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15. New Police Stations at Kennedy Town and at Shatankok were completed and occupied by the Police on the 1st and 20th October respectively, while new stations are also in course of construction at West Point and at Saikung.
16. The conduct of the Contingent was on the whole satisfactory, several Sergeants and Constables being rewarded for their energy and zeal.
cells.
(i) Prison. 17. Victoria Gaol at the present time contains 500 separate cells and 14 association cells. It is thus possible to confine 514 persons on the separate system; while in case of emergency 570 persons could be confined by placing 5 prisoners in each association cell. The daily average of prisoners in the Gaol numbered 486 in 1900, as compared with 434 in the previous year, and 510 in 1898. The sanitary condition of the Gaol was good.
18. There were 125 prisoners convicted from the New Territory during the year.
19. One hundred and seventy-six (176) prisoners were employed on non-productive labour during 1900. The remaining 310 were utilised either in manufactures, in building, or in the service of the Prison, and the profit on this labour for the year amounted to $8,394.25.
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1. I append tables showing:-
VII-JUDICIAL STATISTICS.
(a.) The number of summary convictions in the Police Court for various classes of offences, and the kind of punishment inflicted. Table (I).
(b.) The number of indictments and informations in the Supreme Court of Hongkong. (Table-P).
(c.) A comparison of the number of offences, apprehensions, convictions and acquittals for the last five years. (Table 2).
2. There was an increase in serious offences of 140 cases or 4.12%, and in minor offences of 710 cases or 12.6%. It was found early in the year that one Police Magistrate could not cope with the constantly increasing work and accordingly a Magistrate was appointed to hear cases at Taipó in the New Territory, while a Second Magistrate was also appointed to act in the Police Court at Victoria.
3. Two murderers were convicted and hanged in 1900.
VIII-VITAL STATISTICS.
(a.) Population.-1. The population of the Colony at the Census taken in January, 1897, was 248,880, while at the Census taken in January, 1901, it was 283,975, exclusive of the Army and Navy, which amounted to 13,287 (Army 7,640; Navy 5,647). The total population of the Colony, including the Army and Navy, was estimated at 288,418 up to the middle of 1900.
2. The population of the New Territory, which is exclusively Chinese, was estimated at 100,000 in the year 1899.
(b.) Public Health.-3. Nine hundred and thirty-nine (939) births and 6,773 deaths were registered during the year. This is equal to a general birth-rate of 3.3 per 1,000 as compared with 4.3 per 1,000 in 1899, and to a general death-rate of 23.9 per 1,000 as compared with 23.8 per 1,000 in 1899.
4. The Matshed Hospital at Kennedy Town was re-opened for the reception of Plague cases and was in use from the 16th May to 15th August. The number of admissions was 224, of whom 200 died. In addition to this 107 cases of plague were treated in the Kennedy Town Hospital itself with a mortality of 77.5%. The total number of cases reported during the year was 1,082 and the total number of deaths was 1,034, as against 1,486 and 1,428 in the preceding year.
5. There were only 17 deaths from small-pox last year; whereas in the three previous years the numbers had been 35, 110, and 209. This continued decrease has resulted in a marked apathy in regard to vaccination, the total number of vaccinations recorded being 2,123 less than in 1899.
6. The number of deaths from beri-beri almost doubled during the year, the disease being confined to the Chinese population.
7. Malarial and enteric fevers were more prevalent than in 1899. There was a considerable mortality among the troops from malarial fever.
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8. In connection with this question of Malaria an interesting experiment was tried. The Military Sanatorium has been abandoned for several years on account of the continued suffering of the Troops stationed there from malarial fever. Under the advice of Dr. Young, employed in the China Expeditionary Force, the brushwood was cut down for a distance of three to four hundred yards; swampy places were drained, and Anopheles pools filled in. For several months a company of Indian Troops has been stationed at the Sanatorium and the health of the men is excellent.
(c.) Sanitation-9. Under the provisions of the Insanitary Properties Ordinance of 1899, a large number of buildings throughout the Colony have now been provided with back-yards. The result is a perceptible improvement in the lighting and ventilation of the back part of these dwellings.
10. The questions of the excessive height of buildings and of the resumption of insanitary or obstructive buildings are also engaging the attention of the Government.
11. The City of Victoria is divided into 10 Health Districts with an Inspector of Nuisances in charge of each. There are also five first-class Inspectors for the City, each of whom has the general supervision of two districts.
12. Of the 10 Health Districts, Nos. 5 and 6, which are situated in the centre of the city, show acute surface overcrowding, while districts 9, 4, 8 and 7 are almost as densely crowded. The average density of population in the whole city is 126 persons per acre, or a percentage of 65 persons per acre in excess of that of Glasgow, itself the most densely crowded of the 36 large towns of Great Britain. It is hoped that the projected construction of tramways from East to West Point may help to relieve this congestion.
