CO129-231 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1887 [1-3]

this direction would cause

opposition, discontent, and ill-

feeling.

I have the honour to be

Your

Sir

Humble Servant,

Most Obedient

Marsh

NO. 13

67.

HONGKONG.

RETURNS OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS FOR THE YEAR 1886.

Presented to the Legislative Council, by Command of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, on the 18th February, 1887.

RETURNS OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS FOR THE YEAR 1886, ENDING 31ST DECEMBER.

291

DISTRICTS.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN COMMUNITY CHINESE BIRTHS Boys Girls Males Females BIRTHS DEATHS BRITISH AND FOREIGN COMMUNITY DEATHS IN PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS British and Foreign Portuguese *** Indians, &c........ 63 54 24 52 Non-Residents Of the Deaths in Victoria Total .193 there were in the- Males Females Total Victoria 84 93 149 Kaulung 43 Shaukiwán Aberdeen 624 541 2,268 1,830 I 38 14 212 120 58 47 155 90 Sex Unknown,--- Chinese Victoria Kuang 152 121 573 6 Italian Couvent Asile de la Ste. Enfance,- 257 565 822 17 24 86 83 Total 9 Tung Wa Hospital 881 214 1,095 6 10 29 25 TOTAL 84 94 149 44 743 636 2,750 2,148 Total Deaths of} Chinese,...... } 4,907 ANNUAL DEATH-RATE PER 1,000 Total 1,290 1,200 2,490 Estimated Popola- tion 1886, based GRAND TOTAL POPULATION.-Census, 1881 on the increases shown in the Census of 1876 Anumal Birth-Rato por 1,000 Annual Death-Rate per 1,000 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 Births .1,557 British and Foreign Community....... Chinese 9,712 15.75 17.60 16.37 20.90 19.87 10,412. 17.09 18.54 Whole Population 5,100 150,690 26.78 30.84 27.59 33.10 ..160,402 26.11 82.56 30.04 26.91 32.36 31.79 171,290 181,702 28.65 + $.570 28.07

JH-SroWART LOCKART, Acting Registrar General.

Registrar General's Office, Hongkong, 31st January, 1887.