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On the 13th of June, 1903, at the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Hongkew, by the
Rav. L. le Cornec S.J. EUCLIDio PossibONIO XAVIER to PERPETUA Felicita ·Collaco, eldest dau later of Alexandru J. Collaço.
On the 22nd June, at the Church of the Good Shepherd, Singapore, ALEXANDER HAMILTON ACHÈ50, B. I.'S, N. Co., to ANNIK MARGARET, widow of the late W. J. HAMBLEY, of the Coregum Gold Mi-e, South India, and elder daughter of J E. O'Shaughnessy, Esq., C.E Madras P.W.D., (red.).
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pean surveillance but under Chinese manage-entirely on imported yarns, which came from Iment and direction, so that there may be Annam and the Laos provinces. In 1873, no such reluctance to go there in the minds some of the Chinese merchants in Hong- of the natives as that which generally prevents kong, who were buyers of Tonkin rice suc- their voluntary going to the Civil Hospital. ceeded in introducing Indian yarns into the In, the course of the inquiry conducted by colony. Their success was immediate and the special Commission ja 1896, consider very soon the natives would buy no others able doubt existed whether it would not and the quantities imported increased have been advisable to abolish the Tung steadily. In 1893, 5,000 T. of Indian yarn
JULY 4, -1903.
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Wa altogether. The present Principal Civil were soli in the colony. In the following Medical Officer (then Superintendent of the year, the first mill was started in Tonkin, Civil Hospital) expressed himself in opposi and it may be safely stated that the present tion to the views of the late Dr. Ayres who prosperity of this local industry is largely was in favour of the retention of the hospital, due to the encouragement and material sid The senior medical officer held that "it is a it received from M. de Lancssan, then benefit so long as we can supervise the Governor-General of the Protectorate. It people who come in; many cases of plague, was in Hanoi, the capital, that the first typhoid fever and small pox have been veri- attempt was made in 1894, and a subsidy fied there, and removed and segregated for was granted to the manufacturers, which took Its utility for such a the form of a royalty on cachi bundle of yarn proper treatment." purpose was demonstrated last year; for we produced during the first year. This enter read in the report under review that "the prise was, and is still, in the hands of a well Tung Wa Hospital was again used during known local firm. In 1900, a second mill, the plague epidemic as a convenient centre almost double the size of the first, commen- for the diagnosis and observation of the ced work in Haiphong, the seaport of the
It was not found necessary to colony, and another of equal importance was It will be generally noted with considerable Open a plague branch of the hospital during inaugurated at Namdinh in May, 1902. The satisfaction that only a single case (fatal) of rlague was reported during the twenty-four 1902. During the cholera epidemic, two
two last mentioned are the property of limit-hours ended at noon yesterday making, ac- large airy wards were set apart for the treated companies, founded with French capital, cording to the official return, 1,397 since Janu- ment of the disease." The preponderance whose headquarters are in Paris. All the ary Ish. of evidence given by the witnesses examined machinery of these three mills is of English weighed with the Commission who recom- manufacture, with the exception of the en mended that the Tung Wa be retained. As gines in Nandinh, and was erected and they did so, they were not unmindful of the
started by English fitters. The following
disease.
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will inflict on them as little hardship as perity, and proved to be fruitless by all our past
The motion was carried, Mr. Rumjahn ‘dis-
possible, and that no measures would be suc experience? Cessful unless they are carried out in a manner that will induce them to coine forward cheer.senting. fully and volunteer 10 have their houses cleansed and disinfected even when no plague Cns: actually occurs in their houses.
We beg to submit the following sugges. tions:-
(1) All the cloths and beddings in actual use. by the infected person tu be destroyed and compensated for.
(1) All the clothes which are lying about uncovered and belonging to the infected person
be removed to the disinfecting station.
to
inmates of the same for which are lying
(3) All the clothes and beddings belongingto
about uncovered to be disinfected.
