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Quarantine Regulations.
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The reference to the- insanitary condition of HongKong made by the Secretary of State, to which the Chamber of Commerce refers and in which it states it does not coneur, is based upon the report made by Mr Chadwick
in 1881.
The remedies
that
since
indicated by him have been taken in hand by the Government 1882 but they are so extensive and costly that it would
years
require
at least to carry
bory
them out thoroughly. One of the most.
1 important improvements to be
made with the view of removing
the
the local causes
tending to the
spread of contagious or infection : disease, is the reduction of overcrowding in dwelling houses. This is a difficult problem to deal with, as matters would not be improved by turning out
people in the
only be
streets, and it can
accomplished very gradually. The Chamber of
12.
Commerce might be reminded. that the question of precautions to be taken against the introduction of Cholera into HongKong is one on which the Imperial Government or the Officers Commanding the Naval and Military Forces are
с
entitled