AnnualReport-1882

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 96

BIRTHS AND DEATHS.

The following Returns of the Registrar General are published for general information.

By Command,

FREDERICK STEWART,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 10th March, 1883

Acting Colonial Secretary.

DISTRICTS.

RETURNS of BIRTHS and DEATHS for the Year 1882 ending 31st December.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN COMMUNITY (including every Nationality, except Chinese)

CHINESE

DEATHS. BRITISH & FOREIGN COMMUNITY.

BIRTHS.

DEATHS.

BIRTHS.

DEATHS.

British and other Nationalities Boys Girls Males Females. Boys Girls Males Females other than those specified, Victoria, 36 75 80 680 516 Portuguese, 39 Kaulung, 29 19 134 94 Indians, &c., 28 Shaukiwán, 50 54 128 76 Non-Residents, .. 50 Aberdeen, 12 10 60 62 Stanley,.. 11 9 21 10 153 TOTAL... 75 80 113 40 782 608 2,029 2,007

GRAND TOTAL,

ANNUAL DEATH-RATE, PER 1,000

1878 1879 1880 1881. 1882 Whole Population,. 29.60 32.14 28.71 24.07 26.11 Births,..1,545 British & Foreign Community, 18.73 18.15 16.71 18.22 15.75 Deaths,..4,189 Do deducting non-Residents, 14.90 14.16 15.95 13.44 12.47 Chinese, 30.35 33.11 29.54 24.45 26.78

J. RUSSELL,

Registrar General's Office, Hongkong, 5th March, 1883

DEATH-RATES IN DIFFERENT GROUPS OF AGES.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN, &c.

AGES. Registrar General CHINESE. Deaths Per cent of whole. Deaths. Per cent of whole. Under one year, 17 11.1 1,479 36.6 One year to five, 18 8.5 580 14.4 Total under five years,... 30 19.6 2,059 51.0 From 5 to 10 years, 1 0.7 108 2.7 7 4.5 128 3.2 16 10.5 166 4.1 35 22.9 480 10.7 * 37 24.2 408 10.1 17 11.1 279 6.9 ** 45 228 5.6 13 151 3.8 7 62 1.5 ** 15 0.4 2 10 20 25 85 1 65 75 75 85 95 95 and upwards... Total, 153 100.0 4,036 100.0