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74
No. 35.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 17TH FEBRUARY, 1877.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Returns of Births and Deaths for the Quarter ending 31st December last, and for the Year 1876, are published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 16th February, 1877.
J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.
DISTRICTS.
RETURNS of BIRTHS and DEATHS for the 4th Quarter of 1876, ending 31st December,
BRITISH AND FOREIGN COMMUNITY.
CHINESE.
DEATHS. BRITISH & FOREIGN COMMUNITY.
BIRTHS.
DEATHS.
BIRTHS.
DEATHS.
Boys. Girls. Males. Females. Boys. Girls.
Males. Females. British,.
.10
Portuguese,
..21
Victoria,
33
25
32
17
228
185
396
496
Indian,
5
Kow-loon,
8
9
18
15
Malay,
2
Sháu-kí-wán,
20
14
15
13
Non-Residents,
11
Aberdeen,
3
8
12
12
Stanley,
4
3
9
1
...
TOTAL,.........49
TOTAL,...
33
25
32
17
263
219
450
537
ANNUAL DEATH-RATE,
GRAND TOTAL,
1873.
1874.
1875.
1876.
PER 1,000 FOR 4THQUARTER OF
Whole Population,..
Births,...... 540
Deaths, ....1,036
33.90 29.47 33.97 British & Foreign Community,
51.70 35.50 30.52 Do. deducting non-Residents, 29.76 41.02 30.97 30.57 Chinese,
19.10 32.91 29.14 34.16
19.70
30.52
Registrar General's Office, Hongkong, 7th February, 1877.
RETURNS of BIRTHS and DEATHS for the Year 1876.
M. S. TONNOCHY, Acting Registrar General,
DISTRICTS.
BRITISH AND FOREIGN COMMUNITY.
CHINESE.
DEATHS. BRITISH & FOREIGN COMMUNITY.
BIRTHS.
DEATHS.
BIRTHS.
DEATHS.
Boys. Girls. Males. Females.
Boys. Girls.
Males. Females.
British,
39
Portuguese,
51
Victoria,
93
78
109
48
775
641
1,346
1,576
Indian,
16
Kow-loon,
41
41
76
61
Malay,
8
Shu-ki-wán, .
66
43
71
44
Non-Residents,
43
Aberdeen,
16
18
46
31
Stanley,
16
12
18
12
...
TOTAL,......157
TOTAL,...
93
78
109
48
914
755
1,557
1,724
ANNUAL DEATH-RATE.
GRAND TOTAL,
1873.
1874.
1875. 1876.
PER 1,000 FOR
Whole Population,
22.57
31.24
25.87 28.18
Births,.. Deaths, ....3,438
1,840
British & Foreign Community,
27.72
32.23
28.18 24.45
Do. deducting non-Residents, 24.53
25.94
25.94 22.92
Chinese,
22.29
31.19
25.74
28.39
Registrar General's Office, Hongkong, 7th February, 1877.
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M. S. TONNOCHY, Acting Registrar General.