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HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD,
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
Mr. LAU CHU-PAX minuted—I suggest that La sub-committee be appointed to consider and
report on this question,
The PEGISTEAR-GENERAL- The whole Board had better consider the byelaws in com- mittee in the first place.
A meeting of the Sanitary Board was held on Nov. 27th at the Board Room. The Hon. Dr. J. M. Atkinson (president) presided, and there were also present Hon. Mr. W. Chatham, The PRESIDENT.-I think it would be C.M.G., (Vice-President), Hon. Mr. A. W. much more conducive to our coming to Brewin (Registrar-General). Dr. F. Clark, some decision on the matter if the Chinese (Medical Officer of Health), Dr. H. Macfarlane members, or any members concerned, would (Amistant Medical Officer of Health), Hon. Mr. present in writing to the Board what they co E. A. Hewett, Mr. A. Shelton Hooper, Mr.sider the alterations should be. We can then H. Humphreys, Mr. Lau Chu-pak, Mr. circulate such opinions. Fang Wa-chun, and Mr. G. A. Woodcock, secretary.
VACCINE.
Mr. LAU CHU-PAK, pursuant to notice, asked the following questions, to which the PRESIDENT's replies are appended :-
1. Is there a grod stook of fresh vaccine in hand? Yes, there are over 1200 tubes of vaccine lymph in band.
2. Complaints having been received that the vaccine now being used is ineffective, is it the old stock ? The vaccine during the summer months became weakened, as no buffalo calves were available; some have been recently obtained so the strain has been fortified.
Will, in future, a good supply of fresh vaccine be got ready, every year, at the begin. ning of the vaccination season? Yes, as long as I am head of the Medical Department.
SECONDED POLICEMEN.
A letter from the Colonial Secretary, in reply to a letter from the secretary of the Board, stated:-With reference to your letter No. 4882/07 of 13th September last, I am directed to soquaint you for the information of the Board that the four policemen, Murphy Hinds, Willis and Sutherland, seconded for service in the Sanitary Department, will revert to the Police Department as soon as the necessary arrange- ments can be made,
Hon. Mr. HEWETT. The whole of this cor- respondence should be laid before the Board unless there is some satisfactory reason forth coming for withholding the earlier part of the correspondence. I do not recollect having seen the papers referred to in the opening paragraph of the President's letter,
The PRESIDENT-The minutes are purely departmental, but I can read them, if you wish. The first is-I understand you wish to sppoint a suosessor to Inspector Gidley. The appointee will be engaged on a monthly agreement, and will be liable to dismissal with s month's notice The second minute stated that inspectors engaged on a temporary basis would be liable to dismissal with a month's notice. These appoint ments were made after the sitting of the Com. mission, and the inspectors engaged were appointed only on a temporary basis.
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This suggestion was adopted.
THE BOARD AND THE GOVERNOR-IN-COUNCIL.
Mr. LAU CHU-PAK returned to the subject of the Governor-in-Council ignoring the recom mendations of the Board, and wrote as follows:- "I beg to request that you will be good enough to furnish me and the other members of the Board, if they so wish, with a return showing (3) The number of the Board's recommendations which have been sccepted or refused by the Governor-in-Council from January 1, 1907 and (b) where the recommendations were refused whether the Board decided differently from what the Building Authority or the Medical
Officer of Health advised."
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The SECRETARY's reply was as follows : - The total recommendations relative to sections 175, 180, 188, 153, etc., since January 1, number 176. (b) 'ecommendations refused by the Government, 4. (c) S'ill under consideration by the Government, 2."
la the case of (b) a table was given showing how the Medical Ofoer of Health had advised; how the Board bad recommended; and the Government's action was attached. In the case of the Ko Shing Street houses, su applica- tion to erect latrines on the roof, the Medion. Officer of Health and Board recommended grant- ing, but the Government refused.
With regard to 83 Connaught Road, an application to retain a water tank in the back yard, the Medical Officer of Health advised:-In this case there was a latrine alongside the water tank with no interspace between.
The water in the tank was very dirty and there was also a bathroom in the backyard. I see no objection to the latrine and bathroom if the water tank is removed. The premises are used as an oil store godown There are water tape available. The tank is 4 feet 2 in. by 3 ft. 5 in. by 3 ft. ^and the yard is 13 ft. by 15ft. The Board recommended that the application be granted but the Government refused.
- nother instance was in respect 15-31. Gags Street, an application to retain a water tank in the backyard. The Medical Officer of Health recommended refusal, the Board recommended granting, but the Government refused.
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The fourth case referred to 351 Queen's Mr. HOOPER.-There was only one thing Road Wort, sa application for exemption struck me in connection with this. Perhaps from complying with section 175. you would not be able to give us any information Medical Offloor of Health minuted:-The with regard to the recommendation of the Com- Board may feel disposed to grant exemption mission that all future appointments of sanitary | to 353, which is aˆ corner house, though I inspectors should be on the same basis as police | am not prepared to recommend this, but in the appointments. I suppose there is no oom- case of 351, I certainly think that half verandah munication from the "Government in regard to and half kitchen should be provided. The pre- mises are fairly deep and very badly lit at the The PRESIDENT-The staff is now being back. The back part of 353 is well lit by side diminished, a result of the report of the Com-windows; the back part of 351 is very badly mission.
lit, especially ou the ground floor. The Board decided to grant the application for exemption, subject to the onusent of the Governor-in-Council being obtained, for so long as the lane in the rear was not built over. The Government decided to grant the application for the half verandah, half kitchen, ma in the case of 351.
