MARRIAGES,
BIRINS, AND DEATHS.
Europeans, &c., Protestant,
Chinese, Protestant,
Europeans, &c., Roman Catholic,
Chinese, Roman Catholic,........
M 8
Baptisms.
Marriages. Under Ord. No. 14 of 1875.
58
20
87
5
63
18
1,691
Total,.
1,899
47
(1) RETURN of Registration of BIRTHS and DEATHS under Ordinance No. 7 of 1872.
DISTRICTS.
BRITISH AND FOREIGN COMMUNITY, (including every Nationality, except Chiness.)
CHINESE.
DEATHA BRITISH AND FOREIGN ¿COMMUNITY.
British and
BIRTHS.
DEATHS.
BIRTHS.
DEATHS.
other Na- tionalities
Boys.
Girls.
Males. Females. Boys. Girls.
Males. Females. other than
L
Victoria, Kow-loon,. Shiu-ki Win,..
Aberdeen,
98
....
Sunley,
2::::
70
121
42
014
470
1,704
1,052
those spe- cified,
32
28
147
122
TOTAL,..
98
70
121
42
13 | : : : :
47
37
93
76
ง
7
11
62
63
7
7
15
16
dents,
707
558❘ 2,081
2,229
Portuguese, 41 Indians, &c., 20
Non-Resi-
} 62
103
GRAND TOTAL,
ANNUAL DEATH-RATE,
1877. 1878.
1879.
PER 1,000
Whole Population,..
26.81
Deatus,..4,473
Do. deducting Non-Residents 13.78 Chinese,
Births,..1,433 British & Foreign Community, 18.04 18.73 18.15
14.90 14.16 27.41 30.35 33.11
(1) Investigations at present carried on as to reliability of these returns as far as Chinese are concerned will probably result in shew- ing that about 25 per cent of Chinose Births are not reported, that about 65 per cent of deaths of Chinose infants are not reported. but that the deaths of Chinese Adults are fully reported,
20.00
32.14