(4) All, the clothes and beddings contained in boxes or wardrobes on the same floorshould n't be interfered with,
(5.) All the inmates of the same floor should not be compelled team the Government clothes but he allowed to wear their own clothes taken out from their boxes for wardrobes,
(6.) Only, the floor where the plague case occurs should be cleansed and disinfected, but the cleansing and disinfection should be carried out in the presence of the occupiers; all the remaining floors should not be disturbed but the occupiers thereof should be given every facility, if they should so desire, to cleanse and disinfect their rooms themselves
(7.) When a case is reposted, the person whether alive or deid, sbould be examined it once by a medical nian and should not be emoved unless it is sure that he or she is suf- fer ng from plague.
(8) When a case is reported no constable should be posted at the door of the house be cause, if these suggestions be adopted, we are sure that no one will try to evade the law.
(9) All infected persons whether alive or dead should be allowed to leave the Colony, the Tung Wa Hospital to provide conveying expenses for the poor.
fact that the scope of the institution's figures indicate the relative importance of The President (ton. Dr. J. M. Atkinson, ing gang to be admitted into the floor where
usefulness might be considerably enlarged if certain improvements were effected as re: gards its staff, structural arrangements, and sanitary maintenance. The nature of their recommendatio is was categorically stated, and stage by stage were the improvements introduced until they have now attained to that degree of comparative perfection and efficiency for which all concerned with the
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A meeting of the -Sanitary Board was held on Thursday in the Board Room. Present: PC.M.O), Mr. C. Mcl. 'Messer, (Acting Regis far General), Capt. Lyons, Acting C S. P Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C., Col. Webb, R.&.M.C, Mr. Abinet Rumjahn, Mr E. A. Ilewett, Mr. Mr. Fung Wà Chun, Mr. Lau Chu Pak Dr. Fearse, Acting M.O.H., and Mr. G. A. Wood- cock, Secretary.
DISINFECTING OPERATIONS.
(10.) Only three or four coolics of the cleans- disinfection is to be carried out; but if the in- mates should have a greater number, let them have it.
(1.) The infected persons should be allowed to remain in their own houses for treatment
under such preca tions as the Medical Officer
of Health thinks fil
(12) Separate apartments to be provided for every poor infected person in the hospital free of charge.
(13) Sufficient number of first and second class separate apartments should be provided for the better class at reasonable charges.
(14.) The relatives to be allowed to see the infected persons in the hospital at any time under such precaution as the Medical Officer
The following report was laid on the table:
eport of the Select Committee, consisting of the President, the Acting Medical Officer of Health, Mr. Fung Wa Chun, Mr. Lau Chu Par, and Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C., appointed to consider the questions raised by Mr. l'ollock's motion of the 4th June. 1903, and the replies of the Acting Medical Officer of Health thereto.
The Committea dec.ded to submit the follow- ng suggestions to the Board at its next meet- ing-
5. That the floor occupied by a plaguely infected person be cleansed and disinfected by the officers of the Board, but, that the remain der of the house, (provided that the ceilings, stair-linings, and outer structures which may
Government
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Namdinh...20.736 ring spindles. 750 1.1.1. Boɑ ill-hande Haiphong..,000 ring spindles, 750 1.H.P. 600 mill-bands. Hanni 1,368 ring spindles. 400 I.H.P. 400 mill-hands, There is a total of 51.104 spindles in the colony, with a yearly output of about 2,500 T. of yarn, The mill-hands draw, on an aver age. 15 cents for a thirteen hours day. In Haiphong the natives are paid by piece work, and it is extremely gratifying to note that this will, which is the only one under En or in their character of administrators,glish management, produces more than half deserve the thanks of the Government and of the total output of the colony. The gen- the community to whom the Tung Wa tleman directing this enterprise is a native supplies a unique institution for the of Oldham and it will most likely be of special needs of the large native population interest to his fellow-townsmen to learn that, of the Island and the mainland. We were in recognition of his services the French among those who contributed to the agita Colonial Government has lately created him tion for the appointment of the Commission a knight of the Order of Dragan af Annmharbour rats have been already removed), be à Towed to be cleansed by the inmates under of Inquiry by Sir Wm. Robinson, and ac-
The "counts" spun are chiefly 20s though the direction of the Board's officers. In cases, cordingly share in the gratification that must a small quantity of 10s. is also produced. however, where such officers find it necessary be felt in the marked tendency to improve-It is computed that from six to seven thou- to remove ceiling, etc., such officers shall provide for the cleansing which is thereby made ment in the work, "which cannot be express sand tons of yarn are consumed yearly by necessary.
