Foreign Births.—Fifty-six foreign births were recorded, including 44 residents of the International Settlement (21 males and 23 females).
Chinese hs,—Notifieations òf Chinese births totalled 1,676, including,599 residents of the International treatment School Inspection.-During March 1928, the following inspections we carried out by the Inspectorial Si Grant-Aided Chinese Schools Surveys of New Premises New Applicant Schools. 19 Municipal Schools Settlement (781 males and 758 females).
Foreign Deaths.—-The foreign deaths increased by seven when compared with last month and the death rate was 11.47 per mille. Of the 38 deaths recorded, 58 per cent. were of non-hinese Asíati The major causes of death were pneumonia, tuberculosis, epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis and typhoid fever.
The death-rate' for communicable diseases was 3.92 per mille compared with 1.51 last month.
Chinese Deaths.—The total number of deaths recorded during the month was 4,089, of these 2,730 were exposed corpses, a decrease of 392 on last month.
The major causes of death we pneumonia, tuberculosis, measles ud typhoid.
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