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POPULATION AND VITAL STATISTICS, 1931

RETURN OF THE POPULATION, AND OF THE MARRIAGES, BIRTHS, AND DEATHS

County, District, or Parish	Area in Square Miles	Resident British and Foreign		Chinese Population		Total		Strangers not included in preceding Columns
		Males	Females	Males	Females	Males	Females
Colony of Hong Kong	390	11,817	7,723	476,018	351,192	487,835	361,915

Population to the Square Mile.

Persons employed in

Agriculture	Manufactures	Commerce
Returns not available.

Births

Deaths

Number and Rate per 1,000	Number and Rate per 1,000
12,113 (16.5)	19,797 (26.3)

Marriages

Number and Rate per 1,000
2,179 (187)

(Estimations only).

Those figures and rates are exclusive of the New Territories (Except New Kowloon), Excluding the Army and Navy.
This return also includes marriages between persons neither of whom professes the Christian religion duly celebrated according to the personal law and religions of the parties.
Both births and birth rates are very fallacious owing to partial Chinese registration and migration of boat population.

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POPULATION BY DISTRICT

Province, County, District, or Parish	Total Population
Hong Kong	369,900
Kowloon and New Kowloon	337,997
Villages of Hong Kong	270,940
Total	682,780

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HOUSING

Number of separate Dwelling Houses and of persons inhabiting them

District	Houses of One Room		Houses of Two Rooms		Houses of Three Rooms and over		Barracks, Compounds, Tenement Houses, etc.		Native Huts
	Houses	Inhabitants	Houses	Inhabitants	Houses	Inhabitants	Houses	Inhabitants	Huts	Inhabitants
Hong Kong	24	215	10	51	850	9,091	*12,016	337,997	...	...
Kowloon and New Kowloon	423	2,516	...	...	270,940	...	2	21	308	1,846
Villages of Hong Kong	352	2,430	...	...	9,156	...	254,914	...	2,349	...
Total	11,729	41,890	...	...	682,780	...	496	1,900	46	312

Note: * Total under two-roomed houses used by eighty ricksha coolies at the Park and seventeen Government quarters, offices, etc., housing one thousand and fifty-four employees in the city.

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POPULATION AND VITAL STATISTICS, 1931 RETURN OF THE POPULATION, AND OF THE MARRIAGES, BIRTHS, AND DEATHS County, District, or Parish Area in Square Miles Resident British and Foreign Chinese Population Total Strangers not included in preceding Columns Males Females Males Females Males Females Colony of Hong Kong 390 11,817 7,723 476,018 351,192 487,835 361,915 Population to the Square Mile. Persons employed in Agriculture Manufactures Commerce Returns not available. Births Deaths Number and Rate per 1,000 Number and Rate per 1,000 12,113 (16.5) 19,797 (26.3) Marriages Number and Rate per 1,000 2,179 (187) (Estimations only). Those figures and rates are exclusive of the New Territories (Except New Kowloon), Excluding the Army and Navy. This return also includes marriages between persons neither of whom professes the Christian religion duly celebrated according to the personal law and religions of the parties. Both births and birth rates are very fallacious owing to partial Chinese registration and migration of boat population. --- POPULATION BY DISTRICT Province, County, District, or Parish Total Population Hong Kong 369,900 Kowloon and New Kowloon 337,997 Villages of Hong Kong 270,940 Total 682,780 --- HOUSING Number of separate Dwelling Houses and of persons inhabiting them District Houses of One Room Houses of Two Rooms Houses of Three Rooms and over Barracks, Compounds, Tenement Houses, etc. Native Huts Houses Inhabitants Houses Inhabitants Houses Inhabitants Houses Inhabitants Huts Inhabitants Hong Kong 24 215 10 51 850 9,091 *12,016 337,997 ... ... Kowloon and New Kowloon 423 2,516 ... ... 270,940 ... 2 21 308 1,846 Villages of Hong Kong 352 2,430 ... ... 9,156 ... 254,914 ... 2,349 ... Total 11,729 41,890 ... ... 682,780 ... 496 1,900 46 312 Note: * Total under two-roomed houses used by eighty ricksha coolies at the Park and seventeen Government quarters, offices, etc., housing one thousand and fifty-four employees in the city. --- (N1) 405

