No. 95.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Returns of Births and Deaths for the 4th Quarter ending 31st December, 1877, the year 1877, and for the 1st Quarter ending 31st March, 1878, received from the Registrar General's Office, are published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 4th May, 1878.
J. M. PRICE, Acting Colonial Secretary,
RETURNS of BIRTHS and DEATHS for the 4th Quarter of 1877, ending 31st December.
DISTRICTS.
BRITISH AND FOREIGN COMMUNITY.
CHINESE.
DEATHS. BRITISH & FOREIGN COMMUNITY.
BIRTHS.
DEATHS.
BIRTHS.
DEATHS.
Boys:
Girls. Males. Females. Boys.
Girls.
Males. Females.
British & Foreign,... 7
Victoris,
23
20
20
11
201
178
433
941
Portuguese,..........11
Kow-loon,
13
5
35
19
Indian, &c.,
8
...
Shau-ki Win,....
13
15
19
Non-Residents,.....14
...
...
***
Aberdeen,
咖啡
5
2'
20
Stanley,
7
17
8
TOTAL,.........40
***
TOTAL,...
23
20
29
11
239
204
624
380
ANNUAL DEATH-RATE,
GRAND TOTAL, PER 1,000 FOR 4TH QUARTER OF
Whole Population,.......
Births,..... 486 British & Foreign Community,
1877.
27.30
***
Deaths, 050
•
Do. deducting non-Residents, Chinese,
17.82 13.27 27.06
•
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+
***
D
CECIL C. SMITH, Registrar General.
Registrar General's Office, Hongkong, 24tli January, 1878.
RETURNS of Bintus and Deatus for the Year 1877.
DISTRICTS. BRITISH AND FOREIGN COMMUNITY.
DEATHS. British & FOREIGN COMMUNITY.
CHINESE.
BIRTHS.
DEATHS.
BIRTHS.
DEATHS.
Boys. Girls. Mules. Females. Boys. | Girls.
Males. Females.
Victoria,
89
72
114
43
079
Kow-loon,
***
Shu-ki Who,............
*
Aberdeen,
Stanley,
65983
030
1.408 1,599
British & Foreign,...40 Portuguese,
.4
32
21
105
80
Indian, &c.,
..........24
57
51
9
12
31
285
73
69
Non-Residents,
.5L
60
37
19
102
TOTAL,... 89
72
114
48
796
727 1,700 1,803
GRAND TOTAL,
ANNUAL. DEATH-Rate,
1873.
1874.
1876. 1875.
1877.
PER 1,000 FOR
Whole Population,...................
22.67
Births,1,084 British & Foreign Community,
Deathe,...,731 Do. deducting non-Residents,
24.58
Chinese,
22.90
31.19
31.24 25.87 28.18 20.61 32.23 28.18 24.46 18.04
25.04
13.78 26.04
22.03 25.74 28.80 27.41
CECIL C. SMITH, Registrar General.
Registrar General's Office, Hongkong, 24th January, 1878.