Details of estimated population and death-rates are given in the tables below.
Table XXII.
A. WESTERN MEDICAL DISTRICT.
(1) Mainland
Estimated population (mid-year 1937) Deaths Death-rate per thousand Au Tau 13,497 416 30.8 Lok Ma Chau 4,846 104 21.5 Ping Shan 16,198 376 23.2 †Tsun Wan 6,398 210 33.1(2) Islands
Deaths Death-rate per thousand + Cheung Chau 14,980 419 28.0 +Lantau (Tai O) 9,409 280 29.8(1) Mainland
+ Maritime population included.
Table XXIII.
B. EASTERN MEDICAL DISTRICT.
Estimated population (mid-year 1937) Deaths Death-rate per thousand *Saikung 11,183 241 21.6 Sha Tau Kok 9,306 265 28.5 Sha Tin 4,465 135 30.2 Sheung Shui 11,807 270 22.9 Tai Po 14,902 456 30.6* Includes Islands of Cheung Kwan O and Po Toi.
Lamma Island with an estimated mid-year population (including maritime) of 2,396 is not included in this table as births and deaths are not registered.