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This actually employed. discrepancy is accounted for by the fact of frequent changes recurring in this part of the force, by dismissals,
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a resignations.
their
Table Nr. 4. The number and proportion of deaths of all three employed by Government; including Government. Officers, Policemen, wives and children, Becreeers of Roads, and Riemers in
Hongkong, during the year 1847.
Government Officees
Stal No Sital Nog No. of Proportion of deaths of Persons of sickness. Deaths to whole. No of Recons
and Overtions of Roads. 61 Unknown 2? 1.65 per cent.
Police, wires Achildren 215
160
6
Prisoners..
506
90
12
2.79 2.36
regarded.
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The foregoing, Sable must be
uncertain. The attendance on the heads of
Departments has been withdrawn from the Colonial Surgeon; and the subordinate Officers are required to pay for their onedicines A few of the latter I believe, consult other medical willing to include in the price
men, who are
of medicines supplied to their patients, their
733
96
advice. Thus a large proportion of Government-
Officers are with drawn from the attendance and cognizance of the Colonial Surgeon, whose only information regarding the nature and progress of their diseases, is deduced from
Tabic No. 5. The entire population of Hongkong, and proportion of deaths amonget people of alli
nations in the
year 1847.
Enture Population.
23,872.
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rumour
of Deaths of persons Proportion of deaths
to population.
of all orations.
282
1.14 per cent
Table. Nb showing the firsed. Suropean perpulation
the
in Hongkong during proportions of deaths.
irt of Europeans.
837
year 1847, and the
No of Deaths.
30
Propation of Curopean
3:50 per cent.
Table No
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