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No. 26.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 5TH FEBRUARY, 1879.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Returns of Births and Deaths for the Quarter ending on the 31st December, 1878, and for the Year 1878, are published for general information.
By Command,
C. MAY, Acting Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 31st January, 1879.
RETURNS of BIRTHS and DEATHS for the 4th Quarter of 1878, ending 31st December.
|DEATHE. BRITISH &
DISTRICTS.
BRITISH AND FOREIGN COMMUNITY.
CHINESE.
FORIGN COMMUNITY.
BIRTHS.
DEATHS.
BIRTHS.
DEATHS.
Boys. Girls. Males. Females. Boys.
Girls.
Males. Females.
British and Foreign, 8
Victoria,
23.
14
33
6
183
145
389
452
Portuguese,.........10
Kow-loon,
10
7
26
22
Indian, &c.,
8
Sháu-kí Wáng.
10
11
23
16
Non-Residents, ......13
Aberdeen,
7
4
23
14
Stanley,
2
1
7
5
39
TOTAL,...
23
14
33
6
212
168
468
509*
ANNUAL DEATH-RATE,
GRAND TOTAL,
1878.
PER1,000 FOR 4TH QUARTER OF
Whole Population,.....
27.76
Births, 417
British & Foreign Community,
17.37
Deaths, ...1,016
Do. deducting non-Residents, Chinese,
13.27
28,48
Registrar General's Office, Hongkong, 25th January, 1879.
JOHN GERRARD,
Acting Registrar General.
RETURNS of BIRTHS and DEATHS for the Year 1878.
DEATHS. BRITISH &
DISTRICTS.
BRITISH AND FOREIGN COMMUNITY.
CHINESE.
FOREIGN COMMUNITY.
BIRTHS.
DEATHS.
BIRTHS.
DEATHS.
Victoria, Kowloon,.
Sháu-kí Wán,
Aberdeen,
Boys.
91
Girls. Males. Females. Boys. Girls.
Males. Females.
British and Foreign, 45
127
41
644
497
1,647
1,789
Portuguese,
.43
34
21
117
93
Indian, &c.,
.29
48
36
95
57
...
Non-Residents,
..51
14
10
69
39
...
Stanley,
9
28
17
168
--
TOTAL,...
91
224
77
127
41
749
567 1,956
1,995
GRAND TOTAL,
ANNUAL DEATH-RATE,
*1873.
1874.
1875. 1876.
1877.
1878.
PER 1,000 FOR THE YEARS
Whole Population,.
22.57
31.24
25.87 28.18
26.81
29.60
Births, ..1,484 | British & Foreign Community,
27.72
32.23
28.18 24.45 18.04
18.73
Deaths, ...4,119
Do. deducting non-Residents, 24.53 Chinese,
25.94
25.94 22.92
13.78
14.90
22.29
31.19
25.74 28.39
27.41
30.35
Registrar General's Office, Hongkong, 25th January, 1879.
JOHN GERRARD,
Acting Registrar General.
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