THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 31ST DECEMBER, 1897. 1127
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 578.
The following Minutes are published.
By Command,
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 31st December, 1897.
No. 24.
Minutes of the proceedings of the SANITARY BOARD, at a meeting held on Thurs lay, the 16th day of December, 1897..
PRESENT:
The Principal Civil Medical Officer, (Dr. JOHN MITFORD ATKINSON), President.
The Director of Publie Works, (The Honourable ROBERT DALY ORMSBY).
The Medical Officer of Health, (Dr. FRANCIS WILLIAM CLARK).
NATHANIEL JOSEPH EDE, Esquire.
ABSENT:
The Registrar General, (The Honourable JAMES HALDANE STEWART LOCKHART).
The Captain Superintendent of Police, (The Honourable FRANCIS HENRY MAY, C.M.G.), Vice-President.
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Minutes.-The minutes of a meeting held on the 2nd day of December, 1897, were read and confirmed.
Bubonic Plague.-A return showing the progress of Bubonic Plague in Bombay, from the 3rd to the 16th November, 1897, was laid on the table.
Defective House Drains.-The Surveyor's reports-which had been circulated to Members on the condition of the house drains at block No. 81 and at No. 149, Wantsai Road, were laid on the table and the minutes on the circulating covers read.
The President moved-
That the owners of these houses be called upon to carry out the works recommended by the Surveyor, such works
to be done in accordance with the law governing house drainage works.
Mr. N. J. EDE seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Mortality Returns.-The returns for the weeks ended the 4th and 11th December, 1897, respectively, were laid on the table.
Bake-houses.-A correspondence-which had been circulated to Members-having reference to the registration of premises where Chinese bread is baked for sale, was laid on the table and the minutes on the circulating cover read,
The Medical Officer of Health addressed the Board and moved→
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That the word “ Bake-house” as used in section 13 of Ordinance 24 of 1887, and in any bye-law made there- under, be held to mean and include all premises in which bread, cakes or other similar articles are baked for sale as human food.
The President seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Cattle Depôt at Kowloon.-A report from the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon advising the closing of the Cattle Depôt at Kowloon during the prevalence of Foot and Mouth Disease among the animals imported for slaughter, was considered.
The Medical Officer of Health moved-
That the Cattle Depôt at Kowloon be closed for a fortnight.
The President seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Well. An application-which had been circulated to Members-that a notice to close a Well at the French Convent be reviewed, was laid on the table and the minutes ou the circulating cover read.
A discussion ensued.
The President moved-
1. That the applicant be informed that the Board adheres to its decision and that the well must be closed.
2. That a letter be addressed to the Colonial Secretary recommending that an adequate supply of water to meet
all reasonable requirements from the street mains be given to the Convent free of charge.
The Honourable Director of Public Works seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Adjournment.-The Board then adjourned till Thursday, the 30th day of December, 1897.
J. M. ATKINSON,
Read and confirmed this 30th day of December; 1897.
HUGH MCCALLUM, Secretary.
President.