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The important results of the findings are shown by the following tables : 



Table I. — Systolic blood pressure of ninety-seven foreigners in Manila, showing 

 influence of duration of tropical residence. 



Residence in Tropics. 



Systolic pressure. 



Total 

 num- 

 ber of 

 cases. 



Average 

 pres- 

 sure. 



90-100. 



101-110. 



111-120. 



121-130. 



131-140. 



141-150. 



151-160. 



1 month to 1 year. 



1 



10 



4 



15 

 8 

 7 

 4 



IS 

 2 

 1 

 2 



12 

 1 



7 



2 



65 



15 



8 



9 



124+ 

 115 

 116+ 

 113+ 



5 years to 10 years 













3 









Totals 











1 



17 



34 



23 



13 



7 



2 



97 









Table II. — Systolic blood pressure of J/9 Filipinos. 



Sex. 



Systolic pressure. 



Total 

 num- 

 ber of 

 cases. 



Average 

 pres- 

 sure. 



90-100 



101-110 



111-120 



121-130 



131-140 





9 8 

 4 3 



8 

 5 



5 

 5 



2 



30 

 19 



108 

 113 





Totals.. 



13 n 



13 



10 



2 



49 



109 









Table III. — Systolic pressure of 10 French Sisters of Charity ($Jf to 38 years of 

 age), according to tropical residence. 



Residence in Tropics. 



Individual readings. 



Average. 



15 days to 1 year. 

 1 year to 5 years. 

 Over 5 years 



—140, -128, -114, -125 

 —115,-110,-110 

 -110,-106,-114 



—127 

 -112 

 —110- 



Table IV. — Systolic pressure of l!fi people of all classes, according to age. 



Age. 



Systolic pressure. 



Total 

 num- 

 ber of 

 cases. 



Ave age 

 pres- 

 sure. 



90-100. 



101-110. 



111-120. 



121-130. 



131-140. 



141-150. 



151-160. 



15 years to 20 years 



21 years to 25 years 



26 years to 30 years 



4 



7 



2 



1 

 13 



4 

 3 



7 



5 

 14 

 11 

 4 

 i 



7 

 5 

 8 

 3 

 4 

 1 



3 

 5 

 1 

 1 

 2 

 1 

 2 







20 

 56 

 28 

 13 

 17 

 2 

 2 

 1 

 1 



117 

 104 

 125 

 122 

 115 

 130 

 135 



5 

 2 

 1 



1 



1 













• 





















1 

















1 









Totals.. 

















13 



28 



39 



34 



16 



8 



2 



140 









