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# DEATH REGISTRATION IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
Total of deaths registered in 1932
310
Northern Territory
1931 Census
Registration districts. Population. No. of death registered. Shatin 4,346 16 Taipo 12,684 14 Sha Tau Kok 8,941 2 Sheung Shu 10,208 11 Lok Ma Chau 4,377 Au Tau 12,877 Ping Shan 12,660 6 Sai Kung 7,585 3 Total of population for New Territories 99,776 Southern Territory Registration districts. Tsun Wan 5,355 40 Cheung Chau 5,477 122 Tai O (Lantau Island) 7,409 87 99The fact that the death rate on the above figures works out at only 3 per mille population shows that approximately only one tenth of the deaths were registered.
Birth registration is not complete. Though every facility has been given for registration a considerable number of births are never registered and this is especially noticeable in the case of females.
Births Registries:-
Births and Deaths Office, Medical Dept. for all races.
Central Chinese Public Dispensary
Western do. do.
Eastern do. do.
Hong Kong Island.
Aberdeen do. do.
Shaukiwan do. do.
Yaumati do. do.
Hung Hom do. do.
Kowloon.
Kowloon City do. do.
Shamshuipo do. do.
Stanley Police Station, Hong Kong Island.
The above are for Chinese only.