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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 9TH FEBRUARY, 1884. GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 38.
The following Returns of the Registrar General are published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 9th February, 1884.
W. H. MARSH,
RETURNS of BIRTHS and DEATHS for the Year 1883 ending 31st December,
Colonial Secretary.
DISTRICTS.
BRITISH AND FOREIGN COMMUNITY. (including every Nationality, except Chinese.)
CHINESE.
DEATHS. BRITISH & FOREIGN COMMUNITY.
BIRTHS.
DEATHS.
BIRTHS.
DEATHS.
Boys. Girls. Males. Females. Boys. Girls.
Males. Females. British and Foreign, 50
Victoria,
74
74
119
Kaulung,
Shaukiwán,.
Aberdeen,
Stanley,
2::::
Portuguese,
42
52
655
524
1,965 2,010
Indians, &c.,
23
34
17
170
122
Non-Residents,
.56
44
46
119
12
9
73
13
19
882
82
68
171
13
TOTAL,..
74
74
119
52
758
603
2,346
2,295
Sex unknown,
7
GRAND TOTAL,
ANNUAL DEATH-RATE,
Chinese,...
Total deaths of 4,648
1879.
1880.
1881.
PER 1,000.
1882.
1883.
Whole Population, -
32.14
28.71
24.07 26.11 30.04
Births, ..1,509
British & Foreign Community,
18.15
16.71
Deaths,..4,819
Do. deducting non-Residents,
14.16
Chinese,
33.11
29.54
18.22 15.75 15.95 13.44 12.47 24.45
17.60
13.93
26.78
30.84
Registrar General's Office, Hongkong, 31st January, 1884.
DEATH-RATES in different Groups of Ages for the Year 1883.
FREDERICK STEWART,
Registrar General.
BRITISH AND FOREIGN.
CHINESE.
AGES.
Deaths.
Per cent of whole.
Deaths.
Per cent of whole.
Under one year,
25
14.62
1,766
37.99
One year to five,
22
12.87
652
14.03
Total under five years,.
47
27.49
2,418
52.02
From 5 to 10 years,
3
1.75
116
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2.50
19
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191
4.11
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19.30
465
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20.47
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4.95
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1.17
80
1.72.
85 95
23
0.50
95 and upwards,
Total,......
171
100.00
4,648
100.00
Registrar General's Office, Hongkong, 31st January, 1881.
FREDERICK STEWART, Registrar General,