22

417

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by such

arrangements, to call on them

to cooperate by taking

measures,

such

some preliminary examination to prevent

men

capable of spreading infection from obtaining shore leave till cred: I thought

it right to addres Vice Admiral fir Humy Heppel

a communication to

on this subject, and as

appears hom the enclosed correspondence the Adminal has at once

responded by giving the necepary directions. 26. The arrival recently of two Flagships

and the

hom Japan viz

the "Rodney Hartford (U.S.) nearly doubled in a short time the number of patients in the Lock Hospital, which at present is altogether unsuitable for the reception

more than 20 patients, whereas,

of

on

Enclosure No3.

the 16th instant, Dr Munay's enclosed

Vide Enclosure report shews that the Number

No 1.

was 56

further to communicate with the other Naval

27. It is

intention

my

bommanders-in-bhief

om

and I hope to find them

the station,

equally ready

to cooperate whilst if the Chinese authorities could be induced likewise to

institute some supervision

over

the

prostitution which prevails at Whampoa and Canton, I am cominced that the

benefit conferred on European Soldiers Sailors by all these

and

anangements would be such, that under the New Ordinance be unmerepary

it would in another

year

generally to provide accommodation for more than thirty Lock Patients- instead

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