The following Table shows the number of Chinese houses and floors and the inmates per floor in the City of Victoria as estimated for the year 1909.
City of Victoria. Health District.
One storey Dwellings. Two storey Dwellings. Three storey Dwellings. Four storey Dwellings. Five storey Dwellings. Total Dwellings. Total Floors. Average Number of Floors per Dwelling. Number of persons per house Number of persons per Dwelling. Number of persons per Floor. 1........... 161 425 227 32 Nil. 845 1,820 2.1 15.3 7.1 2.... 3 848 585 82 Nil. 1,018 2,782 2.7 20.3 7.2 3...... Nil. 11 18 Nil. Nil. 29 76 2.6 Most of the Chinese of this district live in quarters attached to offices. 4... 8 48 562 437 11 1,066 3,593 3.4 22.5 6.6 5..... 14 135 547 264 Nil. 960 2,981 3.1 19.1 6.2 6....... 52 39 381 416 41 929 3,142 3.4 17.5 5.2 7.... 11 59 450 396 9 925 3,108 3.4 20.7 6.2 8..... 1 75 576 333 16 1,001 3,291 3.3 18.5 5.6 9...... 28 471 501 107 Nil. 1,107 2,901 2.6 22.9 8.7 10...... 61 358 345 87 Nil. 851 2,160 2.5 17.2 6.8 Total and Averages 1909 339 1,969 4,192 2,154 77 8,731 25,854 2.9 20.5 6.9 Total and Averages 1908 326 1,939 4,188 2,202 63 8,718 25,899 2.9 20.1 6.7Page 210
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