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POPULATION AND VITAL STATISTICS, 1931. RETURN OF THE POPULATION, AND OF THE MARRIAGES, BIRTHS, AND DEATHS. Resident Alions and County, District, or Parish. Area in ¦ Square British and Foreign. Chmose Population. Total. Strangers not include Miles. Males. Females, Mules. Females, Malos. Females. in preceding Columus Colony of Hong Kong, 390 11,817 · † 7,723 | 476,018 351,192,487,835 | 361,915 Population to the Square Mile. Persons employed in Births. SECTION N1. Deaths. Number and Rate per 1,000. § Marriages, 1 Number and Rate Agricul-Munnfac- Com- per 1,000, ture, tures. Inerce. 2,179 Returns not availablo. 12,113 16:5 187 19.797 26:3 per per 1,000 1,000 (Estimations ouly). • Those figures and rates are exclusive of the New Territories (Except New Kowloon,) Excluding the Army and Navy. This return aloes uni include murringes between persons neither of whom professes the Christian religion duly celebrated according to the personal law and religions of the parties, Both births and birth rates are very fallacions owing to partial Chinese registration and migration of boat population, Province, Conaty, District, or Purish. Toml Population. Hong Kong. Kowloon and New Kowloon. Villagos of Hong Kong. Tutal 2 HOUSING. Number of separate Dwelling Houses and of persons inhabiting them, Houses of Inhabitants. I Die Poum, Tonses of Two ronds, Inhabitants. Houses of three rooms and over Inhabitants, Number of Barracks, Compounds, Teus- ment Houses, etc., and of persons inhabiting them, Number of Native Huts and of persons inhabiting them, Barracks Inhabit- etc., Huts. ants. 3 5 6 9 10 11 Inhabit- ants. 12 : 369,900 24 215 10 51 850 9,091 12,016 337,997 423 2,516 270,940 2 21 308 1,846 352 2,430 9,156 254,914 2,349 ! 11,729 41,890 682,780 496 1,900 46 312 174 1,782 2,130 33,984 714 3,912 521 2,166 364 2.209 1,876 13,803 I 29,30? 616,895 3,486 18,157 Turolinder twa two-roomed houses used by vighty ricksha coolies at the Pork and seventeen Government quarters, offices, etc., housing one thousand and fifty-four employees in the city. (N1) 405

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POPULATION AND VITAL STATISTICS, 1931.

RETURN OF THE POPULATION, AND OF THE MARRIAGES, BIRTHS, AND DEATHS.

Resident

Alions and

County, District, or Parish.

Area in ¦ Square

British and Foreign.

Chmose Population.

Total.

Strangers not include

Miles.

Males. Females,

Mules.

Females, Malos. Females.

in preceding Columus

Colony of Hong Kong,

390

11,817 · † 7,723 | 476,018 351,192,487,835 | 361,915

Population to the Square Mile.

Persons employed in

Births.

SECTION N1.

Deaths.

Number and Rate per 1,000. §

Marriages, 1

Number and Rate

Agricul-Munnfac-

Com-

per 1,000,

ture,

tures.

Inerce.

2,179

Returns not availablo.

12,113 16:5

187

19.797 26:3

per

1,000

(Estimations ouly).

• Those figures and rates are exclusive of the New Territories (Except New Kowloon,) Excluding the Army and Navy.

This return aloes uni include murringes between persons neither of whom professes the Christian religion duly celebrated according to the personal law and religions of the parties, Both births and birth rates are very fallacions owing to partial Chinese registration and migration of boat population,

Province, Conaty,

District, or

Purish.

Toml Population.

Hong Kong.

Kowloon and New

Kowloon.

Villagos of Hong Kong.

Tutal

HOUSING.

Number of separate Dwelling Houses and

of persons inhabiting them,

Houses of

Inhabitants.

Die Poum,

Tonses of

Two ronds,

Inhabitants.

Houses of three rooms and over

Inhabitants,

Number of Barracks, Compounds, Teus- ment Houses, etc., and of persons inhabiting them,

Number of Native Huts and of persons inhabiting them,

Barracks Inhabit-

etc.,

Huts.

ants.

Inhabit- ants. 12

369,900

215

850

9,091

12,016

337,997

423

2,516

270,940

308

1,846

352

2,430

9,156

254,914

2,349

11,729

41,890

682,780

496

1,900

312

174

1,782

2,130

33,984

714

3,912

521

2,166

364

2.209

1,876

13,803

29,30?

616,895

3,486

18,157

Turolinder twa two-roomed houses used by vighty ricksha coolies at the Pork and seventeen Government quarters, offices, etc., housing one thousand and fifty-four employees in the city.