POPULATION AND VITAL STATISTICS, 1940.
RETURN OF THE POPULATION, AND OF THE MARRIAGES, BIRTHS, AND DEATHS.
Area In
County, district, or parish.
British sad foreign.
aquaro miles.
Chinese population. ¶
Total, ¶
Aliens and resident
Persone employed in
Population to the square mile.
Males. Females. Males. Females. Males. Females.
strangers not included in preceding columns.
Births. Number aud rate per 1,000.§
Denths.
Marriages. +
Dulaber and rate
| Agricul- Manufac. Com-
tirė.
tures. merce.
| per 1,000.
Colony of Hong Kong,
391
13,848 10,277 601,603 446,163 613,451436,442
2,741
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Returus not available.
44,917 41.9
983
61,010 56.9
per
per
1,000
1,000
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 to some extent fallacious owing to partial Chinese registration and migration of boat population. Does not include 147 Inte registrations after 12 months.
(Estimations only).
† Excluding the Forces of the Crown.
Excludes 1,958 stillbirths.
Not including refugees estimated at about 750,000.
HOUSING.
Number of chinese dwelling houses and floors.
Province, County,
Population.
Number of
bousea.
Number of floore.
District or Parish.
1 storey. 2 storeys.
3 storeys. 4 storeys. 5 storey". 6 storeys.
7 storeys.
8 storeys.
Victoria,
412,572
275
893
4,211
6,289
623
36
18
(Hong Kong),
†Kowloon and New Kowloon,
106,081
77
450
5,788
3,438
13
†Aberdeen and Aplichau,
7,876
186
176
184
1
Shaokiwan,
2,657
119
230
558
97
Total
858,686
656
1,749
10,688
9,825
696
36
18
Estimated population mid-your 1940 excluding refugeas, † Outlying villages not included.
12,348
43,831
9,766
32,158
496
943
1001
2,632
23,611
79,061
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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