Enclosure 2.
C.O. 506
Sir,
RECO
933
JAN
Sanitary Board Effects King Kong 21st July 1899
I have the honour to submit the following report for the information of the Select Committee of the Sanitary Board appointed to consider the question of the adequacy of the present staff.
The City of Victoria is divided into ten Health Districts, the smallest of which has a built-over area of 23 acres and the largest of 631 acres; Kowloon peninsula is similarly divided into five Health Districts.
The average population of each of the City Health Districts is 16,425 and the average number of domestic buildings is 768 or about 2000 floors to each district, each floor being a separate dwelling for one or more families.
Each Health District is in charge of an Inspector of Nuisances whose duties comprise the supervision of the scavenging and...
Mr. Secretary
Sanitary Board