THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 17TH JANUARY, 1885.
RETURNS of BIRTHS and DEATUS for the Year 1884, ending 31st December.
CHINESE.
43
DEATHS. BRITISH & FOREIGN COMMUNITY,
BRITISH AND FOREIGN COMMUNITY. (including every Nationality, except Chinese).
BIRTHS.
DEATHS.
BIRTHS.
DEATHIS.
Boys.
Girls.
Males. Females. Boys.
Girls.
Males. Females. British and Foreign, 51
82
104
115
44
650
Portuguese,
.43
497
1,802 1,701
Indians, &c.,
27
28
26*
183
103
68
52
Non-Residents,
.38
98
47
11
17
76
48
159
5
11
21
8
82
104
115
41
762
603
2,180 1,972
Sex unknown,....
ANNUAL DEATH-RATE,
PER 1,000.
Total deaths of Chinese,
} 4,159
1880.
1881.
1882. 1883.
1884.
Whole Population,
28.71
24.07
26.11 30.04
26.01
Dish & Foreign Community,
16.71
Do, deducting non-Residents,
Chinese,
18.22 15.95 13.44 12.47 29.54 24.45 26.78
15.75 17.60
10.37
13.93 14.65 30.84 27.59
Hegistrar General's Office, Hongkong, 15th January, 1885.
AGES.
DEATH-RATES in different Groups of Ages for the Year 1884.
BRITISH AND FOREIGN.
FREDERICK STEWART, Registrar General,
CHINESE.
Deaths.
Per cent of whole.
Deaths.
Per cent of whole.
Fa for obe gear,
25
hom year to live,.
13
15.72 8.18
1,572 510
37.80
12.26
Total under five years,....
38
23.90
2,082
50.06
From 6 to 10 years,
1
0.63
67
1.61
·
10 20
5
3.15
131
3.15
"
25
17
10.69
182
4.38
33
36
22.64
414
9.95
29
18.24
460
11.06
16
10.06
308
7.41
"
5.66
256
6.16
4.40
160
3.85
0.63
78
1.80
18
0.43
97
und upwards,
...
0.14
Total,.....
159
100.00
4,159
100.00
Rybatur General's Qilice, Hongkong, 15th Jummary, 1885.
FREDERICK STEWART, Registrar General.