OVERCROWDING DIS-
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST
passengers coming into the Colony, those circumstances did the Sec- and the number leaving every day,retary for Chinese Affairs
ed they were on slightly on differ.
Mr Goldring seconded, and the motion was carried.
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THE SANITARY BOARD, the last two months had been exceptionally fine and exception-
The High Death Rate. ally hot and there was no All of them had to take tickets, and the Chinese members ad- tention to the high death rate returned HONGKONG & SHANGHA
Mr. F. B. L. Bowley had called at- evidence, as far as be could find and with the present regulations vise that they should follow the for July and Dr. Woodman replied to that this year had been at all it would not be difficult to compile usual procedure or did they think, these observations as follows uncommon or unusual in that such a return. With the assist that the notices respecting all il-The death rate of 30 per thousand respect.
auce of the Harbour Department legal cubicles should be suspend-for He would like to mention the Government should be able toed for the time being, say-for one that
the month of July and that the night boat from Canton give them some figures and not month? He was not quite clear se for the week ending August 6th are of 40.2 per thousand coming in gave to the new leave them with the hazy know- to what was their desire. strangers very little time to find ledge they had at present with re-
figures which are accurate for the Accommodation that night, and gard to the population of the Mr. Bowley's point was exactly not be compared with other similar The Hon Mr Halifax said that, time they deal with only, and ear- in the fine weather a great many Colony at any moment. Of course the same as his own; that was that periods owing to the large margin of them found it. quite con-70,000 inhabitants was a consider In addition to the report of the streets and wait until the morn-some 400,000 to half a million in- at all but to leave it to the discre-ing with small numbers and short repient to spend the night in the able increase to a population of there was no need to do anything for variation that exists when deal Sanitary Basid which we publishing to find proper and better ac- cluding the New Territories and tion of the Sanitary Department. periods of time. There were, I am ed yesterday an important dis commodation. His office and the was sufficient increase to discount As far as the length of time that informed, about 100,000 refugees cassion took place on the question Tung Wah Hospital authorities largely the values of statistics had been spoken of was concern from Canton during these periods of overcrowding. this taking had been into this matter with with regard to the public place too late in the afternoon for the greatest of care before there health. He was sorry he could ent ground. A fortnight was and those are not taken into con publication in last night's issue. was any danger of it becoming a not agree with hie Chinese col- generally given for the removal of sidaration when the death rates are The matter arose out of a serious one. They found it ne-leagues who said that the death cubicle, but the moment a notice, worked out. If they had been the minute issued by the President Cessary before they acted to make rate of the Colony was nearly was served on a Chinese it was death rates would have been about
looked upon close enquiries, and one of the normal:
BS 80 order for 20 for the month and 29 for, the Unfortunately in the saying that at this meeting he steps they took was to detail the sanual report which had been ejectment against the occupier week. The mortality amongst chil would take the feeling of the complete members on the attitude to be force
District Watchman circulated there was no tabulated and tenants, and the apperance of dren is very much to be regretted of a hundred inen statement of the death rate of the sa Inspector within two hunded but it is a question of the higher num on the dally balance adopted by the Executive with for three nights, in succession Colony from month to month, and yards was enough to create & education of the mothers rather than respect to cubicles and similar to go out and make it a special so he was not able to check the stampede, If it could be shown! illegalities during the troubles induty to make special enquiries of statement made by Mr Chan Kai that the regulations would be any Sanitary Measures. It has al South China.
people whom they found in the Ming as to the monthly death enforced then they would not Municipal authorities in England comparatively sympathetically ways presented great trouble to the Mr Tratman said that he streets. During those three rate, but be thought there was a thought the Chinese members had nights they only picked up one slight danger as regards the pub-need to be suspended, but for the and is now partially met by the ap-
He woman who was astray and the lic health of the Colony when moment he would like to see them pointment of nurses to go to visit | misunderstood his minute. was not proposing to reopen the reason was that she had not been there was no violent epidemic and only sympathetically enforced. all mothers immediately after child general question of cubicles but able to find the friends to whom no plague to somewhat disregard The President said he found birth and give them instruction. WBS simply referring to those she had been consigned by the the other diseases prevalent in himself in a great difficulty ss to Over 100 of the deaths occurred at found to be illegally erected in the night boat. There was not one the Colony. It seemed to him what the Board as a whole thought the Italian or French convents and course of the daily visitation un-person who could properly be when they were fortunate to have of the matter.
1 think if a visit is paid to either der the house cleansing.
