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June 24, 1907.1
for granting similar modification and exemp. tion.
3 As regards re-erected houses the Govern- ment is prepared to amend the law on the following lines:—
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(a.) To give power to a qualified Bdy to permit cubicles in special cases (e.g., when one or two houses in a row have to be re erected).
(b.) In other cases (e.g., when three or more contiguous houses are re-built to insist on provision of lateral windows opening into external air, except where the floor can be adequately lit and ventilated by sky-lights. but to permit the inhabitation of the floors in the proportion not exceeding one adult to every 30 square feet of habitable floor space and 400 cubic feet of internal air space.
4. When houses are erected on land hitherto ngoccupied by domestic buildings, to insist on provision of lateral windows opening into external air, except where the floor can be adequately lit and ventilated by sky. lights, on the same conditions as to proportion of inhabitants of the floor as 3 (b) ab ve.
5. To take power to exempt from the provision of lateral windows in special cases (e.g., houses of a European type) in both
3 (b) and 4.
BUILDING AUTHORITY. Section 205 & 230. Paragraph 78.
Inconsistent in the matter of delegation.
Paragraph 80.
Secretary of Sani. tary Board not to be deputed by Building Authority to issue notices under Part III. Section 230.
Building nuisances should not be dealt with by the Principal Civil Medical Officer bit by an Engineer.
Paragraph 89.
No alteration is pro- posed. (See Colonial Secretary's minute).
Under consideration.
This is agreed to in so far as technical en- gineering matters are concerned.
MORTAR.
Mr. Õugh's report Noted. on Test applied to Morlar to be carefully
considered by the Government.
Section 112.
Paragraph 94.
The phrase
CONCRETING.
"make
good" has been unau- thorisedly interpreted as “ra-concrete."
Paragrah 104.
(a) Sections 111, 112, 140 to be consoli dated.
Paragraph 102.
(b) Definite specifi- cation for mixing and laying lime conrete to be adopted.
(c) Building In- spector to supervise the concreting of floors.
(d) Certificate to be given that the work has been carried out. Such certificate to hold good 88 against all bet surface repairs for eight years in the case of lime concrete and for fifteen years in the case of cement concrete. The certificate should ex- empt owners from opening up ground surface of their houses and require them only to repair broken spr- faces during the period of certificate,
Section 140.
Paragraph 105.⚫
This has been rem >-
died.
This appears to be annecessary,
This matter may be left to the Authorised Architects.
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CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
| Paragraph 108. Certificate
granted
to be comple- tion to protect owner from doing the work a second time. Paragraph 107.
Work of passing concreting of ground surfaces and rendering of walls in cement mortar to be done by Civil Engineer and not by the Medical Authorities.
Paragraph 116.
Considered imprac. tioable. (See Director of Public Works' minute)
It is proposed to put new work under the Director of Public Works.
LIMEWASHING.
If periodical cleans- ings are undertaken under supervision of the Sanitary Board:
(a) Compulsory limewashing may be found unnecessary.
Government is pre- pared to consider re- commendations of the Sanitary Board for amendment of Bye- laws.
Government is pre- paret to consider re- commendations of the Sanitary Board for amendment of Bye-
(b) Shops and re- spectable Chinese houses should not be placed on the same footing as common lodging-houses and laws. opium divans.
DELAY IN PASSING PLANS AND WORK.
Paragraph 127.
Delay in passing plans to be remedied by concentration of work done by Building Authority in the Sani- tary Department. Paragraph 134.
Delay in passing work to be remedied in the same way.
Paragraph 143.
Employment of an Authorised A robitect in cases of repair entails hardship.
The Government proposes to take steps to avoid circumlocution and delay, but not in the manner suggested.
The Government proposes to fake steps to avoid circumlocution and delay, but not ia the manner suggested.
See Director of Public
Work's minute.
DELAY IN PASSING DRAINS.
Paragraph 136.
Post of Sanitary Sur. veyor to be abolished. Work to be placed under 80 Executive Engineer. See New Scheme.