2. That the lime-washing of an infected ed in figures," of an institution that erstwhile the inhabitants of French Indo-China-house in consequence of case if plague served as the target of public criticism Tonkin, Annam and Cochinchina-there is, occurring in it be discontinued; but that and violent raillery. 1 r. Thomson writes: therefore, still room for further enterprise, the iegulations as to the half-yearly lime and Saigon, Hue or Haïduong would seem washing continue in force as at present in accordance with section 5 of the bye laws to be the most favourable centres for future relating to domestic cleanliness and ventilation, 3. That the inmates of an infected floor be operations of this kind. The majority of
permitted to wear clean clothing obtained from raw material used is of Indian origin, which another floor of the same house or from another is admitted duty-free and reaches the colony house which is not infected, such clean cloth- from Hongkong, at which port it is traning to be worn in place of that provided by the shipped. The cultivation of cotton in 4 That only the inmates of an infected floor Tonkin, Annam and the Laos provinces is be detained by the Police. The question was gradually reviving now that native growers bedented instead of Police for this duty might find the local spinners ready buyers: Tens. It was suggested by the unofficial mem- per cent. of the raw material used by thebers of the Committee that when a case of plague is reported voluntarily, the detention Haiphong mill in 1902 was of local produc-of the inmates of the infected floor might be tion. Good reports are given of the same dispensed with
6. That the number of Observation Blocks although some difficulty is experienced with be increased so as to provide for the storage. the natives who will insist on picking the of furniture and effects as well as for housing crops too soon. The fibre is somewhat temporarily the persons from the infected floor. (Sd) J. M. ATKI SON, President,
FUNG WA CHUN, short, but it is very much whiter than that
H. E. POLO. K, of the Indian plant. The Tonkin mills are
LAU CHU P1K, making great efforts to capture a share in the
W. W. PERSE, hig, trade with Yunam. In 1900, 6,000 T. of foreign yarn passed through the calony by the Red River route into that Chinese province, but in 1902 this fell to 5,500 T, the quantity supplied by the spinners in the French Protectorate is represented by the difference between these two figures. A transit duty is levied on foreign yarns, of francs per 100 kilos on Nos. 205. and 4 francs per roe kilos on Nos. ras. These are the counts most in demand in Yunnan. There is no duty on the Tonkin products, so that local spinners are able to compete under to the result and benefits of the sanitary laws, advantageous conditions, and it may safely would probably all adinit that the more drastic be prophesied that in the near future, owing they are made, the more the Chinese inhabitants are horrified and consequently they would even to the erection of new mills and an increased risk their lives to evade them and thereby de output, the local manufacturers mill even-feat the detection of all the infected rooms too tually capture the lion's share of the Yunnan many to be caumerated. trade. It may be of interest to note that there is nothing to impede British capitalists from undertaking similar enterprises in the colony, the laws being the same for all, and of obtaining a share in both the export and local trade.
By a recent resolution of the directors, all cases of infectious disease go under Euro- pean methods of treatment, and are hence more under the control of the inspecting medical officer; the violent jealousy which existed against the introduction of European methods, especially among the native doctors, has to a large extent subsided and they are frequently ready to be advised by Indo-China Steam Navigation Co., (Limited) the European-trained house-surgeon, who thus influences the treatment of many cases of fracture, dislocation. abscess, &c., which remain nominally under Chinese treatment; and many matters pertaining to the regular changing of bedding, clothing &c., formerly secuted only by continuous effort and watch fulness, have now become routine practice." And the inspecting officer's high appreciation of the large service rendered by the late Dr. Chung to the Tung Wa Hospital will be readily and graciously endorsed by the public. The late house-surgeon's services, as we wrote at the time of his death, were, however, but very poorly and extremely inadequately recognised by Governaient. A man who by "his kindness, courtesy, tact, and pro- fessional skill combined to enable him to effect the very great improvements that were made during his tenure of office, and for which the credit is practically entirely due to him," certainly ought to have deserved more than the small measure of recognition the Government has shown-a Government which, by the way, is becoming proverbially parsimonious in its treatment of native born public servants whose value: should be measured not by their birth but by the extent of their worth.
