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79. The mortality rate among the non-Chinese was 56.92 as compared with 49.78 in 1934.
The Dumping of the Dead.
80. The following table shows the number of unknown dead bodies found by the Police in the streets and elsewhere during the last five years:-
1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Victoria 366 383 357 289 214 Kowloon 738 884 881 679 708 Harbour 115 79 47 27 52 Elsewhere 76 82 62 61 64 Total 1,295 1,427 1,347 1,056 1,038All but 6 of the bodies dumped were children, the majority being infants. The number of males exceeded that of females.
VITAL STATISTICS OF EUROPEAN CIVILIAN POPULATION.
81. The Europeans and Americans resident in the Colony are estimated to number 9,435, of whom 7,290 were British. The majority of Europeans and Americans are treated by private practitioners when ill, and figures are not available for calculating incidence rates.
82. There were 123 deaths among the 9,435, giving a death rate of 13.03 per mille.
83. Vital Statistics of European Officials. Number of Europeans (excluding temporary school mistresses)
Average number resident in the Colony
Number invalided during 1934:-
(a) when on leave at home
(b) in the Colony
987 861 (a) 0 (b) 6 Total 6Number died during 1934:-
(a) in the Colony
(b) when on leave at home
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