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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
THE LIMEWASHING QUESTION.
FULL STATEMENT AT SANITARY BOARD.
At yesterday's meeting of the Sanitary Board, the Chairman (Mr. W. J. Carrie) made a lengthy statement or local limewashing
methods.
Dr. Tso's Questions. Dr. S. W. THо, pursuant to notice, asked the following ques- tions:
THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1928.
these 41,440 or 93.5 per cent were fully covered before limewashing- limewashed by the owners.
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commences.
With the additional wrappers' Early Inspections.
now being made I feel sure wo Normally therefore in over 90% shall have an adequate number, of the cases this Board and the but any tenant can ask fur.more Sanitary Department are not con- wrappers If his effects are not cerned except to inspect the pre- fully covered, and cannot conveni- mises. This inspection is carried ently, be moved out of the way of cut. I can assurò members, at the the limewash. Any limewash will earliest possible moment. There dry and harden the skin. But is no unreasonable delay and in any members will realise that there case allowance is made for some cannot be anything dangerous or unavoidable dirtying of the pre-corrosive in it as our own coolies mises during the interval between work with it day in and day out cleansing and inspeétion.
and in holding the spray a little must run down the handle on to the coolles' fingers. The applica- tion of a little oil or vaseline, after washing on coming off duty, is all that is required.
It is only when the landlord refuses to do the work satisfac- torily or requests us to do it for him that the actual cleansing and limewashing is done by the De- partment.
Questions Answered.
WHEN FOOD REPELS,
(1) In view of the general com- plaint by tenants, of tenement houses against the present method of lime-washing, by the Sanitary
Spray Method Superior, Department, will the Head of the Sanitary Department state
Question 5. I am assured whether
It happens to many in the Farjelimatic conditions and low neur- 21 tenant, if he objects I will now answer the nuestions, by the Medical Officer to the spraying method of lime-again asking members to bear in Health that the spray method other a marked loss of appetite ne-its development.
of East to experience at Some time orjishing food values, pre-dispose to washing by the Department, may mind that no limewashing is done is very much superior to the brush. companied by a sense of general be allowed to employ his own by the Department except at the The work is done
Are you anaemic? Are your contractor to do the work, in the request of the owner or landlord, and more evenly and the limewash so in the Tropies, where the ever-inside lining of your eye-lids pale? more quickly enfeeblement. Especially is this eyes dull, your lips and gums, the old way, after his landlord has (with the few exceptions which is sprayed into holes, and crevices lasting humid heat severely taxes Do you lack spirit, brightness, paid to the Government the money fall under By-law 4, where the that could not be reached by anythe vitality even of the strongest, energy? for lime-washing by the Depart- landlord has refused to do the ordinary brush. We have receiv-Not only does food cease to at-lou fast when you run up-staira? Does your heart beat ment?".
work or failed to do it satisfac-ed expressions of thanks (2) If so, whether the Govern- torily) and that the limewashing many
from tract, even the thought of eating Is your hand unsteady? Do you tenants because ment is prepared to hand over the done by the Department affects work
the repels; cheerfulness giveaway to grow tired too soon? If you have money paid by the landlord to the less than 10% of the floors in quickly and because they were the face this and wan; as often and immediate need is
was done so well and so depression, energy becomes pale, any of these symptoms your chief tenant after he has done the lime-occupation in the Colony.
loved of successive upheavals
a good washing satisfactorily?
tainly. On receipt of the land- the work just sufficiently well to pains behind the eyes, headaches, Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for ale Question 1. The answer is cor- while a contractor attempted to do as not back-pains, loss of weight, tonic medicine, and the best of al nerve tonics and blood buildery la ford's request the Inspector in pass the inspector.
nervousness, a disinclination for People. These Pills have a won- charge of limewashing cails at the house to fix a time when he
experienced. In the case of wo-faulty blood and exhausted nerves. society, are among the symptoms derful strengthening effect on proposes to return to limewash.
men other irregularities of health Their world-wide fame has been If the tenant states he is willing
are also noticeable, troubles char- built up on a remarkabe record to do the work the requisition is
acteristle of their sex. at bace returned to Hend
is the chief cause of loss of appe Office
of cures of precisely suot cases as 'Anaemia, or weak, watery bland, Tours.
(3) When the spraying method is employed what precaution is taken by the Department to pro tect the furniture or goods of the tenant from the lime-washing or to prevent the lime-washing from going through the floor to the floor
below?
(4) Whether the lime-wash used and is passed to the District in by the Department contains any inspector for inspection in due gredient which may be injurious to course. The procedure is then as furniture or goods?
if no request had been made. 5 Whether,
spraying the meded now employed by the De
is an improvement on
B
4
Ex-
Your chemist enn supply them,
guarantee even with the best of Question S. It is impossible to materials and workmanship that one coat of limewash will be suf- ficient and satisfactory. I have had this side of the harbour during the figures compiled of the work done on present limewashing season. cluding the centre of the town cutie, digestive troubles, and those sent post free, if $150 per bot- uf 257 floors. 165 required only other gymptoms just descrined $8.00 for 6 botiles, by The Dr. It is one of the most prevalent, se Road, Shanghai. Be sure and Williams Medicino C., 60, Kiang- one limewash, 74 required, two More Covers Wanted.
coats, and 18 required three coats aladies in the Far East, where ask for, and insist pou having made to the payer ie. the land houses are old, and in many cases. Question 2. Refunds must be In the crowded area where the
lord. The tenant my work because he does not want abutting on the living room into do the badly designed, with the kitchen
on the premises or because he may figures are different:-out of 1218 any men other than his own men which smoke and dirt passa, the desire certain refinements. What fears 87 only could be passed as ever his reason he must arrange satisfactory after one application with the landlord if he wishes to of mewash: 107 were obtain reimbursement. It would twice and 54 three times. We do
the old method al limewashing?