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, JULY 4, 1903.
TUNG WA HOSPITAL.
To the Secretary.
Hongkong, 27th June, 1903. [PETITION] Hongkong, 23rd June, 1903.
To the Members of the
Sanivary Board Hon_kong. Sir-We respectful y org to lay before you the grievance of our Chinese community in the hope that you will kindly place it before the proper authority and have it el eved as soo
posible, that we, the Chinese citizens, may be able to live quietly and comfortably in this Colony to pursue their various vacations, and that we may cheerfully co-operate in carrying out any sanitary measures to mutual satis- faction.
Those who bave hitherto given close attention
(30th June,) All friends of the Chinese, whether of the official or commercial class, and there must be many in the Colony, must have read with considerable satisfaction the report presented by Dr. J. C. Thomson., M.A., Inspecting Medical Officer of the Tung Wa Hospital, upon the working of that institution for last year. The picture of filth, misery, and neglect which one did not expect to find even in Chinn, that met the eye of those who were called upon to visit the original institu- tion "on whose dead ashes," a former chair- man had said, "the present hospital had risen sphoenix-like," has now given way to
Whenever a case of plague or even some imes reforms upon modern lines of Western
a natural death occurs in any of their houses, medical science and hygiene which is im
the inmates of the whole house in question pressed upon one in a perusal of Dr. THE COTTON INDUSTRY
would be thrown into a state of alarm, much greater than a case of murder would cause. Thomson's report. When the disgraceful
IN TONKIN.
We are therefore of humble opinion that a state of affairs and gross abuses were dis
partial reform of the sanitary measures would not suffice, unless chrezful co-operation of the closed after the early inspections of the
(1st July.)
Chinese citizens be secured, to acquire which, Chinese dead house," the better class of Ninety per cent, of the natives of Tonkin
the sanitary authority should look upon them Chinese were much ashamed of the very are agriculturists and, in common with the The O. & 0. steamer Coffit of her trip across as co-operators instead, of as opponents and from San Francisco and Honolulu, caled give careful consideration to their suggestions public exposé, in connection therewith and majority of oriental peasants, have at their Midway Island on June 13 h; to leave mails for which should he accepted unless they are the opportunity was availed of for reviving disposal considerable periods of leisure be- naval staff and men engaged at the cable immediately dangerous to public health. -a plan, which had been mooted before, for tween harvests, during which they manufac lation, says the Japan Mail The It would also be better to grant as much new Pacific cable was expected to reach concession as possible where there is no actual the establishment of a Chinese hospital "to ture and dye their own cotton cloths. Each Midway Island June 19th. The, U. S. S, danger, in order to be able to cleanse and dis- meet certain Chinese wants and prejudices village or commune possesses one or more Troquets is now at the island guarding the infect all the actually infected rooms, than to station. On arrival at Midway her commander adopt the drastic measures and let them evare which were not provided for by the Civil hand looms, in the use of which the Ton had to warn off a Japanese schooner whose the laws thereby leaving many infected rooms Hospital." The Tung Wa furnished such ankinese are skilled from childhood. Little crew had bees devastating the bird-colony on undetected co institution and its incorporation it was or no cotton was formerly grown in the the island, these men killing rathlessly and We are inclined to believe that every one is
recklessly every feathered thing they could anxious to have his house cleansed and dis provided by law that it was open to Euro- colony, the native weavers depending almost = reach.
infected if it is carried out in such a way as it
of Health thinks fit.