That called a refugee, who had no epidemic or virulent disease, Mr Bowley then proposed the of these institutions the most strik. was a measure on which they re- not proper accommodation, to then was the time for the public following resolution "That in the ing feature it the number of ap lied chiefly for keeping over which they could have gone bad health of the Colony to be looked opinion of this Board there are no'parently moribund children who ar crowding
within they pleased, or who had not into and to see if something could reasons at present for departing saved, not that so many die. The bounds. The machinery provided come down by that night's boat. not be done to improve the public from the ordinary routine of en- difficulty is not in getting suitable by the law could not be applied They were offered by theTung Wah health quite independent of those forcing the laws and byelaws generally without rather excessive a great deal of accommodation in epidemics. An examination of dealing with cubicles and simils treatment, but in getting the hard ship on the population and the cutdistricts for refugees ifthey the mortality statistics for the illegalities."
mothers to bring children to the strain on the staff. The question should have found it necessary present year showed that the
Hospital before it is too late for the was whether they should continue and they were the first to start death rate had been extremely
tiŝatment to save their lives. to treat the cubicles as they had the question of relief. They were high. He raised this point last done before or whether they prepared to spend a large sum of month and the Medical Officer of Servants Quarters and Refugees. should ignore their presence ex-money, between $30,000 and $40,- Health then gave it as his opinion cept in cases which the Medical 000 in erecting matsheds and in that the high death rate was oc- Officer of Health considered were other measures if necessary, but casioned by the extremely wettive of the following resolution
Mr. F. B... Bowley, hus given! Bo vexations sa to need special before those final steps were taken and damp weather they had had
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by the Board 14 Affairs, in a lengthy statement, necessary to take any steps at allment in the month of July as that risk of infection arising from the said the impression that had got and as yet the Colony could not was as dry as June was wet.
T. C. DOWNING, abroad in the Colony with regard in any way be called overcrowd. They always found that dry practi-e of allowing Chinese, who!
Mauser to refugees seemed to him to be a ed. It was purely and simply a weather was much more healthy are not in the householders' employ, General Banking Business Trans-
Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. little on the unnecessary alarmist matter of distribution. The hotels and that those who were ill had to skep in the servants' quarters, acted. side and he thought he could help were overcrowded and that being much better chances of recovery. and pointing out that all such per- a little in putting the matter in its so there was not the least doubt The returns for July were very sons may be arrested without wared and FIXED DEPOSITS Re- CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- proper perspective. The history that many people bad taken advan- similar to those for June and the
runt and handed over to the Police eeived. of the matter was that before tage of the "stranger in the land"latest return ending August 6, under the Servants Quarters Ordin.!
first threatenings of the and sold them accommodation in showed that the general death ance, 1913." In moving the resolu present trouble in Canton, some illegal cubicles. That did not rate was 36 per thousand per an- months ago now, Hongkong had a mean that the accommodation in num. For the city of Victoris the of motion was sent in before they tion Mr. Bowley said that the notise great deal of Chinese accom- the Colony was short, it simply death rate was 40 per thousand had heard anything of cholera in modation empty. There were meant that there were people who per annum. That was a very Macao or Hongkong. The fact that several reasons for this. One were ready to take fulladvantage bigh death rate for a time in was that there had been a very of the new arrivals. To deal strict-which there was no epidemic rag-
it did exist was perhaps an addi. big boom in the building of housesly according to the law with such ing. The figures showed that a tional season for bringing the matter of the Chinese type. Then trade cases would mean, he presumed, very large proportion of those forward. The Chinese servant was became bad which led to many turning out the occupants at once deaths were due to diseases of most hospitable and at the present Chinese finding, it easier and and this would result in a
very the respiratory system and such time his hospitality was emphasised'. cheaper to go back to the country much heavier punishment for the diseases were encouraged, if not when his friends came down from to tide over the bad time there refugees than for the landlords produced, by overcrowding. Over Canton and, wanted somewhere to rather than continue in Hongkong, themselves and just at this crowding would certainly tend, sleep. He would call the attention; making very little and spending moment and in all the circumst-he imagined, to increase the of the better class portion of the very much. With the first three-ances that was a line of action tendency of the weaker members community who bad servants' quar- tenings of the present trouble which he himself, and be knew of the community, there was the usual rush back to the Chinese members of the board children, to suffer from those they could retuove a great share of especially fers that they had a remedy and the Colony. It had been estimat-were
in sympathy diseases. There was no definite the work of the sanitary inspectors ed, but it was not possible to give with him, could not agree too. proposition before the Board at in carrying out their duties. very concise figurer, that the total It would, he thou cht, be sufficient the moment but he understood population Wat increased by to leave the matter largely in the thatthe President's suggestion and was hardly necessary for him to something in the region of 70,000, discretion of the Head of the San- that of the Secretary for Chinese point out that the increase occasiou- more or less. At the same time the jitary Department and as things Affaire. was that the laws and ed by these strangers meant an in- vacancies in the Colony for Chi-¡now were to allow a day or two's byelaws relating to cubicles should, creased danger of infection and nese accommodation were by no grace in the case of illegal cubic-be more or less suspended at the disease. Servants' quarters were means filled. There was still les for the occupants to find other present moment. He was sorry designed for a certain number of plenty of room, especially when quarters and at the same time, he could not agree with that persons and they were generally refugees had time to get them- perhaps to continue with any suggestion. The Secretary for filled up to the legal limit and Dy selves properly distributed. The action by way of summonses or Chinese Affaire spoke as if the addition meant an increase in the Dext step was that the trouble notices cautioning offenders enforcing of the byelaws would insanitary conditions of the quarters. actually reached the neighbour- against any further breaches.. turn the people out straight away. hood of Canton and fighting broke Mr Chan Kai Ming said that He did not think that that was Under the Ordinance any house out in the various districts round nearly all the refugees from Can- within the power of the Board or holder who had any reason to believs, the city. The influx began again, ton were of a well to do class and any of its officers to do. that his quarters were being used reaching, as far as one was able to did not stop in Hongkong any The usual procedure was for the for the lodging of strangers not to judge, the region of 50,000, and longer than they could help. If Inspector to inspect the cubicle authorised by him had only to pay probably more. It had to be they turned them out they would and if he found overcrowding to a visit to his quarters, and if he remembered in both cases in the deprive them of privacy to which apply to the authorities to issue found any intruder he could tele whole total that a very large they were entitled. He fully notice and perhaps subsequently phone the nearest police station or proportion could pay their agreed with what Mr Halifax had a their way. Many who came down said on the matter.
