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In addition to the above there were eighty persistent and confirmed beggars banished from Hong Kong for a period of ten years during 1933.
Of the total sent away twenty-three mendicants were traced as having been sent away more than once.
DEAD BODIES.
28. The following table shows the number of unknown dead bodies found by Police in the streets and elsewhere during the last five years:—
Locality 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Victoria 706 418 366 382 357 Kowloon 1,072 669 738 884 881 Harbour 164 126 115 79 47 Elsewhere 91 103 76 82 62 Total 2,033 1,316 1,295 1,427 1,347 Sex 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Male Adults 149 86 107 40 15 Female Adults 33 22 37 13 10 Male Children 1,015 643 664 713 722 Female Children 807 533 489 611 558 Unknown 29 32 18 41 41 ! Unknown Male 6 0 1 Total 2,033 1,316 1,295 1,427 1,347DOGS ORDINANCE.
29. On account of the prevalence of rabies, the muzzling order was brought into force with effect from the 24th April, 1933, and continued in force throughout the year.
Five hundred and eighty-seven dogs were destroyed in 1933 as compared with two hundred and thirty-four in 1932.
1932 1933 Dogs Licensed 2,964 3,753 Dogs Licensed (free) 35 33 Dogs Impounded 130 153 Dogs Destroyed 234 587