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condition of the village good in all respects except 1st, that the existing latrines are not in good order nor is there in my opinion sufficient latrine accommodation 2nd. that public urinals ought to be provided 3rd. that the two wells ought to be covered over and hand pumps fixed for drawing the water 4th, that plague infected bedding and plague corpses be sent as direct as possible to their destination by men retained for the purpose and not by impressed coolies 5th. that a house infected should not be re-occupied for 10 days 6th. that a patient should not be sent to a plague hospital till his disease has been diagnosed by a qualified Medical man and that when sent he should be taken as direct as is possible to that hospital.
7th. As people from Canton who become panic-stricken probably visit this place carrying infection with them, it seems desirable that the fresh arrivals be kept under surveillance.
(Sd.) Joseph T. Daly, M.B.,
Major, I.M.S.