132 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 12TH FEBRUARY, 1898.
Laundry.-An application that the ground floor of No. 13 Hollywood Road be registerel as a public laundry was
The President moved.
considered.
That the premises be registered as requested.
The Medical Officer of Health seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Licences.--Sixty-eight applications for licences and renewal of licences to keep cattle, goats and swine were
considered.
The President moved--
That the licences asked for be granted.
Mr. N. J. EDE seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Small-pox. A report by the Medical Officer of Health concerning the number of cases of Small-pox which have occurred in the Colony during the month of January was read.
The President addressed the Board and moved--
That a letter be addressed to the Colonial Secretary advising—
1. That suitable premises be procured in Nos. 2 and 5 Health Districts in which to carry on free vaccination, and that two students from the Chinese College of Medicine capable of vaccinating properly be employed, temporarily, to carry out this free vaccination.
2. That the Registrar General be invited to issue suitable notices to the Chinese Community informing them
of the stations where free vaccination is done, and urging them to avail themselves of the opportunity of protection from Small-pox by being vaccinated.
3. That a notice be inserted in the “Gazette” stating that Europeans can be vaccinated free at the Government
Civil Hospital every day from 2 p.m. till 4 p.m. o'clock.
Mr. N. J. Ede seconded.
Question--put and agreed to.
Adjournment.-The Board then adjourned till Thursday, the 10th February, 1898.
Read and confirmed this 10th day of February, 1898.
HUGH MCCALLUM, Secretary.
J. M. ATKINSON,
President.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 63.
The following Criminal Statistics and Coroner's Returns for 1897 are published.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 12th February, 1898.
J. H. STEWArt Lockhart, Colonial Secretary.
No. 2.
MAGISTRACY,
HONGKONG, 12th January, 1898.
SIR,--In compliance with Circular No. 10 of the 20th October, 1897, I have the honour to for- ward the usual returns of this department for the year 1897.
1. Abstract of cases during the year.
2. Comparative return of cases for the past ten years.
The Honourable
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
Colonial Secretary.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
H. E. WODEHOUSE,
Police Magistrate.