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Sir,
Hongkong, 2nd. December, 1902.
C.
0223
52
in FEE CO
I have the honour to submit for the in-
formation of His Excellency the Governor the results of a care-
ful inspection of the nullens and their neighbourhoods in the
Western part of the City, with a view to ascertaining their
present condition with reference to the larvae of Anopheles. I
made this inspection on the afternoon of the 28th. and 29tb.
ultimo, and the 1st. instant.
The nullans are throughout in a better
condition than formerly. They are being kept clear of brushwood;
the streams are confined for the most part to definite channels;
and larvae are much less abundent than formerly, though they
were present to some extent. The matters which I have to call
in question are chiefly dependent on the inadequacy of the
measures at present in use, and emphasize the urgency of the
necessity for the training of the nullahs in at least the more
central district; and in the more outlying localities when it
may be practicaole.
Dr. J. M. Atkinson,
I shall take the nullahs in their order
from East to West, beginning with that above Ripon Terrace; and
my
Principal Civil Medical Officer.