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ADULTS.

CHILDREN.

NAME OF DISTRICT

26

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 9TH FEBRUARY, 1861.

No. 4.ABSTRACT OF RETURNS furnished from euch House occupied by CHINESE in the Colony of Hongkong, stating number of persons resident therein, Mortality, &c.

TOTAL MORTALITY GENERAL

OCCUPATION,

MORTALITY.

Males. Females. | Boys. Girls.

TOTAL

OF EACH

PLACE.

In the Out of the OF Colony. Colony. CHINESE.

City of Victoria.

OF

Sheak-tong-tsui,

1,411

313

105

96

1,925

18

Sei-ying-poon,.

5,441

1.150

506

858

7,515

27

Sheong-wan,

6,578

834

425

505

8,337

18

Tai-ping-shan,

8,100 4,550

1,667

1,405

15,782

Choong-wan,

7,062 1,796

875

852

10,585

Ha-wan,.

4,897

847

463

865

6,072

28

Wong-nei-choong,.

138

105

42

47

327

Soo-kun-poo,..

1,677

378

145

173

2,373

20

Total, Victoria,....

34,794

9,973

4,288

3,861

52,916

197

Sub-Districts.

Show-ke-wun, a...

1,487

318

190

110

2,105

25

Sai-wan,

50

47

28

80

155

Sheak-ho, b

94

65

54

237

Ty-tam-took,..

20

24

15

11

70

Stanley, c.....

615

855

98

83

1,151

20

Aberdeen,.

894

170

109

56

1,288

28

Heong-kong,..

85

44

60

242

Pok-for-lum,..

24

21

11

13

60

Found exposed 17

37

Died in Civil Hosp. 6

Found exposed,

Died in Gaol,

90

-Trade.

Fishing, Quarry- ing, Agriculturál pursuits, & a small amount of Trade.

Total, Sub-Districts,

3,278 1,083

549

366 5,276

83

Grand Total,

38,072 11,056

4,837

4,927 58,192

280

73

788

a Show-ke-wan includes Hoong-heong Loo, Tsut-cho-moy, Pak-shui-wan, Ngo-yan Wan, and Wong-kok-tani. 7 Sheakho includes Hok-tsui, and Too-te-wan.

e Stanley includes Tytam, and Wong-ma-kok.

d Aberdeen includes Ap-le-chow.

D. R. CALDWELL, Registrar General,

No. 5-RETURN showing the MORTALITY amongst the Chinese during the year 1860.

POPULATION

OF

DIED IN THE COLONY.

EACH PLACE,

DIED OUT

OF THE

COLONY.

City of Victoria,.

Dead Bodies found exposed in Victoria, and buried by the Police,

Died in Gaol,

Died in Civil Hospital,

52,916

197

40

4

6

Total,...

Districts.

52,916

253

Show-ke-wan,

2,105

25

Sai-wan,.

155

Sheak-bo,.

287

Ty-tam-took,.

79

Stanley,.

1,151

20

Aberdeen,.

1,238

28

Heong-kong,

242

Pok-foo-lum,.

69

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

17

2 A-SA ON

2

435

Total,.

5,970

-100

435

Grand Total,

58,192

359

435

D. R. CALDWELL,

Registrar General.