Pinar del Rio 173,082 225,891 Havana 424,811 451,928 Matanzas 202,462 259,578 Santa Clara 356,537 354,122 Camaguey 88,237 67,789 Oriente 327,716 272,379 -------- ------- Totals 1,572,845 1,631,687 These figures are significant. There should, of course, have been a considerable increase in population in those twelve years. Instead, there was a considerable decrease. The entire number of normal increase, plus the 58,842 actual decrease, may be taken as representing the loss through the war. It will also be observed that the loss of population was in the three western provinces, where the Spanish most held sway during the war, and that there was no loss but a considerable increase in the three eastern provinces, which were largely controlled by the Cubans. The population by sexes and race was as follows: Male 815,205 Female 757,592 Native white 910,299 Foreign white 142,098 Negro 234,738 Mixed 270,805 Chinese 14,857 The report of citizenship was: Cuban 1,296,367 Spanish 20,478 In suspense 175,811 Other aliens 79,525 Unknown 616 The total number of illegitimate children, of all ages, was 185,030; a discreditably high number, attributed largely to the former expensive marriage system. The statistics of education were distressing. The number of children under ten years of age who were attending or had attended school was only 40,559, and the number who had not attended was 316,428. The number of persons ten years old and over who could read and write was only 443,670; those who could neither read nor write were 690,565--an appalling proportion of illiteracy, reflecting most discreditably upon the Spanish government of the island. The number of persons of "superior education" in the whole island was only 19,158. Nor were the statistics of industry much more satisfactory. The following were the totals for the island: Agriculture, fisheries and mining 299,197 Trade and transportation 79,427 Manufactures and mechanics 93,074 Professional 8,736 Domestic and personal 141,936 No gainful occupation 950,467