Annual report of the Medical Department / Federated Malay States.

  • Federated Malay States. Medical Department.
Date:
[1920]
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Credit: Annual report of the Medical Department / Federated Malay States. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The distribiitioD of labonr was as follows : Indians. others. Total. b Perak Nortli ... .... ■ 28’,418 9,623 38,041 Perak ) Kinta ... 9,485 i‘ ... 3,257 12,742 ) Lower Perak and Batang 1 V Padang ... ..T 27,621 8,676 36,297 65,524 21,556 157,080 I'Benia m... 1,649 1,063 2,712 1 Ulu Selangor and Ulu Selangor ... . Langat 13,207 6,263 19,470 { Kuala Lumpur... 9,414 2,431 11,845 Coast 51,408 2,906 54,314 75,678 12,663 88,341 Negri Sembilan . .. All districts 17,632 35,116 52,748 r Bentong, Raub and t •- r Pahang ... .. Lipis ... 1;821 1,852 3,673 y Kuantan 442 2,872 3,314 C'l 2,263 4,724 ... 6,987 ! ‘ *■ Total, F.M.S. ... '■ ’’161,097 74,059 235,156 The table below sets out the mortality rates among estate labourers during the past ten years, that is, since the Health Branch took over the supervision of health conditions on estates: Y ear. Total number of estate labourers. Deaths. Death-rate per mille. 1911.. 143,614 9,040 62.9 1912. 171,968 7,054 41.02 1913. 182,937 5,592 29.6 1914. 176,226 4,635 26.3 1915. ■169,100 2,839 16.78 1916. 187,030 ... ■ ” 3,299 17.61 1917. 214,972 3,906 18.71 1918*. 213,423 9,081 42.55 1919. 216,573 3,384 15.16 1920 . 235,156 4,367 18.57 •e wei’e 3,881 deaths among the 161,097 Indian estate laboiu’ers during the year giving a mortality rate of 24.09 per mille : Divisions. Malar’ial admis¬ sions to estate hospitals. .1 Malarial deaths in estate hos¬ pitals. Total admission to estate hos¬ pitals. Total labourers employed all nationalities. Total deaths. Death-rates per mille. • Iiidians employ¬ ed. Deatli Indian labour force. Death-rates Indian labour force. Number of estate.?. db O C+-( O . O ? Kuala Lumpur ... 4,959 110 12,821 11,845 310 26.17 9,414 301 31.97 77 13 Pahang ... 2,195 21 5,642 6,987 136 19.46 2,263 61 26.95 30 9 Selangor 6,160 144 10.953 19,470 494 2.5.37 13,207 460 34.83 101 9 Coast 11,489 336 25,250 54,314 1,070 19.7 51,408 ] ,053 20.48 163 37 Negri Sembilan 11,942 210 27,185 52,748 963 18.25 17,632 742 42.05 231 45 Perak North 6,824 79 15,768 38,041 607 15.96 28,418 522 18.37 230 27 Kinta 2,274 37 5,782 12,742 177 13.89 9,485 169 17.82 119 8 Lower Perak ... 6,543 161 _12,196 36,297 600 16.53 27,621 563 20.41 197 29 Dcrnani ... 112 563 2,712 10 3.61 1,649 10 6.06 8 2 52,498 1,099 116,160 235,156 4,367 18.57 161,097 3,881 24.09 1,156 179 * Iiifiuenza year. A. R. WELLINGTON, Senior Health Officer, F.BI.S, Federated Malay States GrOA^eniment Press.