And we are sure that if the above suggestions be adopted, the dumping practice will be rapid. minimized and that as soon as the modified measures are made known to every member of our Chinese community, it will certainly cease entirely.—We are, etc..
(Sd) LUM CHING,
and chopped with the "chops of seventeen different Chinese hongs.
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DAN PROSECUTIONS.
The President, pursuant to notice, moved
That the Board, under the provisions of section go of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, 1903, depute Inspector Frederick Fisher to institute summary proceedings before Magistrate against any person con travening any of the Bye-laws duly made under section 16 of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, 1903, when so directed in writing by the Acting Medical Officer of Health. That the Board, under the provisions of
section 256 of the Public Health 'and ' Buildings Ordinance, 1903; depute Inspector Frederick Fisher to institute summary proceedings before à Magis- trate for the recovery of any penalty -imposed by Part II of the said Ordin- ance or any Bye-laws made thereunder, when so directed in writing by the Acting Medical Officer of Health.” Col. Webb seconded. Agreed.
HEALTH REPORTS. Mr. Pollock, pursuant to nolice, moved
That a copy of the President's report on the Health and Sanitary Condition of the Colony of Hongkong for the year 1972 be sent to every member of the Sanitary Board.
He said, his reason for doing so was that the report contained some valuable information upon the plague statistics and upon the health of the Colony generally,
Mr. Hewett seconded. Carried.
Mr. Pollock also moved :-
That a copy of the President's report and of the reports and tables annexed thereto, which are contained in Gov- ernment Notification No. 393 of 1953, be sent to every member of the Sani- tary Board.
He observed that his reasons for the motion were the same as those for making the last proposition.
Mr. Fung Wa Chun seconded. Carried.
THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE. Mr. Pollock then moved:-"That the memor; andum of the Acting Medical of Health on the construction of certain provisions of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, 1903, which was read at the recent meeting of property. owners, be banded to the Press for publication." He said :-) understand, sir, that an intimation has been only this day received from the Got- ernment to the effect that they do not propose as a Government matter to have this report of the Acting M.O.H. printed by the Government. I think, sir, that everybody at this table must agree with me that such a valuable memomn- dum should not be lost, but that it should become public property; and as the Goverp- ment have declined to have the document printed as an act of Government, the only feasible way. I see of making known to the ⠀
public is through the columus of the Press.
Mr. Llewett seconded. Agreed.
The President :-The letter received to-day my
from the Colonial Secretary in reply to the letter
of 24th ulto. is as follows:-" In reply to your
letter of 24th ulto., I am directed to acquaint you for the information of the Sanitary Board that the Government declines to publish
Dr. Pearse's memorandum which involves as-
The President-You will observe in this report that the first suggestion is that a floor occupied by a plague-infected person be cleansed and disinfected by the officers of the Board and that the remainder of the house, provided that the ceilings, stair-linings and other similar structures which might harbour rats be removed, might be allowed to be cleansed by the inmates ander the direction of sumptions as to the effect of the law that may the officers of the Board. The reason for or may not be correct, and which can only be this is that the ceilings, stair-linings and decided by a case decided in the law Courts. This decision can readily be obtained in the similar structures undoubtedly harbour rats and their removal would prevent the forma usual manner. I am to add that the memo- tion of rat-runs in the house. If the Chi- randum referred to has already been be Dese thoroughly understood this it would fore the Board for further consideration iso be to their advantage to remove those ceilings desired." As I stated at the meeting on wa and stair-linings and such structures, ior 21st May last the Press was at liberty to print
proved of this suggestion-the if they did rovided the Government ap the report. It was laid on the table, but, I understand as a confidential meeting was held the house, with the exception of the floor an afterwards they did not take it that they could which the plague patient is, would not be take the report away. As they had asked for cleansed by the Board's officers but might be De Tearse's report it will be given to the Fress cleansed by the inmates. I draw attention to to print it. this fact to show clearly to the Chinese that it would be to their advantage to remove these ceilings, stair-finings and other structures in houses all over the Colony
rest
of
Colonel Webb proposed that the recommend- ations of the Committee be adopted and that a copy be circulated for the information of
members.
