262
The following Table shows the acreage of the City Health Districts with the houses and population in each such district :-
Built-over
Health Districts.
Total Acreage.
Areas in
Chinese Houses.
Acres.
Non- Chinese Houses.
Chinese Non-Chinese Population. Population.
Persons per Acre (built-over).
1..........
531
134
827
158
12,230
1,205
100
510
2..........
231
140
1,006
66
24,220
183
977 troops.
3.........
232
4......
5..........
6..........
7
8.......
2 3 2 2 39
137
27
422
5,420
3,150
61
56
9
44
322 344
53
1,039
165
26,760
1,422
531
27
1,015
62
25,060
423
943
27
925
15
21,610
104
804
31
901
5
16,610
66
537
47
1,002
3
22,755
31
484
1,064.
19
25,135
174
575
10...........
252
106
765
اة
12,950
515
126
.
1,502
746
8,571
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.
per Floor.
Area in Acres.
1.
5 231
3
221 438 1.98 9.98
5-04
108
2:.
17
70 79
:
166 560 3.37 27-92 8.27
126
9
324 383
91
796 2,137
2.68 20.86 7-77
198
524
63 326 7
920 1,656
1.80 6.78 3.77
163
5..
20 173
22
245 542
4-37 27-47 12:51
319
3 234 202
222
22
551 1,435
2.60 16.73 6.42
223
592 446
8........
940
219
9.
699 46
1,012 1,496 1.43 5-13 3.58
1,1591,598 1.36 5.36
745 791 1.06
6.28
2,758
4.03
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 33 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 13.9 per 1,000 in 1904 and 15.2 per 1,000 in 1903.