HONGKONG.
No. 1
WORK DONE BY PLAGUE STAFF FROM 22ND AUGUST, TO 6TH NOVEMBER, 1903.
Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government.
HEALTH DISTRICTS I & II.
Staff.
1 Inspector.
2 Foremen.
2 Rat-collecting coolies.
4 Case-removing coolies.
One foreman assists the Inspector in his general duties, which have been made up of the following items:-
Inspections of houses for rat runs, defective ground surfaces, &c.,.647 visits. Removal of sick and dead,
Service of notices,
Disinfections,
Prosecutions,
Miscellaneous,
39
269
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2
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2
47
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1,006
1903
The other foreman surpervises the two rat-collecting coolies who visit 200 sites of rat traps per day and change 50 traps per day.
The case-removing coolies have removed to the Mortuary 25 dead bodies and to the Hospital I sick person during this time.
HEALTH DISTRICTS II & IV.
Staff.
1 Inspector.
2 Foremen.
2 Rat-collecting coolies.
Work done by the Inspector with the assistance of one foreman :---
Visits re rat runs, defective concretes, etc., Visits to houses where there are dead bodies, Service of notices,
Disinfections,
Miscellaneous,
798
13
315
5
16
1,147
The rat-collecting coolies' work and that of one foreman as been similar to that done in Health Districts I & II.
HEALTH DISTRICTS V & VI.
Staff as in Health Districts III & IV.
Work done by Inspector with one foreman :---
Visits re rat runs and defective ground surfaces, Visits re dead bodies,
Service of notices,.
Disinfections, Miscellaneous,
753
277
2
11
1.050