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POPULATION AND VITAL STATISTICS, 1936.

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

County, District, or Parish.

Area in

British and Foreign

Chinese Population.

Square Miles.

Total.

Mules. Fomalos, Males. Females. Males. Females,

Population to the Square not included Mile. in proceding

Columns

Aliens and Resident Strangers

Persons employed in

Births. Nomber and Rate per 1,000.

Marriages, +

Deathe, + Number

and Rate

Agricul- Manufae- Com-

per 1,000.

ture.

Litres.

merce.

Colony of Hong Kong,

391

13,082,750 549,098 417,265 562,175 426,015

2,527

Returns not available.

27,111 27.4

375

| 26,356 26.6

per 1,000

per

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 religions of the parties. Both births and birth rates are to some extent fallacious owing to partial Chinese registration and migration of bout population. Does not include 272 late rogistrations after 12 mouths, Excludes 976 stillbirths.

(Estimations only),

† Excluding the Army and Navy.

HOUSING.

Number of Chinese Dwelling Houses and Floors.

Province, County,

District or Parish.

Total Population.

1

Number of Houses.

Number of Floors.

1 Storey. 2 Storeys. 3 Storeys. 4 Storeys. 5 Storeys, 6 Storeys. 7 Storeys. 8 Storeys,

Victoria, ..................**

382,119*

344

995

4,417

6,300

646

22

24

4

12,752

44,347

(Hong Kong).

Kowloon and New Kowloon,

327,858

1,056

561

5,601

3,091

10

1

10,323

31,410

† Aberdeen and Aplichau,

6,881*

67

125

133

1

326

720

Shaukiwan,.......

23,557

118

230

547

53

948

2,431

Total

1,585

1,911

10,701

9,445

656

23

24

4

24,349

78,908

Estimated population mid-year 1998, † Outlying villages not included.

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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