Foreign Births—The number recorded during April was 02, includ {ng 82 residents of the International Seltlemont (St mates and 31 females) andthe birth ale was 2475 per Chinese Births—Notifentions com pared favourably with Mareh—an Grease of 1018. "A total of 3.904 births Were recorded, including 3018 resid~ fen. of the International Settlement 'G.fe9) mates. and 1.999" females)
Foreign Deaths.—Deaths among rest dents totalled 30 of which $5. per gent. were non-Chinese "Asiatics and the death. rate war 107 per mille, adcerease of 604 compared with Tat. month The major causes of death were pneumonia, epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis, and cance the death rte for ominiicable scases was 302. per mille compare with 272 in March. a Chinese Deaths.~"The Chinese death rate was 15.69 per mille, A total of 1541 deaths were recorded of which 48 per cent. were exposed corpses.
The major causes of death were tuberculosis. pneumonia, " bronchitis, and diseases of the heart; the death rale for communicable diseases was 212 per, mille compared with 262
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