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Enclosure 5, in No. 33.
ABSTRACT of RETURNS furnished from each House occupied by Chinese in the Colony of Hong Kong, stating the Number of Persons resident therein, and Mortality,
during the Year ending the 31st December 1853.
Children.
Deaths during Year 1853.
Name of District or Place.
Malc.
"Female.
Total Population of each Place.
Total Mortality.
General Occupation
of the Inhabitants.
Male.
Female.
In the Colony.
Out of the Colony.
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STATE OF HER MAJESTY'S COLONIAL POSSESSIONS.
It is known that a great proportion of Chineso when seized with se- vere illness leave this colony for their na- tive places; conse- quently, the Deaths occurring out of the colony are more nu- merous than those in the colony I esti- mate the Deaths oc- curring out of the colony at 820.
Trade.
Fishing and trade. Agriculture.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Fishing and trade.
Do. and agriculture. Do. and stonecutter. Do.
do.
Do. and trade. Do. do.
Do, and agriculture. Agriculture.
Do. Do.
Do.
City of Victoria
14,045
2,866
1,316
1,260
19,487
106
Aberdeen and Vicinity
Hong Kong
Ka-su-wan and Ka-su-wan
Hoong-heong-loo
Pok-foo-lum
Sai-wan Sei-ing-poon Shek-'o
Sheak-tong-tsui
Show-kewan
749
130
71
30
980
10
70
50
37
26
183
30
5
20
10
65
60
6
4
3
73
32
24
13
7
76
-
49
39
24
22
134
M
43
21
13
83
143
42
'36
29
250
3
271
5
5
3
284
215
25
40
17
297
Soo-koan-poo
659
187
53
39
888
Stanley
623
165
76
44
908
33601245
Tsut-chee-moy
54
15
6
7
82
Ty-tam-took and Ty-tam
49
30
25
12
116
Wong ma-kok
12
8
2
5
27
Wong-nee-choong
106
94
68
46
314
Wong-kok-tsui
35
12
12
1
60
17,245
3,674
1,821
1,567
24,307
173
Bodies found exposed, died in Gaol, and
Government Civil Hospital
56
229
820
1,028
(Signed)
C. MAY,
Officiating Registrar General.
HONG KON
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