. Cocoa and chocolate : their history from plantation to consumer. Chocolate; Cocoa. 104 COCOA AND CHOCOLATE. The Ruildings of the Boa Entrada Cacao Estate, San Thome. Unfortunately, the mortality of the plantation labourers has generally been very heavy, one large and well-managed estate recording on an average of seven years an annual death rate of 148 per thousand, and many rocas have still more appalling records. Against this, other plantations only a few miles away may show a mortality approximating to that of an average European city. In February, 1918, the workers in San Thome numbered
. Cocoa and chocolate : their history from plantation to consumer. Chocolate; Cocoa. 104 COCOA AND CHOCOLATE. The Ruildings of the Boa Entrada Cacao Estate, San Thome. Unfortunately, the mortality of the plantation labourers has generally been very heavy, one large and well-managed estate recording on an average of seven years an annual death rate of 148 per thousand, and many rocas have still more appalling records. Against this, other plantations only a few miles away may show a mortality approximating to that of an average European city. In February, 1918, the workers in San Thome numbered 39,605, and the deaths during the previous year, 1917, were 1,808, thus showing on official figures an annual mortality of 45 per thousand. Comparing this with the 26 per thousand of Trinidad, and re- membering that most of the San Thome labourers are in the prime of life, it will be seen that this death rate represents a heavy loss of life and justifies the con- tinued demand from the British cocoa manufacturers. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Knapp, Arthur William. London : Chapman
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