13. Towards the close of the year the Sanitary and Building Ordinances of the Colony were extended to that portion of New Territory between the shore and the first range of the Kowloon hills, thus bringing an area on the mainland of 18 square miles, with a sea-frontage of some 10 miles, within the jurisdiction of the Sanitary Board.
(d.) Climate.-14. The total rainfall for the year was 73.73 inches as compared with 72.7 inches in 1899. The wettest month was June, the driest was September.
15. The average daily amount of sunshine throughout the year was 5.03 hours, and on 28 days only was no sunshine recorded.
16. The average monthly temperature during the year was 71.6° F. as compared with 71.9° in the previous year. The monthly temperature was highest in August and lowest in January. The highest recorded temperature during the year being 97° F. in the former month and the lowest 37.5° F. in the latter.
17. I append a table showing the direction and force of the wind. Table R. The most memorable storm during the year was the typhoon of the 9th and 10th November.
That typhoon began on the night of the 9th increasing in intensity with the wind from N.E. About three a.m. the centre passed over Hongkong when the wind blew with terrific force from the S.W. and within four hours over 110 junks and 10 steam-launches were sunk, with a loss of about 206 lives. H.M.S. Sandpiper sunk at her moorings, her crew being, with one exception, gallantly rescued. The dredger Canton River, a large vessel just out from England for work on the Naval Dock, was also blown over and sunk. One man was washed off the wreck. The remainder of the crew were rescued with difficulty by a boat from H.M.S. Tamar, under command of Lieutenant the Honourable FITZWALTER BUTLER, R.N.
IX.-POSTAL AND TELEPHONE SERVICE.
(a.) Post-1. The troubles in the North of China, and the consequent despatch of the China Expeditionary Force, added very considerably to the work of the Post Office. There was a nett increase of 387,050 in the total of international and local correspondence dealt with as compared with the previous year.
2. The Indian Postal Administration opened a Base Post Office in Hongkong and to that office everything received at the General Post Office for the China Field Force was immediately sent.
3. The trouble in the North has also delayed the completion of the Convention for the Partial Postal Union between this Colony and China which had already been forwarded for execution. This Convention should certainly be completed as soon as circumstances will permit.
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15. New Police Stations at Kennedy Town and at Shatankok were completed and ocenpied by the Police on the 1st and 20th October respectively, while new stations are also in course of construction at West Point and at Saikung.
16. The conduct of the Contingent was on the whole satisfactory, several Sergeants and Consta being rewarded for their energy and zeal.
cells.
(i) Prison.17. Victoria Gaol at the present time contains 500 separate cells and 14 association It is thus possible to confine 514 persons on the separate system; while in case of emergency 570 persons could be confined by placing 5 prisoners in each association cell. The daily average of prisoners in the Gaol numbered 486 in 1900, as compared with 434 in the previous year, and 510 in 1898. The sanitary condition of the Gaol was good.
18. There were 125 prisoners convicted from the New Territory during the
year.
19. One hundred and seventy-six (176) prisoners were employed on non-productive labour during 1900. The remaining 310 were utilised either in manufactures, in building, or in the service of the Prison, and the profit on this labour for the year amounted to $8,394.25.
話
1. I append tables showing:-
VII-JUDICIAL STATISTICS.
(a.) The number of summary convictions in the Police Court for various classes of offen-
ces, and the kind of punishment inflicted. Table (.)
(6.) The number of indictments and informations in the Supreme Court of Hongkong.
(Table-P)
(c.) A comparison of the number of offences, apprehensions, convictions and acquittals
for the last five years. (Table 2)...
2. There was an increase in serious offences of 140 cases or 4.12%, and in minor offences of 710 cases or 12.6%. It was found early in the year that one Police Magistrate could not cope with the constantly increasing work and accordingly a Magistrate was appointed to hear cases at Taipó in the New Territory, while a Second Magistrate was also appointed to act in the Police Court at Victoria.
3. Two murderers were convicted and hanged in 1900.
VIII-VITAL STATISTICS,
(a.) Population.-1. The population of the Colony at the Census taken in January, 1897, was 248,880, while at the Census taken in January, 1901, it was 283,975, exclusive of the Army and Navy, which amounted to 13,287 (Army 7,640; Navy 5,597). The total population of the Colony, including the Army and Navy, was estimated at 288,418 up to the middle of 1900.
2. The population of the New Territory, which is exclusively Chinese, was estimated at 100,000 in the year 1899.
(b.) Public Health.-3. Nine hundred and thirty-nine (939) births and 6,773 deaths were registered during the year. This is equal to a general birth-rate of 3.3 per 1,000 as compared with 4.3 per 1,000 in 1899, and to a general death-rate of 23.9 per 1,000 as compared with 23.8 per 1,000 in 1899,
died.