, in what respect? CG When lime-washing is done analer, the supervision of the De- pinient, by its own workmen and with the best of materials, is there any passity to have the work done more than once? And, if it is found necessary to re-limewash the premises, whether it be passible to not be proper for me to arrange not go beyond three applications have it done on the same day as the landlord's behalf without in any case. that of the drst line-washing?
17 in lime-washing a painted must continue, therefore, ceiling or wall, as not a hundredth
This concurrence. The refund
In reply to Dr. Two, the Chairman
treated
to be
All the complaints that have reached me have come from these
.
districts; we have received praise from the other districts.
Experts Assurance.
part of the lime will stick, will made to the landlord. the Head of the Sanitary Depart- Question 3. Calice wrappers are ment suggest some method of deal-provided by the Department, to ing with such cases in the future? [cover up the furniture and goods of the tenant while limewashing Statement on the Subject. is in progress.
Question 7.--This question I am not satisfied contains a statement of fact that a sufficient number have been with whith provided in the past and have ar
I cannot agree. 1 am assured by
my ex- welcome this opportunity to ged for 25 more to be made perts in timewashing that it is as
Three have been issued so far: on the subject of limewashing. In Decem-It will he now possible to have at easy to limewash a painted ceiling ber last year I received some con- least four by each floor when lime- the first instance more will pro- as an unpainted one but that in plaints through the Chinese re-washing recommences on January bably drop to the floor than in the This should prove adequate case of a ceiling which had pre-
'said.---
make a short statement
presentatives on this Board and
20.
Just before Christmas Dr. Tso, Mr. A certain amount of limewash viously been limewashed. It is, Woon Kyung-tia and myself must fall on the floor: it does so however, only on rare occasions visited several houses in various even with the old brush method. that a painted ceiling or other Localities where we saw limewash- A floor which is dilapidated The being done by the Sapitary Debe dealt with as a nuisance under the paint is not of so dirk a can i painted woodwork is limewashed. partment. We have also discussed Section 20 (2) of the Public colour as seriously to diminish the thestler on several occasions. Fiealth and Buildings Ordinance lighting of the floor the paintwork These questions are therefore an while under Section 119 wooden need only be cleaned and not lime- outcome of our discussions, and flours in new buildings must be presume embrace points on which reasonably water tight Floors Dr. Tso desires a pronouncement or should not permit of limewash decision.
fpassing through to the floor be
There are one or two matters low. which I think should be made clear On many occasions when this before actually answer the ques-departmental limewashing first tions as there ainsars to be a lot started tenants were offered the of annessary misunderstanding services of coolice to assist in of our position.
The Procedure.
The By-laws lay the respon- sibility The the annual cleansing And limewashing on the owner or Tandlord. Each year as the lime- washing season approaches, a notice is sent to each owner pointing out what he is required to do; in the majority of cases he does it.
cleaning up the floor. In all cases the offer was refused, and, I am told, we therefore ceased making the offer. I have issued instructions that the offer of assistance must always be made.
washed.
Comparatively Few Complaints.
I much regret that there should be any complaints against the work of the Sanitary Department which I have so recently joined.
have tried and shall always try
to remedy any defects in our pro- cedure which may become-appar- ent
More wrappers will be issued to prevent any of the limewash coni- Ing into contract with the furni- ture and effects of the tenants: and we renew our offer to clean
Limewash Analysed Question 4, 1 have submitted up the floor before we leave the samples of the limewash used to. premises.
the Government Analyst. His The whole question of limewash I have Juspected the figures for report shows that it is good line is one between landlord and ten- the past three years. In 1925 the that we are using; the lime used ant. We only enter into it at the total number of floors limewashed by many limewashing contractors request of the landlord. During in the Colony was 23,618;, of these is shell lime of Jess purity and this limewashing season, we have $5310 were limewashed by the strength. He states, of course, dealt so far with a little over 500 owners, employing their own con- that the limewash produces per floors (excluding Kowloon); of tractors. The percentage is 90.manent stains on cloth, polish these less than 250 are in Health In 1926 the figures were 38,024, ed fr varnished furniture Districts 4 and 5; the complaints floors limewashed of which 33,936 and on coloured paper. This therefore come from fewer than were limewashed by the owners the is true of all fimewash. It is there per cent. of the people affected percentage is over 89. In 1927 fore essential that the furniture by the limewashing by-laws. 44,373 floors were limewashed; of land effects of a tenant should be! (Continued on Page 18.)
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