should be decided on
the War Office.
by
The buildings of the
Lazaretto will be of one story,
and will be so placed
that they cannot interfere
with the fire from the present, or from any future batteries.
6.
Moreover, it should be
borne in mind that the
Imperial Garrison with
their families and dependents,
number
thirteen
hundred (1300) individuals,
and the Civil
population numbers
under eight hundred (800)
consequently the erection of a Lazaretto
and the other
measures required for
protection
against
Cholera,
and epidemic diseases generally,
are even more necessary
for
the
health
of
the Military than for
that of the Civil portion of the British
population. It is very important
while the
Civil British
population
By the census of 1881 it appeared that the resident European population
of Hongkong, exclusive of Naval and Military Force, numbered 3040 persons, of whom ... were British, and the remainder chiefly Portuguese of mixed race from Macao.
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