4. The Matshed Hospital at Kennedy Town was re-opened for the reception of Plague cases and was in use from the 16th May to 15th August. The number of admissions was 224, of whom 200 In addition to this 107 cases of plague were treated in the Kennedy Town Hospital itself with a mortality of 77.5 %. The total number of cases reported during the year was 1,082 and the total number of deaths was 1,034, as against 1,486 and 1,428 in the preceding year.
5. There were only 17 deaths from small-pox last year; whereas in the three previous years the numbers bad been 35, 110, and 209. This continued decrease has resulted in a marked apathy in regard to vaccination, the total number of vaccinations recorded being 2,123 less than in 1899.
6. The number of deaths from beri-beri almost doubled during the year, the disease being con- fined to the Chinese population.
7. Malarial and enteric fevers were more prevalent than in 1899. There was a considerable mor- tality among the troops from malarial fever.
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8. In connection with this question of Malaria an interesting experiment was tried. The Mili- tary Sanatorium has been abandoned for several years on account of the continued suffering of the Troops stationed there from malarial fever. Under the advice of Dr. Young, employed in the China Expeditionary Force, the brushwood was cut down for a distance of three to four hundred yards: smpy places were drained, and Anopheles pools filled in. For several months a company of Indian Troops has been stationed at the Sanatorium and the health of the men is excellent.
(c.) Sanitation-9. Under the provisions of the Insanitary Properties Ordinance of 1899, a large number of buildings throughout the Colony have now been provided with back- yards. The result is a perceptible improvement in the lighting and ventilation of the back part of these dwellings.
10. The questions of the excessive height of buildings and of the resumption of insanitary or obstructive buildings are also engaging the attention of the Government.
11. The City of Victoria is divided into 10 Health Districts with an Inspector of Nuisances in charge of each. There are also five first-class Inspectors for the City, each of whom has the general supervision of two districts.
12. Of the 10 Health Districts, Nos. 5 and 6, which are situated in the centre of the city, show acute surface overcrowding, while districts 9, 4, 8 and 7 are almost as densely crowded. The average density of population in the whole city is 126 persons per acre, or a percentage of 65 persons per acre in excess of that of Glasgow, itself the most densely crowded of the 36 large towns of Great Britain. It is hoped that the projected construction of tramways from East to West Point may help to relieve this congestion.
13. Towards the close of the year the Sanitary and Building Ordinances of the Colony were extended to that portion of New Territory between the shore and the first range of the Kowloon hills, thus bringing an area on the mainland of 18 square miles, with a sea-frontage of some 10 railes, within the jurisdiction of the Sanitary Board.
(d.) Climate.-14. The total rainfall for the year was 73.73 inches as compared with: 72.7 inches in
1899. The wettest month was June, the driest was September.
15. The average daily amount of sunshine throughout the year was 5.03 hours, and on 28 days only was no sunshine recorded.
16. The average monthly temperature during the year was 71.6° F. as compared with 71.9° in the previous year. The monthly temperature was highest in August and lowest in January. The highest recorded temperature during the year being 97° F. in the former mouth and the lowest 37.5° F. in the latter.
17. I append a table showing the direction and force of the wind. Table R. The most memo- rable storm during the year was the typhoon of the 9th and 10th November.
That typhoon began on the night of the 9th increasing in intensity with the wind from N.E. About three a.m. the centre passed over Hongkong when the wind blew with terrific force from the S.W. and within four hours over 110 junks and 10 steam-launches were sunk, with a loss of about 206 lives. H.M.S. Sandpiper sunk at her moorings, her crew being, with one exception, gallantly rescued The dredger Canton River, a large by H M.S. Ofter under command of Lieutenant WILKIN, R.X. vessel just out from: England for work on the Naval Dock, was also blown over and suck. One man was washed off the wreck. The remainder of the crew were rescued with difficulty by a boat from H.M.S. Tamar, under command of Lieutenant the Honourable FITZ WALTER BUTLER, K.N.
IX.-POSTAL AND TELEPHONE SERVICE.
(a.) Post-1. The troubles in the North of China, and the consequent despatch of the China Expe- ditionary Force, added very considerably to the work of the Post Office. There was a nett increase of 387,050 in the total of international and local correspondence dealt with as compared with the previous year.
2. The ludian Postal Administration opened a Base Post Office in Hongkong and to that office everything received at the General Post Office for the China Field Force was immediately sent.
3. The trouble in the North has also delayed the completion of the Convention for the Partial Postal Union between this Colony and China which had already been forwarded for execution. This Convention should certainly be completed as soon as circumstances will permit.
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