Captain Lyons seconded.
Carried.
Mr. Rumjhn-1 am of opinion that the recommendations of the sub-committee do not give a sufficient inducement to the Chinese to cease from demping bodies. What they mo-t strongly object to is the cleaning by the Board's coolies. Why should not the tenants be allowed to cleanse their own floors and flus under the supervision of the 1 card's officers? If the Board's coolies can do the work effectively, why should the tenants or their servants not do the same or better? There is another most sér ous objection and that is the police deten: tion of the inmates of the floor on which a case I do not see any benefit deriving from such a step. The incubation period of plague ranges from a few hours to about 16 days. The President The usual incubation period is from two to seven days.
OCCURS.
Mr. Rumjahn-In the r. port and treatise on plague Dr. Thomson, the special plague officer un er the Bombay Government, says it is 16
days.
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DR. PEARBE'S MEMORANDUM. The following is the memorandum: In order to get some idea as to the effect the new law regulating overcrowding will have, I have had a floor in Aberdeen Street (No. § District)
measured, viz., the first floor of No. 26, Aber- deca Street. The area of this floor is 730 sq. ft. and its cubic contents 9,127 cubic feet. Its height is therefore about 12 feet. At this present time there are in this floor only two windows opening into the external air, namely, the two looking from the front of the fluor into the street. Each of these windows has a glazed. area of only 10 sq. ft. To keep within the ters of the new law therefore anyone desirous- of subdividing this foor could apparently do so by building a cubicle or room around each of these two windows. Each cubicle could only be of 105 sq. ft and would hold therefore: 3 persons. The total number of persons then allowed to inhabit the floor would be six, as the remainder of the floor baving no window into the external air would not be habitable. If it be decided under the proviso to Section 154 that the yard to this house count as external air, thewit will be apparently permissible to build another cubicle of 120 sq ft, around this window which will also bold: 3 persons, bringing the total num' er of lawful occupants of the floor up to 9 persons. A glance at the plan of this house will how that the rent. 54 per mensem, is made up by the small payments of several in dependent families. If the cubicles are done away with, and only three rooms as mentioned above are allowed on this floor, the rent of the Mr. Rumjahn-Many cases have been found whole floor will still have to be paid, but the to be over 16 days. Here we have no regular burden will be divided between 9 people system of segregation of contacts. If these instead of the 14 people who could occupy the unfortunate people are confined compulsorily floor under the old Ordinance. It will further be noticed that these cubicles' are in reality in an insinitary floor with a plague patient or a plague corpse for over 24 hours I think it is a family houses and their size and price per di grace to the Colony and a very great dis month are determined by the earnings of the credit to the Board. Instead of having three husband or chief wage-earner of the family. large blocks of observation. Iouses situated If, as is not unreasonable, we allow in the mise far apart from each other, we should have persons who could occupy this floor under the four or five houses in each health district into scheme shown above three husbands, three wh cb contacts could go until their premises wives and six small (under 10) children, we and chat cls have been disinfected. Another shalf see that the burden of payment wil rest on a small number of individuals. Now if the point is that we should allow plague corpseste be coffined properly in the houses in which the owner of this house increases the glazed area deaths occur under the supervision of the of the front windows to the full extent, viz. lloard, and to be buried either locally or in the 28 it, each, we see that then much larger, dative place of the deceased by their friends. If cubicles could be built, namely, two of 283 sq. my suggestions are adopted, I dare say theft, each of which would accommodate 8 peopla dumping of cases of plague will be a thing of or one large cubicle of 570 sq. ft which would the past or at least will be greatly minimised accommodate 17 people. We should then have and a saving of thousands upon thousands of practically the whole floor subdivided into a dollars will be effected annually. Why should large front cubicle for 17 persons, small we continue to enforce measures opposed by the cubicle in rear with window late the yard for populace, detrimental to our welfare and pros. three persons and a windowless remainder
The President-Sixteen days is quite ceptional.
Ex