POPULATION AND VITAL STATISTICS, 1934.
RETURN OF THE POPULATION, AND OF THE MARRIAGES, BIRTHS, AND DEATHS.
Comty, Distric
or Parish.
Area in
British aud Foreign
Chinese Population.
Square Miles.
Total.
Population to the Square not included
Mile.
Alious and Resident Strangers
Persons employed in
Births. Number and Rate
Dentba.
Marriages.
Number
Males. Females. Mules. Females. Males. Females.
Columns
in preceding Agricul- Manufac
per 1,000.§
+
and Rate
ture.
Com-
tures. merce.
per 1,000.
Colouy of Hong Kong,
390
12,532 †8,376 521,789 396,795 537,321 407,171
2,422
Keturus not available.
20,886 22.1
325
19,766 20.9
per
per
1,000
1,000
(Estimations only).
‡ This return does not include marriages between persons neither of whom professes the Christian religion duly celebrated according to the personal law and religious of the parties.
Both births and birth rates are very fallacious owing to partial Chinese registration and migration of bout population.
† Excluding the Army and Navy.
HOUSING.
Number of Chinese Dwelling Houses and Floors.
Province, County,
District or Parish.
Total Population.
Number of Houses.
Number of Floors.
1 Storey. 2 Storeys. 3 Storeys. 4 Storeys. 5 Storeys. 6 Storeys. 7 Storeys. 8 Storeys.
Victorin,
(Hong Kong).
Kowloon aud New Kowloon,
† Aberdeen and Aplichau,
Shankiwan,..
Total
$73,199*
307
976
4,397
6,195
654
20
24
5
[2,578
43,828
++.
300,550*
1,248
582
5,616
3,157
10,607
31,908
6,185*
GG
123
128
1
316
700
22,201⚫
118
231
541
43
933
2,375
* Extimated population mid-yeur 1034. † Outlying villages not included,
1,739
1,912
10,682
9,396
658
200
24
5
24,436
NOTE: This form is a modification of that required by Colonial Office Circular Despatch of
30th June, 1931 to suit local conditions and to give more accurate information.
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