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

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