622547-1908-Supplementary-Report-on-the-Widow-s-and-Orphans-fund — Page 1

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The Hongkong Government Gazette

Of FRIDAY, the 14th of FEBRUARY, 1908.

Published by Authority,

REPORT ON THE WIDOWS' AND ORPHANS' FUND FOR THE YEAR 1907.

Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor,

HONGKONG, 31st January, 1908.

The amount to the Credit of the Fund on the 31st December last, was $17,475.92 including $17,088.55 for interest as per statement appended.

The average monthly contributions amount now to $2,900.

On the 31st December, 1906, the number of Contributors on the books was 551 and of the 31st December, 1907, 596, of whom 215 are bachelors, 368 are married men and 13 ar widowers.

During the year 104 joined the Fund, 44 left and 9 died.

The total number of children on the books is 526.

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at who loft 32 resigned the Government Service and 12 wero dismissed. The 9 bs" ibers who died were 5 bachelors, 3 married men and I widower.

The causes of death were as under:-

1 Portuguese

1 Indian.

1 Chinese

1 European

1 Portuguese

1 European

1 Portuguese

1 European. 1 Portuguese

(66) Bright's Disease.

(38) Uræmia.

(19) Typhoid Fever. (47) Chronic Nephritis. (22) Pericarditis. (48) Heart Disease. (27) Typhoid Fever.

.) Heart Disease. (24) Phthisis.