are quite alive to the position

though everything cannot be done at

once


Published

The report (1898) of the Commission

to Enquire into some Insanitary Properties contains much information

shows the Evils then existing

? Put by

SA Dept

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Johnsan

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desired

Bus 2013.

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Mr Lucas

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little risk of plague being

carried

400

from Hong Kong to S. Africa unless

it breaks out during the

voyage

& in that case restrictions

will have to be taken at

the port of landing. If plague should again spring up at Hong Kong.

In addition to the points

mentioned in Mr Stubbs' memo

I would add

that Hong Kong is not

the only centre of plague

in S. China but is

largely exposed to infection from the thousands of Chinese who pass in & out of the colony daily from Canton & the neighbourhood. The voyage from Hong Kong to S. Africa, being much beyond

the infection period,

there is comparatively

little risk

Nevertheless

has happened in

I fear there will

Chinese are carried

from that port, during

the existence of

31/3

#/231/5

Surgeon General Evatt does not enquire why Hong Kong is overcrowded, the reason

being that retrograde

6M7 at once

SA Dept

Temp.

To see

Sir H Nathan

Steward

6.4

the

rule in

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