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The Dumping of the Dead.
82. The following table shows the number of unknown dead bodies found by the Police in the streets and elsewhere during the last five years:-
1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 Victoria 383 357 289 214 270 Kowloon 884 881 679 708 690 Harbour 79 47 27 52 46 Elsewhere 82 62 61 64 85 1,427 1,347 1,056 1,038 1,09183. All but 10 of the bodies dumped were children, the majority being infants. The number of males exceeded that of females.
VITAL STATISTICS OF EUROPEAN CIVILIAN POPULATION.
84. The Europeans and Americans resident in the Colony are estimated to number 9,638, of whom 7,446 were British. The majority of Europeans and Americans are treated by private practitioners when ill, and figures are not available for calculating incidence rates.
85. There were 138 deaths among the 9,638, giving a death rate of 14.31 per mille.
86. Vital Statistics of European Officials.
Number of Europeans (excluding temporary school mistresses) 989 866 Average number resident in the Colony Number invalided during 1936:-- (a) when on leave at home 2 (b) in the Colony 8 10 Number died during 1936:- (a) in the Colony 6 (b) when on leave at home 1 7