The annual report of the Medical and Health Departments, Kedah and Perlis.

  • Kedah and Perlis. Medical Department.
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[1928]
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Credit: The annual report of the Medical and Health Departments, Kedah and Perlis. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    (D) Births according to nationality and sex. Nationality. Europeans Eurasians Chinese Malays Indians Siamese Births. 105 773 13 49 Total 940 (482 of these were males and 458 - females). (E) Still births according to nationality. Nationality. Europeans Eurasians Chinese Malays Indians Siamese Still births. 3 25 4 9 34 (E) Distribution of deaths according to nationality and diseases. Diseases. Europeans. Eurasians. Chinese. Malays. Indians. Siamese. Total Enteric Fever — — 2 14 — .— 16 Fevers — — 55 255 o 12 325 Resp. Diseases — — 25 63 4 4 96 Diarrhoea, Dysentry etc. — — 7 27 1 1 36 General Oedema (Basal) — — 3 37 ] — 41 Old Age — — 4 66 — 3 73 Convulsion (infantile) — — 5 59 2 3 69 Deaths after abortion or labour - - - 9 3 — 32 Injuries & Accidents — — 13 10 1 1 25 Other causes — — 11 12 6 — 29 Total — — 125 552 21 24 722 Injuries and accidents included 2 cases of snake-bite, 3 cases of burns, 2 cases of drowning, 2 cases of buffalo gore and wild boar gore, 2 cases of lightning shock, 1 case of suicidal poisoning (HCN), one cases of delayed CHCI3 poisoning, one case of motor accident, one case of fall from a height, and five cases due to collapse of the roof of mines in Mukira Beserie, beside five cases of fatal wounds due to weapons.