Annual departmental report by the Director of Medical and Health Services / Hong Kong.

  • Hong Kong. Medical Department.
Date:
[1938]
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Credit: Annual departmental report by the Director of Medical and Health Services / Hong Kong. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Table XIV,—(Contd.). International List of Causes of Death, 1931 VIII.—Diseases of the respiratory Deaths SYSTEM Males Females 1 Persons Brought forward . 8,907 5,621 14,548 105 Diseases of the larynx Laryngitis . — 1 1 Other diseases of the larynx . 2 1 3 100 (a) Bronchitis :— Acute bronchitis . 996 946 1,942 (b) Chronic bronchitis . 524 436 960 (c) Bronchitis not distinguished as acute 300 299 599 107 or chronic . Broncho-pneumonia . 3,621 3,418 7,039 108 Lobar pneumonia . 566 412 978 109 Pneumonia (not otherwise defined) . 247 153 400 110 Pleurisy :— Empyema . 64 55 119 Other pleurisy . 15 5 20 111 Congestion and haemorrhagic infarct of lung, etc. :— 1. Hypostatic congestion of lungs ... 3 3 6 112 Asthma . 22 9 31 113 Pulmonary emphysema . 1 1 2 114 Other diseases of the respiratory system :— Other diseases included under 114 :— Gangrene of the lung . 4 1 5 Other diseases included under 114b. 5 1 6 115 Diseases of the buccal cavity, pharynx, etc. :— Diseases of the teeth and gums . 11 3 14 Ludwig’s angina . 2 2 4 Diseases of the tonsils . 4 i 3 7 Other diseases included under 115 — 10 2 12