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Enclosure 7.
RETURN of MORTALITY amongst the CHINESE during the Year 1851.
Place. Population of each Place. Died in the Colony. Died out of the Colony. Total City of Victoria 10,666 165 165 Dead bodies of Chinese found exposed by the Police in Victoria and buried 32 32 Number of Chinese died in Government Civil Hospital and Gaol 209 22 22 Total in Victoria 219 219 Aberdeen Stanley and Vicinity 926 939 Sheak 'O 270 6231 Saiwan 234 4 4 Showkewan and Vicinity 1,337 11 11 Sookunpoo 1,094 8 Wongneichung 444 2 Total Villages 36 36 Estimated Mortality out of Colony* 765 765 Grand Total 255 765 1,020* It may be reasonably estimated that three-fourths of Chinese seized with serious diseases in this Colony remove to their native places, two-thirds of whom die; I believe that the deaths of the Colony may be properly stated at 765.
(Signed) C. MAY, Officiating Registrar General.
Enclosure 8.
RETURN of the Average Number of PRISONERS Confined in the Victoria Gaol, during every Day of each Month of the Year 1851.
Months. (Chinese and Europeans. Coloured Total Number of Deaths, Prisoners. January 148 22 164 REMARCA One Chinese of dysentery. February 145 167 March 28 147 175 3 April 27 149 176 May 19 144 163 One Chinese of mortified leg, one Chinese of paralysis, one Chinese committed suicide by hanging. June 29 151 180 One Chinese of hospital gangrene. July 40 149 189 1 One European of apoplexy. August 42 134 176 2 Two Chinese of dysentery. September 61 149 210 October 48 152 200 One European and one Chinese of dysentery November 38 143 181 December 31 147 178 Total 401 1,758 2,159 11 Average number in each month 180 Total Deaths 11 Mortality, say per cent.(Signed) W. IL MITCHELL, Sherif
Enclosure 9.
Memorandum showing the NUMBER of Deaths which have occurred in the GARRISON of HONG KONG, during the Year ended 31st December 1851.
Description of Troops. PERIOD. Quarter ending 30th June. Quarter ending 31st March. Quarter ending 30th Sept. Quarter ending 01st Dec. Average Strength during the Year. Number of Deaths during the Year. Proportion of Deaths to average Strength. Proportion of Deaths to entire Force. Europeans ... ... ... ... Malays and Natives India 22 626 9 577 44 7'5 * 526 7 310 € 648 of } 382 7 390 # 403 5 400 10 Brigade Office, Hong Kong, January 6, 1852. (Signed) 394-2 30 7.6 971+ 74 A. E. BURMESTER, Captain, 7.6 Brigade Major,170
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Enclosure 7.
RETURN of MORTALITY amongst the CHINESE during the Year 1851.
Population
Died in of each Place. the Colony.
Died out of the Colony.
Total
City of Victoria
10,666
165
165
Dead bodies of Chinese found exposed by the Police in
Victoria and buried
32
32
Number of Chinese died in Government Civil Hospital
and Gaol
209
22
22
Total in Victoria
219
219
Aberdeen
Stanley and Vicinity
926
939
Sheak 'O
270
6231
Saiwan
234
4
4
Showkewan and Vicinity
1,337
11
11
Sookunpoo
1,094
8
Wongneichung
444
2
Total Villages
36
36
Estimated Mortality out of Colony*
765
765
Grand Total
255
765
1,020
* It may be reasonably estimated that three-fourths of Chinese seized with serious diseases in this Colony remove to their native places, two-thirds of whom die; I believe that the deaths of the Colony may be properly stated at 765.
(Signed) C. MAY, Officiating Registrar General.
Enclosure 8.
RETURN of the Average Number of PRISONERS Confined in the Victoria Gaol, during every Day of each Month of the Year 1851.
Months.
(Chinese and Europeans. Coloured
Total
Number of Deaths,
Prisoners.
January
148
164
REMARCA
One Chinese of dysentery.
February
22
145
167
March
28
147
175
3
April
27
149
176
May
19
144
163
One Chinese of mortified leg, one Chinese of paralysis, one Chinese committed suicide by hanging.
One Chinese of hospital gangrene.
June
29
151
180
Do.
Do.
July
40
149
189
1
One Europeau of apoplexy.
August
42
134
176
2
Two Chinese of dysentery.
September
61
149
210
October
48
152
200
One European and one Chinese of dysentery
November
38
143
181
December
31
147
178
Total
401
1,758
2,159
11
Average number in each month
Total Deaths
Mortality, say per cent.
180
11
(Signed) W. IL MITCHELL, Sherif
Enclosure 9.
Memorandum showing the NUMBER of Deaths which have occurred in the GARRISON of HONG KONG, during the Year ended 31st December 1851.
Description of Troops.
PERIOD.
Quarter ending Quarter ending Quarter ending Quarter ending)
30th June.
31st March.
Average
Strength
30th Sept.
01st Dec.
Deaths.
Average
Strength.
Deaths.
Average Strength
during the Year.
Number of Deaths
during the Year.
Proportion of Deaths
to average Strength.
Proportion of Deaths
to entire Force.
Europeans
Malays and Natives
India
22 626
9 577 44 7'5
*
526
7
310
€ 648
of }
382
7 390
#
403
5 400
10
Brigade Office, Hong Kong,
January 6, 1852.
(Signed)
394-2 30 7.6
971+ 74
A. E. BURMESTER, Captain,
7.6
Brigade Major,
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