually: rising, In regard to the Chinese popula tuan, one can only form the roughest fof estimates 98 to its size.
AL would appear probable that the ea "now under supervision by this Department contains most of the Population of Chapel and of the eserted areas in Yunglszepoo and Hongkew and even of more distant areas. Hence the census population of the Settlement prior to the present Incident' of ly may even approximate to three millions, 'The Chinese deaths of 88,000 would thus representa death' rate between 18.83 lo 22 per mill
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