City of Victoria! Health Districts.
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Table I.
Dwellings.
One storey
Dwellings.
Two storey
Dwellings.
Three storey
Dwellings.
Four storey
Dwellings.
Five storey
Total Dwellings.
Total Floors.
Average Num- ber of Floors per Dwelling.
No. of Persons per House.
No. of Persons
per Floor.
1
268
545
248
2
13
354 556
888888
33
1,094
2,234
2.04
11.7
5.7.
80
1,003
2,709
2.7
24.6
9.1
3
8
19
27
73
2.7
6
72
576
352
51,011
3,311
3-2
24.9
7.6
2
132
515
263
46 956
3,193 3.1
24-7 7:4
51
51 395
338
42
877
2,900 3.3
23-0 6.9
17
38
445
373
24
897
3,040 3.4
16.2
4.8
8
6
83
616
275
3
983
3,135 3.1
20-4 6-4
16
466
478 98
10
31
334 342
29
1,058 736
2,774 2.6
23.5 8-9
1,841
2.8
19.0 7-6
4102,083 4,190 | 1,841
120 8,642
25,210 2.8 21.6 7-4
Total & Averages,
In No. 3 Health District the majority of the Chinese live in houses not classed as Chinese dwellings.
Table II.
Health Districts. Acreage.
Total
Built over |Area (in- Chinese cluding Houses. Streets.
Non-
Non- Chinese Population
Persons per
Chinese Chinese
Houses. Population. (Approxi- Built-over
acre on
mate) including
Areas.
Troops.
10
1 2 3 4 10 67**9
531
131
1,094
154
12,810
1,396
108
243
139
1,003
60
24,700
2,230
198
164
134
27
555
6,490
3,020
70
56
52
1,011
157
25,200
1,260
508
5
29
27
956
62
23,650
260
848
30
27
877
2
20,200
65
750
36
31
897
14,600
75
473
49
46
983
3
20,100
30
437
44
44
1,058
17
24,900
160
569
252
105
736
41
14,050
560
139
Total,
1,434
736
8,642
1,057
186,700
9,064
266
This Table shows that the total number of domestic buildings in Victoria is 9,699. During 1903 116 actually new houses were certified in Hongkong by the Sanitary Surveyor, and 130 in Kowloon-a total of 246. In addition 161 houses were rebuilt becoming new houses under the Ordinance. Besides these 246 houses certified under Ordinance 13 of 1901, there were two new houses certified under the present Public Health and Buildings Ordinance.
BIRTHS.
The following births have been registered during the year :-
Chinese,...
Non-Chinese,
Males.
Females.
Total.
.521
228
749
...150
135
285
671
363
1,034
The general birth-rate is therefore 3-17 per 1,000 as compared with 3.8 per 1,000 in 1902.
The birth-rate for 1903 amongst the Non-Chinese population is 15-2 per 1,000 as compared with 12.6 per 1,000 in 1902.
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