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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MAY 11, 1906.
The following Table shows the acreage of the City Health Districts with the houses and population in each such district :-
Built-over
Health
Total Districts. Acreage.
Areas in
Chinese Houses.
Acres.
Non- Chinese Houses.
Persous
Chinese Non-Chinese Population. Population.
per Acre (built-over).
1.
531
134
827
158
12,230
1,205
100
510
284
140
1.006
66
24,220
183
977 troops.
3.
232
137
27
422
5,420
3,150
61
4........
£6
53
1,039
165
26,760
1,422
531
5........
29
27
1,015
62
6..........
30
27
925
15
23
25,060
423
943
21,610
104
801
7
36
31
901
5
16,610
66
537
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49
47
1,002
3
22,755
31
484
9
44
44
1,064
19
25,135
174
575
10.......
252
106
765
51
12,850
515
126
1,502
746
8,371
966
192,650
8,577
270
The following Table shows the distribution of the population of Kowloon according to Houses and Floors in the different sub-districts into which Kowloon
is divided :—
Kowloon
Sub-districts.
Two storey Dwell- ings.
One storey Dwell- ings.
Three storey Dwell- ings.
Four storey Dwell- ings.
Five storey Dwell- ings.
Total Dwellings.
Total Floors.
Average Number of Floors per Dwell-
ing.
Number of Persons per House.
Number os Persons
per Floor.
Area in Acres.
w+
231
221
438
1.98
9.98
5.04
108
17
70
79
166 560
3.37 27.92
8.27
126
3.
9
324
383
91
:
796 2,137 2.68 20-86
7.77
198
4.
524
63 326
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920|1,656
6.78 1.80
3.77
163
5..
20
20
173
22
245 542 4.37 27-47 12:51
319
6.
3 234 292
22
7.......
592
446
4
8.........
940 219
9..
699
46
551 1,435
1,042 1,496
1,159 1,598 1.36 5.56
745 791 1:06 6.28
2.60
16.73 6.42
323
1:43
5.13 3.58
4.03
2,758
2,068
5.92
732
BIRTHS.
The births registered during the year were as follows:-
Chinese, Non-Chinese,
Males.
Females.
Total.
......676
312
988
...153
148
301
829
460
1,289
This gives a general birth-rate of 3:41 per 1,000 as compared with 3.3 per 1,000 in 1904 and 3:2 per 1,000 in 1903.
The birth-rate amongst the Non-Chinese community was 17:03 per 1,000 as compared with 139 per 1,000 in 1904 and 15-2 per 1,000 in 1903.