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Of the above mendicants sent away, a considerable percentage were sent out of the Colony more than once.
DEAD BODIES.
The following table shows the number of unknown dead bodies found by Police in the Streets and elsewhere during the last 5 years :-
1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 Victoria 285 268 367 358 706 Kowloon 674 637 801 1,077 1,072 Harbour 124 110 37 139 164 Elsewhere 98 99 112 106 91 Total 1,181 1,114 1,317 1,680 2,033 Males Females Unknown Children Adults 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 .. 670 644 791 992 1,164 472 430 479 670 840 39 40 47 18 29 1,136 1,020 1,185 1,516 1,851 45 91 132 164 182DOGS ORDINANCE.
Owing to the prevalence of rabies in the Colony the muzzling order continued in force throughout the year.
868 dogs were destroyed in 1929 as compared with 1025 in 1928.
1929 1928 Dogs Licensed 3,533 3,945 Dogs Licensed (free) 37 33 Dogs Impounded 156 288 Dogs Destroyed 868 1,025