FOR THE YEar 1923.
PUBLIC HEALTH.
[Class III] 59
Approved Estimate, 1922.
Estimate, 1923.
2.—SANITARY DEPARTMENT,—Continued.
PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS,—Continued.
Brought forward,...........
126 Scavenging Coolies, 32 at $132 to $144 after 5 years, and
694 at $120 to $132 after 5 years, Rent Allowances to 726 at $12 each,
Post Office Buildings :
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4 Coolies, I at $144, and 3 at $132 each,
329,591
349,093
93,168
8,592
91,368 8,712
} (1)
540
540
Do., Good Conduct Allowance to 1, Do., Rent Allowances, at $12 each,
24
48
24 48
Total Personal Emoluments,
431,963
452,785
OTHER CHARGES.
Sanitary Staff.
Advertisements,
750
750
Ambulances, Coffins, Dead Vaus, and Dead Boxes,
2,000
2,000
Bamboo Poles, and Rope,
1,000
Baskets, Buckets, and Shovels,
1,750
}(2)
Bath-houses :-
Fuel,
4,800
4,800
Incidental Expenses,
140
140
Light,
50
50
Rent,
480
480
Bonuses to Dispensary Clerks for Registration of Successful
Vaccination,
250
250
Brooms, Brushes, and Bamboo Hats,
1,500
(2)
Burial of Infected Bodies,
1,000
1,000
Cemeteries, Incidental Expenses,
125
50 (3)
Compensation for Damages by Disinfection and Cleansing, Conveyance Allowances to :-
200
200
Head of Sanitary Department, at $120,
1 Colonial Veterinary Surgeon, at $180,.................
1 Medical Officer of Health, at $150,
1 Assistant Medical Officer of Health, at $90,
2 Senior Inspectors, at $180 each,
1 Storekeeper at $90,
1 Sanitary Inspector, Stables, &c., at $300,
4 Sanitary Inspectors, Scavenging, at $300 each,
1 Inspector, 1 H.D., at $120,
2 Inspectors, la, and 2a H.D., at $60 and 2 H.D. at $120,
1 Inspector, 3 H.D., at $240,
2 Inspectors, 4 and 5 H.D., at $60 each,.......
2 Inspectors, (6 and 6a) and (7 and 7a), at $90 each,
2 Inspectors, 8 and 9 H.D., at $60 each,
1 Inspector, 10 H.D. at $120,
1 Inspector at Kowloon Cemeteries, at $240,..
7,272
6,582 (4)
3 Inspectors, 11, 12, and 13 H.D., at $240 each, ..................
1 Inspector at Kowloon City, H.D. 15, at $240,
1 Inspector at Shamshuipo, H.D. 14, at $240,
1 Inspector at Cemeteries, at $360,....
I Juspector at Animal Depôt and Slaughter House, at $12,
1 Inspector at Cattle Depôt, Kowloon, at $360,.
1 Inspector at Shaukiwan, at $300,................
1 Overseer, Markets, at $120,
1 Shroff at Animal Depôt and Slaughter House, Ma Tau
Kok, at $60,
1 Shroff at Animal Depôt and Slaughter House, Kennedy
Town, at $60,..........
I Interpreter to Colonial Veterinary Surgeon, at $120,
2 Foremen at Peak District, at $60 each,
1 Rural Sanitary Inspector at Aberdeen, at $60,
Coolie Labour,
Disinfectants,
Disinfecting and Cleansing Apparatus,
Disinfectors,
Dust and Water Carts,
Fuel for Blacksmith's Forges,
Furniture in Official Quarters,
General Cleansing, Chinese New Year,
Head Stones,
Incidental Expenses,
Incidental Expenses, Markets,..
(1) 10 new posts.
(2) Considered necessary. (3) Considered sufficient.
Carried forward,
Carried forward,
300
300
12,500
12,500
3,500
4,500
(2)
2,200
2,200
4,300
4,300
500
500
200 (2)
500
500
1,250
1,700 (2)
1,800
1,800
1,000
400
(3)
44,917
49,452
431,963
452,785
(4) Several conveyance allowances reduced on account of
provision of motor cars.