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per thousand of the population was much less in 1922 than in the years 1912 and 1914 as is shown by the following table.
Year. Total civil population. Population (civil) excluding New Territories. Cases. Incidence per 1,000 on A. Incidence per 1,000 on B. 1912 456,739 376,117 1,857 4.06 4.93 1914 493,594 403,000 2,146 4.34 5.32 1922 662,200 578,200 1,181 1.78 2.04The cases were distributed as follows:--
City of Victoria ... 779 cases
Kowloon ... 298 cases
Harbour ... 36 cases
Aberdeen... 12 cases
Stanley ... 0 case
Shaukiwan ... 29 cases
New Territories ... 24 cases
Imported.... 3 cases
TOTAL... 1,181 cases
The estimated population of the City of Victoria for 1922 was 340,000 and of Kowloon 133,000.
The incidence of Plague per 1,000 of the population therefore for Victoria 2.29 per 1,000 and for Kowloon 2.24 per 1,000.
The epidemic began much later in the year in Kowloon than in Victoria but was relatively to the population more severe at the later end of the epidemic.
The following table and diagrams show the prevalence of the epidemic from its beginning in November 1921 to the end of 1922 week by week in Victoria and Kowloon.