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Percentage of Deaths at Different Ages to Total Deaths (Samoans).

The infant-mortality rate for the year 1931 is 111 per 1,000 registered births, as against 61 for 1930 and 70 for 1929.

Hospital and Dispensary Statistics for the Year ending 31st December, 1931.

The Yaisala (Savai'i) dispensary was moved from Sataua in the June quarter, and that at Satalo (Upolu) was closed in the December quarter. Apia Hospital. - There are no structural alterations to report. Admissions were 1,356, as against 1,148 in 1930.

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Percentage of Deaths at Different Ayes to Total Deaths (Samoans). Number of Deaths. Percentage of Total Deaths. 1929. 1930. 1931. 1929. 1930. 1931. Under 1 week .. .. ■ • • • 23 25 17 3-84 5-22 2-89 From 1 week to 1 month .. •• 14 12 13 2-34 2-50 2-21 From 1 month to 3 months .. 19 13 14 3-17 2-72 2-39 From 3 months to 6 months .. .. 19 9 20 3-17 1-88 3-40 From 6 months to 12 months .. .. 23 31 89 3-84 6-47 15-17 From 1 vear to 2 years .. .. 96 18 42 16-03 3-76 7-16 From 2 years to 3 years .. .. 30 13 47 5-0] 2-72 8-00 From 3 years to 4 years .. .. ■■ 9 11 16 1-50 2-31 2-73 From 4 years to 5 years .. .. ■■ 13 17 15 2-17 3-54 2-56 From 5 years to 10 years .. .. 36 15 46 6-01 3-13 7-83 Over 10 years .. .. .. .. 317 315 268 52-92 65-75 45-66 Totals.. .. .. 599 479 587 100-00 100-00 100-00 The infant-mortality rate for the year 1931 is 111 per 1,000 registered births, as against 61 for 1930 and 70 for 1929. Hospital and Dispensary Statistics foe the Year ending 31st December, 1931. ... . Nationality of Hospitals. Dispensaries. In-patients. Is 13 i>r ~I _ Jig 8 I a j „• ! B slf I Stations. So-g — ft g a | 8? Z» O -in ™ 50 P <D H TJ Ph S ai ■— 1 O Q H I " c3 w ■tj EH 02 EH j Hco & (а) In hospital, 1st January, 1931 46 3 5j 2 56 Manono .. 453 {a) 6 27 19 4 (б) Admitted during year .. 1,356 180 45; 106 1,687 Salimu, Faga- 232 (b) 2461,055 368 18 loa Bay (c) Discharged during year .. 1,316 171 45 99 1,631 Matautu, Le- 128 (c) 2391,001 372 19 faga Falelima . . 476 (d) Died during year .. .. 47 10 5; 5 67 Mulifanua .. 1,998 (d) 7 52 6 2 Lotofaga .. 150 (e) Remaining in, 31st December, 39 2 .. .4 45 Vaisala .. 558 (e) 6 29 9 1 | (,;j | " Fagamalo .. 567 Satalo .. 88 Out-patients attendances, includ- 9,911 1,555 429 2,13518,680 ing hospitals and dispensaries Treatment for hookworm .. 550 364 9 316 1,239 Treatment for yaws (N.A.B. and 3,370 942 202 450 4,964 bicreol) Visits paid during year by V.M.O. 293 79 1 55 428 and N.M.P. Operations— Major 122 27 7 12 168 Minor .. • • • ■ 258 44 5 34 341 The Vaisala (Savai'i) dispensary was moved from Sataua in the June quarter, and that at Satalo (Upolu) was closed in the December quarter. Apia Hospital. There are no structural alterations to report. Admissions were 1,356, as against 1,148 in 1930.

Percentage of Deaths at Different Ayes to Total Deaths (Samoans). Number of Deaths. Percentage of Total Deaths. 1929. 1930. 1931. 1929. 1930. 1931. Under 1 week .. .. ■ • • • 23 25 17 3-84 5-22 2-89 From 1 week to 1 month .. •• 14 12 13 2-34 2-50 2-21 From 1 month to 3 months .. 19 13 14 3-17 2-72 2-39 From 3 months to 6 months .. .. 19 9 20 3-17 1-88 3-40 From 6 months to 12 months .. .. 23 31 89 3-84 6-47 15-17 From 1 vear to 2 years .. .. 96 18 42 16-03 3-76 7-16 From 2 years to 3 years .. .. 30 13 47 5-0] 2-72 8-00 From 3 years to 4 years .. .. ■■ 9 11 16 1-50 2-31 2-73 From 4 years to 5 years .. .. ■■ 13 17 15 2-17 3-54 2-56 From 5 years to 10 years .. .. 36 15 46 6-01 3-13 7-83 Over 10 years .. .. .. .. 317 315 268 52-92 65-75 45-66 Totals.. .. .. 599 479 587 100-00 100-00 100-00 The infant-mortality rate for the year 1931 is 111 per 1,000 registered births, as against 61 for 1930 and 70 for 1929. Hospital and Dispensary Statistics foe the Year ending 31st December, 1931. ... . Nationality of Hospitals. Dispensaries. In-patients. Is 13 i>r ~I _ Jig 8 I a j „• ! B slf I Stations. So-g — ft g a | 8? Z» O -in ™ 50 P <D H TJ Ph S ai ■— 1 O Q H I " c3 w ■tj EH 02 EH j Hco & (а) In hospital, 1st January, 1931 46 3 5j 2 56 Manono .. 453 {a) 6 27 19 4 (б) Admitted during year .. 1,356 180 45; 106 1,687 Salimu, Faga- 232 (b) 2461,055 368 18 loa Bay (c) Discharged during year .. 1,316 171 45 99 1,631 Matautu, Le- 128 (c) 2391,001 372 19 faga Falelima . . 476 (d) Died during year .. .. 47 10 5; 5 67 Mulifanua .. 1,998 (d) 7 52 6 2 Lotofaga .. 150 (e) Remaining in, 31st December, 39 2 .. .4 45 Vaisala .. 558 (e) 6 29 9 1 | (,;j | " Fagamalo .. 567 Satalo .. 88 Out-patients attendances, includ- 9,911 1,555 429 2,13518,680 ing hospitals and dispensaries Treatment for hookworm .. 550 364 9 316 1,239 Treatment for yaws (N.A.B. and 3,370 942 202 450 4,964 bicreol) Visits paid during year by V.M.O. 293 79 1 55 428 and N.M.P. Operations— Major 122 27 7 12 168 Minor .. • • • ■ 258 44 5 34 341 The Vaisala (Savai'i) dispensary was moved from Sataua in the June quarter, and that at Satalo (Upolu) was closed in the December quarter. Apia Hospital. There are no structural alterations to report. Admissions were 1,356, as against 1,148 in 1930.