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(b) instructions for guidance of clerks in charge
of the Tung Wah Hospital Dispensaries
(1) when superintending disinfection
of premises;
(2) encoffining bodies of persons dead
of infectious disease;
(3) for removal of sick persons or
dead bodies.
The measures that most nearly
touch the Chinese population are general cleansing and
disinfection. It will be observed that notice, which
always covers 3 clear days, is given to the inhabitants to
enable them to cleanse their houses themselves. At the
expiration of the period the cleansing gang of the Sanitary
Department arrives, in charge of an Inspector who either
speaks Chinese or is attended by an Interpreter, not for
the purpose of cleansing the houses but merely to supply
the inhabitants with soft Soap, hot water, and disinfectants
with which they are allowed to cleanse their dwellings
themselves under the supervision of the Inspector. It
is a remarkable fact that almost invariably the inhabitants
do not cleanse their houses beforehand, but wait till the
Inspector and his gang arrive. This fact is not consistent
with the existence of fear of, and hostility towards, the
Staff who are entrusted with this work.
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