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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 22ND MAY, 1886.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 183. The following Returns are published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 22nd May, 1886.

DISTRICTS.

FREDERICK STEWART,

Acting Colonial Secretar

RETURNS of BIRTHS and DEATHS for the Year ending 31st December, 1885.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN COMMUNITY. (including every Nationality, except Chinese.)

CHINESE.

DEATHS. BRITISH & FOREIGN COMMUNITY.

BIRTHS.

DEATHS.

BIRTIIS.

DEATHS.

British and Foreign, 5 Portuguese,

4

Boys. Girls. Males. Females.

Indians, &c.,

.3

Boys. Girls. Males. Females.

Non-Residents,

..6

Victoria,

86

Kaulung,

69 1

148

43

675

487

Unknown,

2,193

1,858

28

17

235

162.

20°

Shaukiwán,

57

49

154

105

Aberdeen,

27

25

138

97

Stanley,

19

11

19

21

Sex Unknown, Victoria,

Kaulung,

TOTAL,...

90

70

157

46

806

589

2,739

2,243

Total Deaths ofĮ

Chinese,......

4,98:

GRAND TOTAL.

ANNUAL DEATH-RATE, PER 1,000, CALCULATED ON THE CENSUS

Averages for

1881.

1882.

1883. 1884.

1885.

the 5 years

Averages for the 5 years

OF 1881.

ending 1880.

ending 1885.

Whole Population,....

24.07

26.11

30.04

26.91 32.36

25.08

27.89

Births, ..1,555 British & Foreign Community,

18.22

15.75

17.60

16.37 20.90

19,21

17.76

Deaths,... 5,192

Do. deducting non-Residents,

13.44

12.47

13.93

14.65

16.11

16.34

14.12

Chinese,

24.45

26.78

30.84

27.59

33.10

29.76

28.55

J. H. STEWART LOCKART,

Acting Registrar General.

Registrar General's Office, Hongkong, 18th January, 1886.

DEATH-RATES in different Groups of Ages for the Year 1885.

AGES.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

CHINESE.

Deaths.

Per cent. of whole.

Deaths.

Per cent. of whole.

Under one year,

20

9.85

1,558

31.28

One year to five,

13

6.41

523

10.48

Total under five years,............

33

16.26

2,081

41.71

From

5 to 10 years,

3

1.48

145

2.90

10 20

33

""

""

4.43

211

*4.28

20 25

29

14.29

"

""

""

239

4.79

25 35

48

"

n

"

23.65

588

11.79

35 45

28

13.79

22

"

""

638

12.79

45 55

32

"

99

"

15.76

391

7.84

55 65

14

6.90

352

12

"9

33

7.06

65 75

5

2.46

59

99

216

4.33

-

75 85

1

"

99

0.49

95

1.90

85 95

19

دو

ور

""

38

95 and upwards,

Unknown,..

I'

0.49

14

28

Total,.

203

100.00

4,989

100.00

Registrar General's Office, Hongkong, 18th January, 1886.

J. H. STEWARt Lockhart,

Acting Registrar General.

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