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THE HONGKONG
Government Gazette.
Published by Authority.
No. 44.
VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 24TH OCTOBER, 1874.
VOL. XX.
No. 166.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Reports from the Registrar General, covering Returns of Births and Deaths for the Quarters ending 30th June and 30th September, 1874, are published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 19th October, 1874.
CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.
REGISTRAR GENERAL'S OFFICE, VICTORIA, HONGKONG, 24th July, 1874. SIR,-I have the honor to forward the Returns of Births and Deaths for the 2nd Quarter ending 30th June, 1874.
A total of 393 Births and 648 Deaths have been registered during that period in Victoria and the four Districts of Shau-ki-Wán, Stanley, Aberdeen, and Kowloon.
Of this number, 36 Births and 37 Deaths occurred amongst persons other than Chinese. The Births are those of 18 Boys and of the same number of Girls.
13 Deaths in this class were of non-residents. The remainder were thus distributed as regards nationality, viz.:
British, Portuguese, Indian, Malay,
265
12
1
The Births and Deaths amongst the Chinese were those of:-
Boys.
District of Victoria,. Births, 173
Girls.
Total.
136
309
9:5
Shau-ki-Wán, .
8
8
16
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Stanley, Aberdeen,
2
2
4
4
3
7
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Kowloon,
10
11
21
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Total Births,
197
160
357
Boys.
Girls.
Total.
District of Victoria,..
.Deaths, 246
298
544
Shau-ki-Wán,
15
11
26
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Stanley, .
6
5
11
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Aberdeen,
4
4
8
Kowloon,
16
6
22
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Total Deaths,.
.287
324
611
The Death rate for the Quarter amongst the British and Foreign Community was 23.04 and amongst the Chinese 21.14 annually for every thousand persons. For the whole population of the Colony, the rate was 21.24 for every thousand persons.
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
The Honorable J. GARDINER AUSTIN,
Colonial Secretary,
HONGKONG.
Your most obedient Servant,
CECIL C. SMITH,
Registrar General.
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