146
Minute by the Colonial Surgeon-
Nothing can be done here on the dry earth system as the proper soil cannot be procured in the island at hand so that the expenses of adopting that system would be very great. The same unsatisfactory state is pursued all through the town, in the Chinese quarter proper tubs are used and are emptied every bed and only once in 2 to 5 days; the average being 3 days. There is no choice but to procure earth from a great distance or to use charcoal or make waterclosets all of those systems would be a great expense.
29th May, 1880(?)
(signed) Ph. B. C. Ayres.
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Minute by the Colonial Surgeon-
Nothing can be done here on the dry earth system as the proper soil cannot be procured in the island at hand so that the expenses of adopting that system would be very great. The same unsatisfactory state is pursued all through the town, in the Chinese quarter proper tubs are used and are emptied every bed and only once in 2 to 5 days; the average being 3 days. There is no choice but to procure earth from a great distance or to use charcoal or make waterclosets all of those systems would be a great expense.
29th May, 10:
(signed) Ph. B. C. Ayres.
Revised to fit exact HTML output without markdown or additional text:146
Minute by the Colonial Surgeon-
Nothing can be done here on the dry earth system as the proper soil cannot be procured in the island at hand so that the expenses of adopting that system would be very great. The same unsatisfactory state is pursued all through the town, in the Chinese quarter proper tubs are used and are emptied every bed and only once in 2 to 5 days; the average being 3 days. There is no choice but to procure earth from a great distance or to use charcoal or make waterclosets all of those systems would be a great expense.
29th May, 10:
(signed) Ph. B. C. Ayres.