12
55 or 6.34 per cent.
During the year
over
From this comparison
Your Lordship will perceive that the
1848 exhibits
an increase in mortality
of 2.27 per cent. The
following statement shows the
average number of prisoners in the gaol during the years
1847 and 1848 with the deaths that occurred during
the respective periods, four-fifths of whom were
Chinese.
Year
1847
1848.
Avg No of Prisoners.
H of Deaths.
Percentage of deaths
to Prisoners.
201
158
12
5.97
5.06
A full report has no doubt been
made by the Major General Commanding
in China to the proper
authorities in England
on the subject of the mortality among
Troops during the year,
but for easy reference I append
a memorandum which
will briefly show the number of deaths that have occurred, which with reference to the
13
284
strength of the force shows that the deaths in
the European branch amounted to 20.43 per cent, and in the native to 5.14 per cent, being
an average of about 12.30 per cent on
the whole, which may be taken at 1390.
Memorandum showing
the number of Deaths which have occurred in the garrison of Hong Kong
during the
year
1848.
Description. Average strength Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter 4 Average strength Deaths Average strength Deaths Average strength Deaths Average strength Deaths Proportion of deaths during the year. Proportion of deaths to average strength. Europeans. 651 628 8748 15 bab 100 628 10 20.43 pct Natives. 775 9 736 9 713 14 5.14 pct Total 1390 171 12.30 pct 6.The Chinese population for 1848
amounted to 20,338 souls, and the deaths were
227 in number,
at an average of 1.12 per
cent. During the year 1847,
the Chinese inhabitants
were 22,466, and the number
of deaths was
1471
at an average of 0.65 per cent.