summons was issued. The call in the constable on the bent Magistrate usually gave A bad returned almost at once on Mir Bowley said he was sure the long time for structural altera
and hand him over.
If tha finding out that the price of ac- Board had listened with great in- tions to be done and if they went matter were left to the sanitary commodation here for them as toreat to the statement made by on in their usual way it would inspectors, who had to get a warrant, CHINKIANG-Mesers, GEAR temporary refugees was more Mr Hallifax and he would like in mean some months hence before the intruders would probably have ING & Co., MANILA-Messrs. than their means. They seemed the first place to deprecate the they had a great many less cubi fied, whereas if the occupant took MACONDRAY & CO. SINGA now to have passed the highest idea that any members of the cles. By that time they hoped that action they could immediately be PORE Messrs, BORNEO Co. point and for some little time past Board, or any representatives of the Carton would be in a perfectly dealt with. Of course, the house- LTD, GLASGOW-Messrs. A. R. DEPOT received at ratuta be sacertained on the movement of refugees had Press, wished to create unnecessatisfactory "condition and that holder must remember that even
BROWN, MCFARLANE & Co. LTD. heen a good deal in favour of Can sary panic or spread alarmist re- the population of Hongkong' then he had not completed his duty ton. In the last two weeks they ports. The only object in bring- would be in its normal state.
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20,000 and 30,000 people and there such a statement as the Secretary not support the idea of a raid be attend at the Police Court and give No. 2, Pedder Street, Hongkong. YOKOHAMA SFECIE BANK were several reasons to hope that for Chinese Affairs had just given ing made by the officers of the evidence against them. He thought' this marked improvement would, them, and, now the public had an Department on all cubicles and continue. With all this there was opportunity of knowing the facts, all the persons found there being lethargic to carry out that deserved
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There WAS one that that had had been able to find. The appear-criticism he would like to make of contemplated by anyone and cer
Dr. Ozorió seconded the motion, annes of this had been given by the statement they had beard and tainly did not appear to have been saying he thought it was a very the necessity of people going to that was when the Secretary for contemplated by anyone on that, serious question because it generally hotels before being able to look Chinese Affairs said that it was Board. He deprecated any altara- occurred in the quarters of the city around for more regular and per difficult to estimate the population tion in the usual routine of on which were madent accommodation, and then of Hongkong from time to time, forcing the laws and byelaws in
not inspected by the these refugees had no occupation He would have thought that un- the Colony with regard to that, fection was greatly increased. He sanitary inspectors. The risk of in- and spend all their time walk ng der the present restrictions it question at the present tims. about the streets sight seeing. would not be so difficult as it was
especially mentioned that in connec In referring to the The sleeping in the streets had in past years to find out the exset marks made by Mr. Bowley not tell which one of the intruders ro tion with typhoid because they could, been made a good deal of in one population of the Colony, because the President said that he might be a typhoid carrier. He had way and another, but it must not all steamers and junks and the was substantially correct as to the be forgotten that this was a regu- trains entering the Colony bad to time taken.. Notices had to be seen cases in which that disease had Jar hot weather custom in the pass the examination stations and served and in aggravated cases been transmitted to the inmates of Colony, and down around either customs officers and the police where the notices were not com the house by the intruder and the side of the city in the Chinese officers. It seemed to him that it plied with, the owner of the cubi- children had suffered from the same quarters they could see the place would not be very difficult for the dla was, subsequently summoned, diseases. filled with Obinese sleeping in Government to have more or less and the usual time given by the The resolution was then carried for Bread, Caki the streets," "The weather for accurate returns of the number of Magistrate was 14 days.--. Under without farther discussion.
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