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DEAD BODIES.
131. The following table shows the number of unknown dead bodies found by police in the streets and elsewhere during the last five years:
Locality. 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 Victoria 289 214 270 327 1,277 Kowloon 679 708 690 856 1,340 Harbour 27 52 46 69 114 Elsewhere 61 64 85 101 260 Total 1,056 1,038 1,091 1,353 2,991 Sex. 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 Male 19 4 5 10 Female 3 2 11 Unknown 1 1 Male 564 544 573 745 1,616 Female 444 444 480 574 1,295 Unknown 26 44 28 28 58 Total 1,056 1,038 1,091 1,353 2,991DOGS AND RABIES.
132. As a precaution against rabies, the muzzling order was rigidly enforced throughout the year. There was one case of rabies in Tai Po, New Territory.
1937 1938 Hong Kong & Kowloon New Territory Total Hong Kong & Kowloon New Territory Total Dogs licensed 2,709 417 3,126 2,731 338 3,069 Dogs licensed (free) 42 179 221 38 119 157 Dogs impounded 88 88 62 62 Dogs destroyed 83 233 316 55 95 150LICENCES.
133. Table VII shows the number of different licences issued during the year.