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STATE OF HER MAJESTY'S COLONIAL POSSESSIONS.
Hong Kong Annual Administration Reports, 1841-1941
Enclosure 4.
ABSTRACT of RETURNS furnished from each House occupied by CHINESE in the Colony of HONG KONG, stating the Number of Persons resident therein, Mortality, &c, on 31st December 1852.
Name of District or Place. Male. Female. Children. Total Population of each Place. Number of Persons who died during the 12 Months. Total Chinese Mortality. General Nature of Occupation of the Inhabitants. Male. Female. In the Colony. Out of the Colony. City of Victoria 10,304 2,514 979 874 14,671 107 Trade. Aberdeen and Vicinity 833 209 123 43 1,208 Fishing and trade. Hong Kong 85 52 37 24 198 Agriculture. Hokisui and Kaseewan 88 28 17 15 98 Do. and fishing. Hongheongloo 101 5 4 3 113 Do. and stonecutting. Pokfoolum 80 20 15 10 75 Agriculture. Sai an 43 41 25 18 127 Do. Selingpoon 37 18 17 13 85 Do. Sheak-o 121 68 34 28 251 Do, and fishing. Sheaktongtsui 75 85 27 20 157 Do. and stonecutting. Showkewän 419 50 39 32 540 Stonecutting. Sookumpoo 601 138 74 72 1,085 30 Trade. Stanley 1,172 288 65 * 1,617 20 Do. and fishing, Tsutcheemoy 69 17 6 99 Stonecutting. Tytamtook and Tytam 30 82 21 20 123 Agriculture. Wongmakok 6 3 1 14 Do. Wongneichong 131 101 80 55 367 12 Do. Wongkoktsui 6 2 3 11 14,321 3,622 1,597 1,299 20,839 204 Bodies found exposed, died in gaol, and Government Civil Hospital 54 258 770 (Signed) C. MAY, Officiating Registrar General.It is known that a great proportion of the Chinese seized with severe illness leave this Colony for their native places; consequently, the Deaths out of the Colony are more numerous than those occurring in the Colony. I estimate the Deaths out of Colony to be 770.
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STATE OF HER MAJESTY'S COLONIAL
Hong Kong Annual Administration Reports, 1841-1941
POSSESSIONS.
Enclosure 4.
ABSTRACT of RETURNS furnished from each House occupied by CHINESE in the Colony of HONG KONG, stating the Number of Persons resident therein, Mortality, &c, on
31st December 1852.
Children.
Number of Persons who died during the 12 Months.
Name of District or Place.
Male.
Female.
Male.
Female.
Total
Population of each Place.
Total
Chinese
Mortality.
General Nature of Occupation of the
* Inhabitants.
In the
Colony.
+
Out of
the Colony,
City of Victoria
10,304
2,514
979
874
14,671
107
Aberdeen and Vicinity
833
209
123
43
1,208
Hong Kong
85
52
37
24
198
Hokisui and Kaseewan
88
28
17
15
98
Hongheongloo
101
5
4
3
113
Pokfoolum
80
20
15
10
75
Sain an
.43
41
25
18
-127
Selingpoon
37
18
17
13
85
**
Sheak-o
121
68
34
28
251
Sheaktongtsui
** 75
85
27
20.
157
Showkewän
419
50
39
32
540
Sookumpoo
601
138
74
72
1,085
30
Stanley
1,172
288
65*
1,617
20
880
Tsutcheemoy
69
17
6
99
Tytamtook and Tytam
30
82.
21
20
123
Wongmakok
6
3
.1.
14
Wongneichong
131
101
80
55
367
12
Wongkoktsui
6
2
ទ
11
22
It is known that a great
· proportion of the Chi- nese seized with se- vere illness leave this Colony for their. na- tive places; conse- quently, the Deaths
out of the Colony are more numerous than those occurring in the Colony. I estimate the Deaths out of Co- Jony to be.770.
-
Trade.
Fishing and trade. Agriculture.
Do. and fishing.
Do. and stonecutting.
Agriculture.
Da.
Do.
Do, and fishing.
Do. and stonecutting. Stonecutting. Trade.
Do. and fishing, Stonecutting. Agriculture... Do.
; Do.
Stonecutting.
14,321
3,622
1,597
1,299
20,839
204
Bodies found exposed, died in gaol, and
Government Civil Hospital
and}
54
258
770
(Signed)
1,028
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C. MAY,
Officiating Registrar General.
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