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.

78,811

(N1)

415

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