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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 7 FEBRUARY, 1863.

No. 4.ABSTRACT OF RETURNS, furnished from each House occupied by CHINESE in the Colony of Hongkong, stating Number of Persons resident therein, Mortality, Sc.

43

MORTALITY.

TOTAL

NAME OF DISTRICT

Men. Women. Boys. Girls. OF EACH

TOTAL MORTALITY

PLACE.

In the Out ofthe Colony. Colony.

OCCUPATION

OF

CHINESE.

City of Victoria.

Sheak-tong - tsui,

and

7,587 1,586

773

704 10,650

72

Sei-ying-poon,

Sheong-wan,

11.395 2,542

1,021

929 15,887

159

Tai-ping-shan,

6,218 2,586

1,108

810 10,700

136

Choong-wan,

11,090

2,741

1,214

885

15,936

163

Ha-wan,

3,796

1,259

446

374

5,875

Wong-nei-choong,

177

176

69

08

490

Soo-kun-poo,

2,794 558

260

208

3,820

Total, Victoria,.

43,063 11,448

4,891 3,978 63,880 691

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65

89

Sub-Districts.

Show-ke-wan, a

1,359

307

76

Sai-wan,

56

50

34

heak-ho, b

147

85

62

iy-tam-took,

42

22

13

Stanley, c.

830

352

139

Aberdeen, d.

1,139

227

223

Heongkong,

111

103

76

Pok-foo-lum,

40

21

15

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1,810

11

162

2

333

6

12

89

2

96

1,417

12

59

1,648

18

318

5

13

89

1

Kow-loon,

3,660

1,320

798

647

6,431

31

Found exposed,

31

Died in Gaol,

26

Died in Civil Hosp. 9 Found exposed,

49

84

Trade.

84

Fishing, Quarrying, Agriculture, & a small amount of Trade.

Total, Sub-Districts, 7,300 2,487

1,436

981

12,297

88

..

31

Grand Total,

50,453 13,935 6,327

4,962 75,677

779

670

1,564

No. 5.-RETURN showing the MORTALITY amongst the Chinese during the

a Show-ke-wan includes Hoong-beong Loo, Tsat-che-mooy, Pak-shui-wan,' Ngo-yan-wan, and Wong-kok-tsui.

Sheak-ho includes Hok-tsui and Too-te-wan.

c Stanley includes Tytam and Wong-ma-kok.

d Aberdeen includes Ap-le-chow.

Registrar General's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 31st January, 1863.

year

THOS. TURNER, Registrar General.

1862.

DIED OUT

OF THE

COLONY.

TOTAL.

POPULATION

OF

DIED IN THE COLONY.

EACH PLACE.

City of Victoria,

76,603

691

Dead bodies found exposed in Victoria, and buried by Police,. Number of Chinese died in Gaol and Government Civil Hospital,

49

35

Total,

76,603

775

Show-ke-wan,

1,810

11

Sui-wan,

162

2

Sheak-ho,

333

Ty-tam-took,

89

2

Stanley,

1,417

12

Aberdeen,

1,648

18

Heongkong,

318

Pok-foo-lun,

89

Kow-loon,

6,431

31

Dead bodies found in Villages, and buried by Police,

31

Estimated Mortality out of the Colony,..

670

Total,..

12,297

119

670

1,564

Registrar General's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 31st January, 1863.

THOS. TURNER,

Registrar General,

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