GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 38.
The following Returns of the Registrar General are published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 9th February, 1884.
W. H. MARSH,
Colonial Secretary.
RETURNS of BIRTHS and DEATHS for the Year 1883 ending 31st December.
DISTRICTS.
BRITISH AND FOREIGN COMMUNITY, (including every Nationality, except Chinese.)
CHINESE.
BIRTHS DEATHS BIRTHS DEATHS Boys Girls Males Females Boys Girls Males Females British and Foreign 50 42 74 74 Portuguese Victoria 119 52 655 524 Indians, &c. 23 Kaulung 17 34 170 122 Shaukiwán 44 46 119 82 Aberdeen 12 73 68 Non-Residents 56 171 Stanley 13 19 TOTAL 74 74 119 52 758 603 2,346 2,295 GRAND TOTAL 1,965 2,010ANNUAL DEATH-RATE, PER 1,000.
1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 Whole Population 32.14 Births 1,509 British & Foreign Community 18.15 14.16 33.11 Deaths 4,819 Do. deducting non-Residents 98.71 24.07 26.11 Chinese 30.04 16.71 18.22 15.75 17.60 15.95 18.44 12.47 13.93 29.54 24.45 26.78 30.84Registrar General's Office, Hongkong, 31st January, 1884.
AGES.
DEATH-RATES in different Groups of Ages for the Year 1883.
BRITISH AND FOREIGN CHINESE Deaths Per cent of whole Deaths Per cent of whole Under one year 25 14.62 1,766 37.99 One year to five 22 12.87 652 14.03 Total under five years 47 27.49 2,418 52.02 From 5 to 10 years 10 5.26 152 3.27 10 to 20 years 14 8.19 191 4.11 20 to 25 years 25 to 35 years 33 19.30 465 10.00 35 to 45 years 476 10.24 45 to 55 years 27 6.43 304 6.54 55 to 65 years 65 to 75 years 14 8.19 230 4.95 75 to 85 years 193 4.15 85 to 95 years 80 1.72 95 and upwards 28 0.50 Total 171 100.00 4,648 100.00FREDERICK STEWART, Registrar General,
Registrar General's Office, Hongkong, 31st January, 1884.