that they
they
w
objection
from the point of view of the Venice Sanitary Convention to the amendment of the Hung Hom practice to the prevention of the spread of plague
in regard
in accordance with Dr. Simpson's proposals
The Gov. is being asked
to make the necessary alterations in the Quarantine
of the Colony
Regulations of the
3. Lord Lansdowne
will as observe that
of
paragraphs 4 and 5
Part IV of the Report
Dr. Simpson deals with
the question of the forwarding notification to the Colonial Office of the existence of plague in those parts of China
with which the Colony
is
his Lordship.
in South
China
most
intimately connected and I am to draw attention to the suggestion of
the medical
officers
that
the English Consulates
of the Consuls themselves should submit bulletins as
a
weekly
to the
condition of the infected
towns or villages in the
district; and that a
weekly bulletin might also be sent by the medical officers of the Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs in different districts.
4. Mr. Chamberlain would be glad if Lord Lansdowne could suggest a
way
by
which
the
Consular officers in
South China might be asked to supply
these weekly bulletins to the Hong Kong