godtuuris 4, 5 4h
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counted out to the spector, lest their prime should
by their fellows. Yet none of these,
men bows contracted the disenae. Again the plaque
chart show an invariably rapid fall from the maximum
plague rate to normal” the epidemic always ceasing in
from three to four weeks. I attach a chart of the
gue cases in the years 1889, 1900 and 1901 that
will show how constant is this condition of rapid
recovery. This rather favours the theory that the
Epidemic is due to atmospheric conditions. I have no
reason to believe that the Sanitary Staff are not
doing their duty faithfully, and if they are, then
with the large powers given to the Medical Officer of
Health there should not be in Hongkong a house unfit
for habitation, nor should any house be permitted to
continue in an insanitary state. At present there seems
to be a preponderance of opinion among the Community
that the Plague is attributable to overcrowding,
insanitary dwellings, and a bad system of drainage.
But while all or any of these conditions may contribute
to the perpetuation of the disease, the fact remains
that one of the worst districts in the Colony this
year is at Hingham, a newly built quarter on
peninsula