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The following Table shows the acreage of the City Health Districts with the houses and population in each such district as estimated for the year 1907.

Health Districts.

Total Acreage.

Built-over Chinese

Areas in

Non-

Chinese

Acres.

Dwellings Chinese Population. Chinese

per Acre Dwellings.

Population. (built-over).

Non-

Person

1.....

531

134

832

159

12,364

975

99

2

243

140

1,009

73

1,594

20,195

169

1,929 troops

3.......

232

137

29

422

8,980

2,695

85

4....

56

53

1,062

163

23,454

1,120

466

5........

29

27

964

62

17,580

380

665

6...........

30

27

925

15

15,662

330

592

7.

36

31

918

7

18,520

100

606

8..

49

47

1.010

5

18,200

230

393

9........

44

44

1,098

16

25,000

140

576

10...

252

106

849

54

14,130/

310

144

Total 1907... 1,502

746

8.696

976

174,085 9,803

246

1906...

1,523

746

"

8,503

982

173,289 9.507

245

The number of Chinese living at the Peak and Stonecutters' Island is estimated at 1,655.

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

Kowloon sub-

1

districts.

One storey Two storey Three storey Four storey Dwellings Dwellings Dwellings Dwellings

Non-Chinese.

:

Chinese.

:

:

:

Chinese.

Non-Chinese.

Chinese.

Non-Chinese.

Chinese.

Non-Chinese.

Total Dwellings.

Total Floors.

Average Number of Floors per Chinese Dwelling.

Chinese Population.

Number of Persons per Chinese Dwelling.

Number of Persons per Chinese Floor,

3191

176

17

70

2 371

65 1319

2

3.

4.

AN

2

5......... 20

155 13 13

6.

49

163 69292

7.

595

446 5 4

8.

940

219

:

636

48 2

Total 1907..2,250 1906..

2.248

::

Area in Acres.

Co

23

73

6

184 376 2.0

166 560

1,149

:

108

3.4 3,510 24.5

6.9

126

91

:

791 2,127

7

:

:

:

394 1,119

201 395 1.9

2.7 18,680 23.6

2.8 8,872 22.5

8.8

198

7.9

163

22

:

:

:

:

:

595| 1,477

1,050 1,509

4,849 25.8

2.5 11,560

1.4 10,350

13.1

319

21.9 8.6 323

9.9 6.9 2,758

1,159 1,378

1.4

8,290 7.1

6.0 2,068

686 736

1.1

4,690 6.8 6.4 732

00 00

8

8

193 193

5,226 9,677 5,214 9,653

1.8 71,950 14.6 7.9

6,795 1.8 70,167 14.3 7.8 6,795

1,415 2851,069

|1,407 285|1,067

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