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Ordinance No.13 of 1888) should be re-enacted in Plague districts, and that they should be at once applied to the Western part of the City,
(d). That in case of dead Plague bodies being found in back lanes, which could not be controlled by the Special Police, every house in the lane should be cleansed and disinfected.
(e). That a reward of five dollars should be offered for such information as would lead to the conviction of persons depositing dead bodies in the street or public thoroughfare.
(f). That a reward of one dollar should be offered for every living case of Plague reported to the Tung Wah Hospital (an excellent Charitable Institution supported entirely by the Chinese) or nearest Police Station, and that in all such cases Government would pay two dollars for each floor disinfected and compensation for small articles that might be destroyed or damaged in the process of disinfection.
(g). Should disease spread in spite of these precautions, a further European Staff would be required to assist in disinfection.
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