Annual report of the Medical Department / Federated Malay States.

  • Federated Malay States. Medical Department.
Date:
[1929]
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Credit: Annual report of the Medical Department / Federated Malay States. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    LABOUR ON ESTATES. Table A. DISTRIBUTION OF LABOUR IN THE FOUR STATES. Indians. Others. Total. Perak.— Larut, Matang, Krian and Selama .. . 17,269 ... 2.615 19,884 Kuala Kangsar and Upper Perak 9.876 ... 4,261 ... ■ 14,137 Kinta 7,708 ... 1,523 9,226 Lower Perak 17,502 708 18,210 Batang Padang 8.741 ... 1,765 10,506 Selangor,— Selangor East ... . 21,456 ... 5,707 ... 27,163 Selangor Coast . 46,795 1,435 ... 48,230 Negri Sembilan.— Seremban, Jelebu and Coast 18,550 ... 11,707 ... 30,257 Tampin and Kuala Pilah 9,885 ... 9,851 19,686 Patlang.— Pahang West ... 3,444 ... 4,899 8,343 Pahang East ... 1,456 ... 5,555 7,011 Total E.M.S. .. . 162,627 ... 50,026 ... 212,653 Table B. ANNUAL DEATH-RATE SINCE 1911. Year. 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 18.61 1918* . 213,425 9.081 42.55 1919 . 216,573 3,384 15.16 1920 . 235,156 4.367 18.57 1921 . 175,649 3,195 18.19 1922 . 159,279 2,556 16.05 1923 . 147,276 1,924 13.06 1924 . 144,902 1,514 10.45 1925 146,558 1,585 10.81 19261 . 181,204 2,632 14.53 1927 . 207,086 3,619 17.48 1928 . 195,961 2,953 15.07 1929 . 212,653 2,273 10.69 * Influenza year. + Excluding Pahang.