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PROFESSOR SIMPSON'S REPORT.
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Bergs
Praf 2 AUG
Being arranged for.
The Chief duties of the Special Plague Staff summarised:- (Page 9.)
1. Campaign against rats, with pre- paration and distribution of poison, or Danysz's virus. Report: tage 9. See also pages 108-109 for the work to be done by Plaque Department.
2. Bacteriological examination of rats Being done.
to observe which are infected and the houses from which they came.
3. Bacteriological examination of
dead bodies.
4. Rendering of old, dilapidated
and rat-ridden houses rat-proof (by glass and cement &c.)
See also page 109-110 (Part TV page 13(2).
5. Seeing that Ships have appliances
to prevent rats passing to and from Ships.
6. Destruction of rats on Ships from
an infected port, and on certain Ships leaving Hongkong.
Also page 106.
Being done.
Being done.
Being done.
Chamber of Commerce in February, 1902, considered this impracticable and that if done it would be a great interference with Trade. (Vide 6.0.0. Circular-of-31st. July, 1901.)
7. Discovery and tracing out of casés | Every effort is made in this direc-
of plague.
8. Removal of plague patients to
Hospital.
9. Inoculation with Baffkine's pro-
phylactic.
See also page 110.
10. Provision of temporary accommoda-
tion for healthy inmates of plague-infected houses.
11. Inspection of emigrants and disin-
fection of their personal effects before they leave the port.
Also page 108.
tion.
Being done.
.Done as far as Plague Staff is con-
cerned.
Done as far as possible.
Inspection is done only, except in .case of emigrants to America whose effects are also disinfected.
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