190
Hong Kong Annual Administration Reports, 1841–1941
STATE OF HER MAJESTY'S COLONIAL POSSESSIONS.
Enclosure 6.
RETURN of Mortality amongst the Chinese during the Year 1852.
Population [of each Place. Died in the Colony. Died out of the Colony. Total City of Victoria 17,070 107 45 ... Dead, bodies of Chinese found exposed by the Police in Victoria, and buried 107 Number of Chinese died in Government Civil Hospital and Gaol 45 Total in Victoria 161 161 Aberdeen and vicinity 1,208 22 22 Heong Kong 198 Stanley, Tylam, and vicinity 1,754 22 Sheakco Saiwan 251 127 Wongneichong 367 Showkowan 540 Sookunpos 1,085 30 30 Total Villages 97 97 Estimated mortality out of colony 770 Grand Total 258 770 1,028(Signed)
C. MAY, Officiating Registrar General.
Enclosure 7.
Return of the average Number of Prisoners confined in Victoria Gaol during every Day of each Month of the Year 1852, and the Number of Deaths during the Year.
Months. Chinese and Europeans. Coloured Total. Number of Deaths. Remarks. January 31 130 161 1 One Chinese died of consumption. February 31 119 150 March 87 121 April 31 112 143 May 45 113 June 36 126 162 July 54 127 181 August 58 126 184 September 24 136 1 One Chinese died of malignant ulcer of the ... October 13 161 4 One Chinese died of hospital gangrene, two Chinese died of dysentery, and one Manilaman died of fever. November 33 129 2 One Malay died of remittent fever, and one Indian died of dysentery. December 54 103 157 Total 444 1,468 1,912 Average number in each month 1591 Total deaths 11 Mortality, per cent. 8.91(Signed)
CHARLES MAY, Acting Sheriff.
Enclosure No. 8.
MEMORANDUM showing the Number of Deaths which have occurred in the Garrison of Hong Kong during the Year ended 31st December 1852.
Description of Troops. Quarter ending 31st March. Quarter ending 30th June. Quarter ending 30th Sept. Quarter ending 31st 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 594 686 618 611 627 22 3.6 Malays and natives of India 380 377 363 359 369 37 10-02 // 5-1 996 59Brigade Office, Victoria, Hong Kong,
10th February 1853.
(Signed) A. E. BURMESTER, Major,
Brigade Major.
190
Hong Kong Annual Administration Reports, 1841–1941
STATE OF. HER MAJESTY'S COLONIAL POSSESSIONS.
Enclosure 6.
RETURN of Mortality amongst the Chinese during the Year 1852.
Population [of each Place.
Died in the | Died out of Colony.": "the Colony.
Totní
City of Victoria
17,070,
Dead, bodies of Chinese found exposed by the Polico in
Victoria, and buried
107 VFR
107,
45
Number of Chieese died in Government Civil Hospital and
Gaol
Total in Victoria
161
161:
Aberdeen and vicinity
1,208
22
22
Heong Kong
198
Stanley, Tylam, and vicinity
1,754
22
Sheakco
Saiwan
251
127
Wongneichong
367.:
Showkowan
540
Sookunpos
1,085
30
30.
Total Villagas
97
97
Estimated mortality out of colony
770
770
Grand Total
258
770
1,028
(Signed)
C. MAY, Officiating Registrar General.
Enclosure 7.
Return of the average Number of Prisoners confined in Victoria Gaol during every Day of each Month of the Year 1852, and the Number of Deaths during the Year.
Months.
[Chinese and} Europeans. Coloured
Total.
Number of
Deaths.
Bemarks.
I'risoners.
January February
31
130
161
1
One Chinese died of consumption.
31
119
150
March
87
121
}
April
31
112
143
May
45
113
158
June
36
126
162
July
54
127
181
August
58
126
184
September
October
November December
** **
24
136
159
13
161
174
One Chinese died of malignant ulcer of the
One Chinese died of dysentery.
#..
One Chinese died of hospital gangrene, two Chinese died of dysentery, and one Ma- nilaman died of fever.
One Malay died of remittent fever, and one
Indian died of dysentery..
33
129
162
54
103
157
Total
444
1,468
1,912
Average number in each month Total deaths Mortality, per cent.
(Signed)
Enclosure No. 8. -
- 1591
11 8.91
CHARLES MAY, Acting Sheriff.
MEMORANDUM
um showing the Number of Deaths which have occurred in the Garrison of Hong Kong
during the Year ended 31st December 1852.
Description of Troops.
PERIOD.
Quarter ending Quarter ending|Quarter ending|Quarter ending
30th June. 30th Sept. 31st Des.
$1st March.
Average
Deaths.
Average
Strength.
Deaths.
Average
Strength.
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
594
• 686 6 618 € 611
Malays and natives
India
of }
380 : 8
377 13
363 11
359
5
Brigade Office, Victoria, Hong Kong,
10th February 1853.
627 22
369 37
996 59
3.6
10-02 // 5-1
(Signed) A. E. BURMESTER, Major,
Brigade Major.
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