Mr. HOOP E.-With regard to the second minute, it would be interesting to the Board to be informed why Inspector Gidley left the
service.
The SECRETARY.—The first Gidley ? Mr. HOOPEE.-I think the other Gidley has also left. Where an officer does leave the service I strongly recommend that the Govern ment should notify it in the same way that they notify his appointment, so that we may know exactly where we stand.
The SECRETARY.—The leaving of Inspector Gidley is still under consideration by the Government.
INFECTIOUS DISEASE BYELAWS.
The following letter from the Government anent this subject was read Referring to your letter No. 115 of the 16th May last, I am directed to inquire what alteration the Board propose in the byelaws relating to infectious disease in pursuance of the third resolution passed by them on 14th May. (8d.) F.- H. May, Colonial Secretary.
When the reply was circulated Mr. LAU CHU PAK minated :-The Board's recent recommendations have been refused in almost every case, and as the Board has no power to grant applications for exemption or modi- fication such applications should in future be forwarded direct to the Government. As things go at the present, personally I think it simply waste of valuable time in dis- cussing and making recommendations on them.
The REGISTRAR-GENERAL.—The return may be laid on the title. The Government is in possession of the view‹ of the Sanitary Commis- sion and no farther action seems called for until } the Commission's report has been considered and
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How. Mr. Huwerr-1 AngM4 Expo endorsa Mv. Lau Chu-pak's staðalinnga laid down, in the Ordinance under Sanitary Board works that curtain for éxemption should be forwarded to for consideration, and only the prapor preo should be followed in the future whet the Governor-in-Council refuses tundopt the de. cision of the majority of the Bosed or not. - I see no reason why, because the Goveisfreid n - Connoil does not "adopt 'a decision of the majority of the Board, the olanke thould be wiped out. We should contipus to re- commend even though our recommendations are not always endorsed by th. Governor-in Council. It would be a very retrograde Hop to adopt Mr. Lau Chu-pak's proposal slupply because the Government in a few isolafel cities has not adopted the decision of the majôrify of the Board.
Mr. HOOPER. I would go farther than “Mr. Hewett The Governor-in-Connell has no power to adopt modifications until we live We mike them; the recommended them. Governor simply confirms them. Therefore I think the matter must stand øver.
The PRESIDENT. As a matter of Tiöt only four out of 176–
Mr. LAU CHU-PAK. It will be time enough to disease it when the matter comes up for consideration..
The PRESIDENT.—I was saying that only war out of 176 recommendations have been refus d.
Mr. Law CÂU PAK.—What I1⁄2nd specialty under consideration was the recomm indátións under section 175, but as the Board has spried not to discuss it just now I will defer may remarks.
COMMON LODGING HOUSE LICENCIES, Correspondence was submitted relative to the issue of a common lodging hʊuse licence at No. 9, Queen Street.
The REGISTRAR-GEN <BAL minüfed➡l fhink the practic› objectionable of de aging applso.- tious for licences till the applicant has compli›d with certain regulations which are not inofu fed in the conditions of the ligands, but I hive always thought it ind-fusible to deňky na application for a licence from a tenant, pending certain structural alters'ions in vo wấy đặn. nected with the purpose for which the license is applied for, being made by the landlord. In this case the alterations will have to be made whether the licence is granted or not, and I think the appliostion ought to go forward and the provision of adequɩte window aron” be dealt with separately.
The MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.-The house is evidently unfit for a license su It does not comply with byelaw 4, being fuad-quately lit. Do yon propose to issue the licence- b före the necessary alterations have ben mide, to make it in accordance with th's Public Health and Buildings Ördinaqos ?,
The REGISTRAR-GunnsiL. — Į should like to issue the license pow and leave the provision of light to be d alt with separately by the Sanitary Départm-at, Even if the Hiponov 'in isited the owner will still hav· to make theʻmit-ifatidžis The MEDICAL (Fricsa on HEALTH, to see that the Registrar-Generṇi common ledging house until the B fled that the house is suitable for “
Mr. Hoor-I don't remem cation for the rigistration of a hou mon lodging house coming before Apparently sections Nós, 3 and 5 of relating to common lodging house ignored.
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The PRESIDENT.—With reférence question of 'isaing common licences, I know there was so fore dealing with the matter, but time to flud it, It dates back 1895. It was then decided that be granted where the premises licenced were in accordance with the Byelaws.
Mr. Hoorn.—With regard to fist, T-think I am right in mying that that résolution is nullified altogether as it w`s not made by this Sanitary Board. This Board is here by virtue of an order made in 1903, and its constitution may be different for all I knów from this ons. Then there are the comi house byelɩwn which my thất shall be adopted. Thúy," "batwalk a schedule to an ordiambos Legislative Council. The 're