During the seventeen months, ended September 20, 1981, the total population of the French Concession has increased by over, 21,000, the number of foreign residents going 2224, and. the Chinese.by 18,891. 'The' total figures for the new census taken on Septomb last being 16,149" foreigners whom 699 were transients, " and 440,866 Chinese, making." gross aggregate of 456,012, Detailed figures of the foreign population show that 6,447 males Were over fifteen years of age, and 2,288 were under, while the figures for females were 4,203 and 1,459 respectively. Chinese servants in the employ of foreigners were 5,695 men and 2,058 women, or one servant to every two foreigners on the average, Of the Chinese residents, males above fifteen numbered 178,017, and under 64,411, while for women, the Figures were 107,353 and 49,006 respectively. Boat population accounted for 19,381 inhabitants, while transients amounted to 29,005, The following table shows the various nationalities of the foreign residents in the Concession:—
French German British Argentine Bolgarian Norwegian Persian Peruvian Romanian Republic of st being Ser Swedish Tonkinese
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