Foreign Births.—116 foreign births were recorded of which 102 were residents (55 males and 47 females) and the birth rate was 30.79 per mille, 7G of the residents births were Japanese.
Chinese Births—1,023 Chinese births were recorded of which #59 were residents (416 males and 443 females), Foreign Deaths—There were deaths amongst the resident foreign community. Of these 20 were German Jewish Refugees and 34 non-Chinese Asiatics (29 Japanese, three Filipinos jand (we Indians). The death rate was 2083 per mille, and the death rate for communicable diseases was 634 per mille. The major causes of death were tuberculosis, dysenteries, Jdiarrhnas and diseases of the heart, Chinese Deaths recorded were 2,767 of which 1,619 were exposed corpses. 481 deaths were due to communicable diseases. The major causes of death were typhoid fever, _tubereulosis, dysenteries, diarrhoea' and accidental deaths.
Communteable Diseases—Dysentery, cholera and malaria increased whilst other diseases showed very litle change when compared with last month, 326 cases of dysentery with /82 deaths occurred amongst Chinese, Jas against 142 cases with 38 deaths during July. "Bacillary dysentery Jespecially was very prevalent amongst the German Jewish Refugee population, @ total "of #4 cases occurring resulting in five deaths. "Typhoid [fever was still epidemic, showing no jelination to subside. "28 cases of true cholera occurred "among the [Chinese community resulting in four deaths. Of these cases six had been inoculated within the past two years, whilst 22 had never received any prophylaxis. No foreign cases or [deaths occurred. 119 cases of malaria were notified of which 67 occurred amongst residents of the Eastern District.
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