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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 22ND FEBRUARY, 1862.

No. 4.—-ÁBSTRACT OF RETURNS furnished from each House occupied by CHINESE in the Colony of Hongkong, stating number of persons resident therein, Mortality, §e.

ADULTS.

CHILDREN.

MORTALITY.

NAME OF DISTRICT.

TOTAL

OF EACH

TOTAL MORTALITY OCCUPA-

Men. Women.

Boys.

Girls.

PLACE.

In the Outofthe Colony. Colony.

·OF

TION.

CHINESE.

City of Victoria.

Sheak-tong-tsui and Sei-

6,523 1,270

809

521

9,123

05

ying-poon,..

Sheong-wan,

7,950

810

440

349 9,549

49

Tai-ping-shan,

8,430 6,239

1,589

1,570 17,828

195

Choong-wan,.

10,340

2,807

1,427

1,241

15,875

89

Ha-wan,

4,478

1,091

655

417

6,641

123

Wong-nei-choong,

158

106

37

58

359

9

Soo-kun-poo,.

1,659

447

292

185

2,583

36

TOTAL, Victoria,....

39,538 12,830

5,249

4,341

61,958

616

*

Sub-Districts.

Show-ke-wan, a.......

1,696

458

245

162

2,561

9

Sai-wan,

53

48

34

28

163

1

Sheak-ho, V.

135

80

25

21

261

3

Ty-tam-took,..

35

24

12

12

83

2

Stanley, c...

746

289

141

85

1,261

11

Aberdeen, d..

992

236

120

76

1,424

16

Heong-kong,..

94

86

51

47

278

2

Pok-foo-lum,

35

19

9

16

79

Kowloon,.

3,356 971

493

285

5,105

27

Found exposed,.....28

28

Died in Gaol, ....15

Found exposed,...48 Died in Civil Hosp. 16

62

Trade.

Fishing, Quarrying, Agriculture, and a small amount of trade.

TOTAL, Sub-Districts,

7,142 2,211

1,130

732 11,215

71

107

GRAND TOTAL,..

46,680 | 15,041 6,379

5,073 | 73,173

687

465

1,259

a Show-ke-wan includes Hoong-heng Le, Tsat-che-mooy, Pak-shui-wan, Ngo-yan Wan, and Wong-kok-tsui. b Sheak-ho includes Hok-tsui, and Too-te-wan.

c Stanley includes Tytam, and Wong-ma-kok. d Aberdeen includes Ap-le-chow.

THOS. TURNER, Acting Registrar General.

Registrar General's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 15th February, 1862.

No. 5.--RETURN shewing the MORTALITY amongst the Chinese during the year 1861.

POPULATION

OF

DIED IN THE COLONY.

DIED OUT

EACH PLACE.

OF THE

COLONY.

TOTAL.

City of Victoria, -

71,748

616

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

48

31

TOTAL,.

71,748

695

Show-ke-wan,

2,561

9

Sai-wan,.

163

1

Sheak-ho,

261

3

Ty-tam-took,

83

2

Stanley,

1,261

11

Aberdeen,

1,424

16

Heong-kong,

278

2

Pok-foo-lum,

79

:

Kowloon,

5,105

27

Dead Bodies found in Villages and buried by Police, Estimated Mortality out of the Colony,.

28

465

TOTAL,

11,215

99

465

1,259

THOS. TURNER,

Acting Registrar General.

Registrar General's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 15th February, 1862.