ABSTRACT OF RETURNS FURNISHED FROM EACH HOUSE,
OCCUPIED BY CHINESE IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG, STATING THE NUMBER OF PERSONS
RESIDENT THEREIN, AND MORTALITY, DURING THE YEAR ENDING THE 31ST DECEMBER, 1853.
CHILDREN.
NAME OF DISTRICT OR PLACE.
MALE. FEMALE.
TOTAL POPULATION
MALE.
FEMALE. OF EACH PLACE.
DEATHS DURING YEAR 1853.
IN THE COLONY.
OUT OF THE
COLONY.
TOTAL MORTALITY.
GENERAL
OCCUPATION OF
THE INHABITANTS.
City of Victoria,
Aberdeen and Vicinity,
14,045 2,866
1,316 1,260
19,487
106
749
130
71
30
980
10
Hongkong,
Ka-su-wan and Ka-su-wan,
70
50
37
26
183
30
5
20
10
65
Hoong-heong-loo,
Pok-foo-lum,
Sai-wan, Sei-ing-poon,
Shek-'o, Sheak-tong-tsui, Show-kewan, Soo-koan-poo,
60
6
4
3
73
32
24
13
7
76
49
39
24
134
2
43
21
13
6
83
143
42
36
29
250
3
271
5
5
3
284
215
25
40
17
297
659
137
53
39
888
26
Stanley,
Tsut-chee-moy,
Ty-tam-took and Ty-tam,
Wong-ma-kok,
Wong-nee-choong,
Wong-kok-tsui,
623
165
76
44
908
15
* to i
54
15
6
7
82
49
30
25
12
116
12
8
5
27
106
94
68
46
314
8
35
12
12
1
60
It is known that a great proportion of Chinese
when seized with severe illness leave this Colony for their native places, consequently the deaths oc- curring out of the Colony are much more numerous than those in the Colony. I estimate the deaths
occurring out of the Colony at 820,
Trade Fishing and do.
Agriculture.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Fishing and Trade.
Do. & Agriculture. Do.& Stone Cutter.
Do. Do.
Do. and Trade.
Do. Do.
Do. & Agriculture.
Agriculture.
Do. Do.
Do.
17,245 3,674
1,821
1,567
24,307
173
Bodies found exposed, Died in Jail, and Government Civil Hospital.
Maine
56
229
820
1,049
C. MAY,
Officiating Registrar General.
In 4974/54