Some impressions of the muruts of north borneo

Attention is drawn once again to the decline in population occurring amongst the Muruts of North Borneo. A short account is given of the Hill Muruts. The factors involved in producing depopulation are enumerated, and some of them are briefly discussed. It is considered that the decline in population can be arrested by energetic treatment of endemic and epidemic disease, even without major developments in education, agriculture and communications.