Table showing the total deaths for each month in the years 1885 to 1889 inclusive and the death-rate for estimated population (army and navy excluded).
HUGII MCCALLUM,
Secretary.
Estimated Population,..
174,000 | 178,000 | 182,500 | 187,000 | 192,000
DEATH-RATE PER 1,000 PER ANNUM.
REMARKS.
Year,
1885.
1886. 1887. 1888. 1889.
1885.
1886. 1887. 1888.
1889.
1886. 1887.
1888.
1889.
January,
270
314
302
785
309
18.6
21.1
19.9
50.4
19.3
Deaths from causes other
February,
302
316
289
472
284
20.8
21.2
19.0
30.3
17.8
than small-pox and cho- Jeraic complaints,.....
5,014
5,020
5,233
4,548
March,..
343
368
351
313
304
23.6
24.8
23.1
20.1
19.0
Deaths from small-pox and
choleraic complaints,
66
265
762
11
April,
318
335
326
811
328
21.9
22.6
21.4
20.0
20.5
May,
326
437
397
459
421
22.4
29.9
26.1
29.4
26.3
June,
554
447
518
832
458
38.2
30.1
31.1
53.5
28.3
July,
728
478
494
596
473
50.2
32.2
32.5
38.2
29.6
August,
553
508
584
499
413
38.1
34.2
35.1
82.0
25.9
September,
482
470
459
488
379
33.2
31.7
30.2
31.3
23.6
October,
494
525
437
503
427
34.0
35.4
28.7
32.8
26.7
November,
400
532
520
391
441
27.6
35.9
34.1
25.1
27.6
December,
392
350
658
346
327
26.5
23.6
48.3
22.2
20.4
· Total,..
***** 5,162 5,080 5,285
5,995
4,559
29.7
28.5
29.0
32.1
23.7
Total,..
5,080
5,285
5,995
4,559
SANITARY BOARD ROOM, HONGKONG, 1st March, 1890.
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