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ABSTRACT OF RETURNS FURNISHED FROM EACH HOUSE,

Occupied by ChinNESE IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG, STATING THE NUMBER OF PERSONS RESIDENT THEREIN, AND MORTALITY, DURING THE YEAR ENDING THE 31ST DECEMBER, 1853.

GENERAL

OCCUPATION OF THE INHABITANTS.

Trade

Fishing and do.

Agriculture.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

102

Fishing and Trade. Do. & Agriculture.

Do. & Stone Cutter. Do. Do.

Do. and Trade. Do. Do.

Do. & Agriculture. Agriculture,

CHILDREN.

NAME OF DISTRICT OR PLACE.

MALE. FEMALE.

TOTAL

POPULATION MALE. FEMALE. OF EACH PLACE.

DEATHS DURING YEAR 1853.

IN THE

COLONY.

OUT OF THE COLONY.

TOTAL

MORTALITY.

City of Victoria,

Aberdeen and Vicinity,

Hongkong,

•

Hoong-heong-loo,

Pok-foo-lum,

Sai-wan,

Sei-ing-poon,

Shek-'o,

Sheak-tong-tsui,

Show-kewan,

Soo-koan-poo,

Stanley,

14,045 2,866

1,316 1,260

19,487

106

749

130

71

30

980

10

70

50

37

26

183

Ka-su-wan and Ka-su-wan,

30

20

G5

60

4

73

32

24

13

66

49

39

24

134

2

43

21

13

80

:

143

42

36

29

250

271

5

3

284

:

215

25

40

17

297

659

137

53

888

623

165

76

44

908

26

15

20 19 12

Tsut-chee-moy,

54

15

6

7

82

Ty-tam-took and Ty-tam,

49

30

25

12

116

Wong-ma-kok,

12

2

5

27

Wong-nee-choong,

106

94

68

46

314

co

Wong-kok-tsui,

35

12

12

1

60

:

It is known that

a great proportion of Chinese when seized with severe illness leave this Colony for their native places, consequently the deaths oc- curring out of the Colony are much more numerous than those in the Colony. I estimate the deaths occurring out of the

Colony

at

820.

17,245

3,674

1,821

1,567

24,294

Bodies found exposed, Died in Jail, and Government Civil Hospital.

173

56

Do.

Do.

Do.

1,049

C. MAY,

Officiating Registrar General.

229

820