Classification of sex:-
Female
Male
M 198
219
243
There were 12 late registrations of births after 12 months.
Birth Registration in the New Territories. Total of births registered in 1934
..... 3,564
Classification of sex:
Male
Female
1,924
1,640
Total....
3,564
Northern Territory
Registration Districts.
1931 Census Population.
No. of Births
Registered.
Shatin
4,346
137
Taipo
12,684
437
Sha Tau Kok
8,941
321
Sheung Shui
10,208
325
Lok Ma Chau
4,377
144
Au Tau
12,887
515
Ping Shan
12,660
449
Sai Kung
7,585
260
Southern Territory
Registration Districts.
Tsun Wan
5,355
234
Cheung Chau
5,477
560
Tai O (Lantau Island).
7,409
182
Total of population for New Territories............102,776
Birth Registration is not complete, although since the introduction of the New Births and Deaths Ordinance there has been an appreciable increase in registrations. However, a number of births are never registered and this is especially noticeable in the case of females.