It is proposed to put the work under the Public Works Depart ment.
DISINFECTION AND GENERAL CLEANSING.
Paragraphs 156-157.
More supervision re- quired.
Faragraph 16',
Bye-laws for pre- This would involves vention and mitigation large staff and is con- of infections diseases sidered impracticable. to be revised and re-
Considered imprac-modelled. ticable. (See Director Paragraph 162. of Public Works' minute.)
Internal surface of Under consideration.
kitchen walls to be
rendered in cement
mortar to a height of 18 ↑
inches instead of 4 feet.
Permission should be given in certain cases for plague patients to be treated in their own houses.
1 aragraph 162.
Permission for mori.
bund
CA80A to be 80 treated should be, al ways given. Paragraph 168.
Disinfection of pre- mises to be left to the inmates under supervi- sion of the Sanitary Board and of a mem. ber of the Kai Fong, of Street ommittee, to be established for the purpose. Paragraph 164.
Free dispensaries and District Plague Hospitals to be encour-
The Government proposes to appoint a Head of the Depart ment who can devole the whole of his time to the Department.
Government is await. ing recommendations of the Sanitary Board in the matter.
Under consideration
It is agreed that this may be done when the patient really is mori. bund.
As at present advis ed the Government does not agree.
If encouraged means pecuniarily supported, the question involving
avel ( ? 14, supported) by the Government,
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as it does additional expenditure requires careful consideration.
EAT CATCH ERS,
Paragraph 169.
Instruction 10 be drawn up for their gui- dance and more super- vision over their work to be exercised. Paragraphs 181, 182.
More supervision by others than Inspectors to be given to carrying out of various con- tracts.
room
Under consideration.
This is a question of staff and expenses which will receive oɔn- sideration.
MARKETS.
Paragraph 196.
Killing
at Central Market to be enlarged.
Inspector of Markets.
Under consideration.
Under consideration.
CEMETERIES,
Paragraphs 210,2,3.
(1) Cemetery Bre laws to be revised and strictly enforced.
(2) Lo Chang to be dismissed and banished. (3) A better class of men to be put in obarge of the Chinese Cemeteries.
(1) Cemeteries should not be leaged to denominational bodies.
(5) Plans of ceme- feries should be exbi- bited at the cemeteries.
The Government Awaits the Board's recommendations for amendment of Bye- laws.
Not acted on.
With proper super- vision this seems un. necessar).
Not agreed to.
It does not appear that this would serve any useful purpose.
BURIALS AND BURIAL ORDERS, Paragraph 214.
Certificates of death not to be issued by Sanitary Inspectors.
Paragraph 215
All dead bodies to be inspected by the Medical Oficer of
Health.
Paragraph 221. Schedul ́s D. and L.
This recommelda- tion is being soted on as far as practicable as far as uncertified b dies in houses in Vic- toria and Kowloon are concerned.
This is being done in Victoria and Kow- loon as far as practi cable as far as uncerti-
fied dead bodias ід houses are concerned, NOTICES.
(1) All notices should bear the uame of the reporting in spector, and the date on which the inspector reported the premises. (2) Paragraph to be added to notice to the effect that if the person named in the notice is dissatisfied with its re- quirements, be should report the fact to the Secretary of the Saui- tary Board
(3) Record to ba kept of these plaints which shonld be dealt with by the Board or a Committee of the Board,
(4) Paragraph to ba inserted warning the person named in the notice to report if any officer of the Depart- ment demands money or presents from him.
Paragraph 224.
The Ofoe records already show this. It isobviously undesirable to put the name of re- portiug Insp-otor in the notice Agreed to,
No objection to this.
Under consideration,
PROSECUTIC N8.
(1) Prosecutions for breaches of the Ordin- ance should not be left to the Sanitary In- spectors only.
No prosecution is ever instituted without the authority of the Medical Officer of Health, Principal Ciril Medical Officer ог Director of Public Works.