4542-1906-Reports-on-the-Health-and-Sanitary-Condition-of-the-Colony-of-Hongkong-for-the-year-1905 — Page 7

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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MAY 11, 1906.

The following Table shows the acreage of the City Health Districts with the houses and population in each such district :-

Built-over

Health

Total Districts. Acreage.

Areas in

Chinese Houses.

Acres.

Non- Chinese Houses.

Persous

Chinese Non-Chinese Population. Population.

per Acre (built-over).

1.

531

134

827

158

12,230

1,205

100

510

284

140

1.006

66

24,220

183

977 troops.

3.

232

137

27

422

5,420

3,150

61

4........

£6

53

1,039

165

26,760

1,422

531

5........

29

27

1,015

62

6..........

30

27

925

15

23

25,060

423

943

21,610

104

801

7

36

31

901

5

16,610

66

537

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49

47

1,002

3

22,755

31

484

9

44

44

1,064

19

25,135

174

575

10.......

252

106

765

51

12,850

515

126

1,502

746

8,371

966

192,650

8,577

270

The following Table shows the distribution of the population of Kowloon according to Houses and Floors in the different sub-districts into which Kowloon

is divided :—

Kowloon

Sub-districts.

Two storey Dwell- ings.

One storey Dwell- ings.

Three storey Dwell- ings.

Four storey Dwell- ings.

Five storey Dwell- ings.

Total Dwellings.

Total Floors.

Average Number of Floors per Dwell-

ing.

Number of Persons per House.

Number os Persons

per Floor.

Area in Acres.

w+

231

221

438

1.98

9.98

5.04

108

17

70

79

166 560

3.37 27.92

8.27

126

3.

9

324

383

91

:

796 2,137 2.68 20-86

7.77

198

4.

524

63 326

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920|1,656

6.78 1.80

3.77

163

5..

20

20

173

22

245 542 4.37 27-47 12:51

319

6.

3 234 292

22

7.......

592

446

4

8.........

940 219

9..

699

46

551 1,435

1,042 1,496

1,159 1,598 1.36 5.56

745 791 1:06 6.28

2.60

16.73 6.42

323

1:43

5.13 3.58

4.03

2,758

2,068

5.92

732

BIRTHS.

The births registered during the year were as follows:-

Chinese, Non-Chinese,

Males.

Females.

Total.

......676

312

988

...153

148

301

829

460

1,289

This gives a general birth-rate of 3:41 per 1,000 as compared with 3.3 per 1,000 in 1904 and 3:2 per 1,000 in 1903.

The birth-rate amongst the Non-Chinese community was 17:03 per 1,000 as compared with 139 per 1,000 in 1904 and 15-2 per 1,000 in 1903.