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DEAD BODIES.
66. The following table shows the number of unknown dead bodies found by Police in the streets and elsewhere during the last five years:—
Locality. 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 Victoria, 418 366 382 357 289 Kowloon, 669 738 854 881 679 Harbour, 126 115 79 47 27 Elsewhere, 103 76 82 62 61 Total....... 1,316 1,295 1,427 1,347 1,056 Sex. 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 Male ...... 86 107 40 15 Female 22 17 13 ! Unknown 6 10 19 3 1 Male..... 643 664 713 722 564 Children... Female... 533 489 614 558 444 Unknown 32 18 41 41 26 Total............. 1,316 1,295 1,427 1,347 1,056DOGS, HYDROPHOBIA AND RABIES.
67. During the year the increase in the number of cases of Hydrophobia and Rabies was a matter of some concern. There were four cases of human hydrophobia (one from Hong Kong and three from the Mainland) and fifteen cases of rabies (all from the Mainland).
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Drastic action was taken by the Police to enforce the regulations and legislation was tightened, the regulations regarding licensing and muzzling being applied to the whole of the Mainland.