Vo. 30.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Letter from the Acting Registrar General, forwarding a Return of Births and eaths for the Quarter ending the 31st December, 1875, is published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 4th February, 1876.
[No. 5.]
J. GARDINER AUSTIN,
Colonial Secretary.
REGISTRAR GENERAL'S OFFICE,
HONGKONG, 20th January, 1876.
Sin, I have the honour to forward the Returns of Births and Deaths for the 4th Quarter of 875, ending December 31st.
During that period, there were registered in the Colony 570 Births and 899 Deaths.
Of this number, 66 Births and 57 Deaths occurred among the British and Foreign Community, vhile among the Chinese, there were 504 Births and 842 Deaths.
Among the British and Foreign Community, the Deaths were as follow:--
British, Portuguese, Indian, Malay,
.14
16
8
3
he remaining portion (16) was among non-residents in the Colony.
The Births were those of 32 Boys and 34 Girls.
The Births and Deaths among the Chinese population were those of:-
BIRTHS.
DEATHS.
DISTRICT,
Buys.
Girls.
Total.
Males.
Females.
Total.
Victoria,
227
181
408
287
412
720
Kailung,
25
10
41
22
G
28
Shan-ki Wán,
18
35
25
21
41i
Aberdeen,
1
9
17
12
29
Stanley,
7
11
4
G
10
Grand Totals,
281
223
501
355
487
842
During the respective Quarters of the past year, the Births and Deaths throughout the Colony
vere as stated hereunder:—
Quarter.
1st,
2nd,
3rd,
4th,
Τ
Total,................
Births.
Deaths.
376
655
334
667
373
811
504
842
1,587
2,975
Of the British and Foreign Community, the Returns for the same period are as follow:-
Quarter. 1st,
2nd,
-
3rd,
4th,
Births.
Deaths.
35
39
31
40
50
45
GG
37
Total,..
182
181