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The following Table shows the acreage of the City Health Districts with the houses and population in each such district as estimated for the year 1908 :-
Health Districts. Total Acreage. Built over Areas in Acres. Non-Chinese Dwellings. Chinese Dwellings. Non-Chinese Population. Chinese Population (built-over). Persons per Acre. 1 531 134 839 159 1,012 12,594 101 2 243 140 1,009 73 1,659 20,285 163 3 232 137 29 423 2,800 9,070 86 4 228 53 1,063 163 1,165 23,564 466 5 56 27 979 22 395 17,975 680 6 30 25 919 10 342 15,832 599 7 31 25 925 7 104 18,750 608 8 49 47 1,001 5 239 18,110 390 9 44 44 1,093 16 146 24,990 571 10 252 100 851 54 322 14,260 137 Total 1908 1,502 746 8,701 932 9,173 175,430 247 Total 1907 1,502 746 8,696 976 9,803 174,085 246The following Table shows the distribution of the Chinese population of Kowloon according to houses and floors in the different sub-districts into which Kowloon is divided:-
Kowloon Sub-Districts. One Storey Dwellings. Two Storey Dwellings. Three Storey Dwellings. Four Storey Dwellings. Total Dwellings. Total Floors. Average Number of Floors per Chinese Dwelling. Chinese Population. Number of Persons per Chinese Dwelling. Number of Persons per Chinese Floor. Area in Acres. 1 178 188 1 367 1,180 3.4 3,597 9.8 3.0 108 2 17 69 74 6 166 561 3.4 3,597 25.1 7.1 126 3 306 2 382 1 691 2,137 2.7 19,306 24.5 9.0 198 4 78 1 322 401 1,152 2.8 9,180 22.5 7.9 163 5 20 160 13 193 399 1.9 5,017 26.2 13.4 319 6 49 163 69 281 595 7 23 7 292 8 940 1227 9 636 48 596 1,280 1,481 1,055 1,519 1,168 1,395 686 735 2.5 11,951 22.4 8.9 323 1.4 10,702 1.2 8,572 10.0 7.0 2,758 7.3 6.0 2,068 1.1 4,845 7.0 6.3 732 Total 1908 2,250 74,350 Total 1907 2,250 71,950 6,795