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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
MENINGITIS SCARE.
A FEW CASES REPORTED IN HONGKONG,
The outbreak of cerebro-menin- gitis in Hongkong was commented upon by Mr. M. K. Lo at the fort. nightly meeting of the Sanitary Board yesterday, when he applied for information regarding the dis case, mentioning that he had heard of several cases In the Colony. It was rovented by the Medical Officer of Health that the outbreak hnd nat reached epidemic dimensions and it was hoped to survive it comparatively lightly,
Members present at the meeting were Mr. G. R. Sayer (President). Hon. Mr. H. T. Crenay (Director) of Public Works and Vice-Pre- sident), Dr. G. W. Pope (Med'en) Omcer of Health), Mr. Wong Kwong-tin. Mr. M. K. Lo, Mr. F. C. Hall, Dr. R. A. Castro Basto, Mr. L. C. T. Bellamy. Mr. J. It. Gelling (Secretary) and Mr. Ngh Mai-kal (Assistant Secretary),
The first business on the agenda was, a letter from Government, re- Intive to the installation of water
at closets
Nos. 1-6. Minden where the Avenue, Kowloon, Board had refused permission to an application by the owners.
The letter indiented that Goy ernment had heard the appeal wh'ch
lodved by ownerя against the Board's decision which had been sustained.
WHA
Homuntin Matters. Pursuant to notice Mr. M. K. Lo naked the following questions] standing in his name:
Q.
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Will the Head of the Sani- tary Department inform this Board:-How many houses in Homuntin haye water closet installations?
So far as I am aware three all in Victory Avenue.
Has the owner of a house, or owners of houses, in Ho- muntin, applied to this Baard for permission to in- stal closets, and has or have such application or applien- tions been refused?
A. Yes: owners have applied
and been refused.
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 1932.
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
these tanks to get into the CONSIGNEES' NOTICE. Government main drain and: then be discharged into the Youmati Typhoon Shelter, will obviate the objection mentioned in question i (c), and if not, why not? A. The Medtenl Ofcer Df
Health advises rao that an officient, septic tank would undoubtedly obvinte the particular objection men- iloned.
The Steamship,
"GEORGES PHILİPPAR” Arrived Hongkong on Tuesday, the 20th March, 1932. From MARSEILLES &c.
Q. In the ovent of the answer
Consignees of Cargo by the above to the last quantion being in named steamer are hereby informed the negative, will the Medi-hat their goods with the exception of cal Officer of Health advise plum, Treasure and Valuables aro their risk this Board ns to whether being landed and placed any other stops could be the Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd., taken, either in conjunction Kowloon, whence dailvery can bo with the use of septic tanks. obtained as the goods are landed-- or independently thereof, in Goods not cleared within 7 days accordance with recommen-inchiding date of arrival, will be dations made by standard subject to rent. books on public health and hygiene for the removal of sewage, which would enable the houses in Homuntin to
Damaged Packages must be left in have water closet instal- the Godowns for examination by the lations without causing any consignees, and the Company's Sur possible injury or annoy-veyor Messrs:--Goddard and Douglas on Munday, the 4th ance to other people in at 10.00 a.m.
April, 1902, Consignees must have n Kowloon?..
Revenue Offeer in attendance when Does not arise.
A. Q.
All claims must be sont to the undersigned before the Thursday the 7th April, 1932, or they will not be recognized.
Will the Head of the Sani-damaged dutiable goods are examined
by the Company' Surveyora. tary Department obtain the
No claims will be admitted and the necessary information from goods have left the Godown.. Government to construct a No Fire Insurance will be effected now Government inain to by us in any case whatever. norve the Homuntin district and to drain into the sea instead of into the Yauma- ti Typhoon Shelter, and if] 80, when is the work likely to begin?
A. I am authorised to reply
that the question of the im-: proved sewerage of the Ilo-: muntin District is bound up with the larger issue of the Mong- re-drainage of the koktsui and Yaumati Areas which is under. considera- tion by Government. No date regarding construc- tion can al present be in- dicated.
Meningitis Outbreak.' Before the meeting concluded Mr. M. K. Lo said that he did not know if the Board would
au-
the
He under-
the out-
If the answer to the last thorlse him to ask whether question is in the affirma-Medical Officer of Health could tive, is it a fact that the re-make any statement to the Board the outbreak of fusal of such application or in reference to applications was based on cerebro-meningitis. the ground that the existing stood that several cases had oc- Government main drain curred in Hongkong and the Inst outbreak some years ago · was a would draia the sewage from houses in Homuntin, very alarming one. He did not into the Yaumati Typhoon know whether the Medient Officer Shelter, and that such of Health was in a position to sewage discharge would pol-make any statement and what pre- Foto the Shelter?
eautions had been taken or were It is a fact that in all cases being taken regarding the proposal of owners en-break. volved discharge of the Dr. G. W. Pope, speaking with- Hewage, either with or without any previous notice, and that out the intervention of a he could not give Mr. Lo any septic tank, into the Yau-figures, but the outbreak had not mati Typhoon Shelter: but reached epidemic form, and he I am unable to say whether had hopes that it would not, al- the Board would have, though it was a disease in respect rather the granted had elreum- of which prevention stance been different, helpless. There was one hopeful Remembering the obvious point and that was that it was advantages which, from the essentially a Spring disease and point of view of public figures were at their height during having health and hygiene, water, March and April. Now, closets possess in compari-frenched the end of March, they son with the crude and hoped to get away comparatively medieval dry carriage sys-lightly.
SFIN
tem for removal of excreta~} The Medical Officer of Health Will the Medical Officer of pointed out that meningitis was Health advise this Board asjun overcrowding disease and ad- to whether the installation(vised people to avoid overcrowd- of septic tanks, so as to ul-jed places, including theatres and low only the effluent from Icinemas.
R ONL
Agent.
Hongkong, 29th March, 1932.
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