(No. 1 of 1903) was passed which practically incorporated all the previous Public Health Enactments and gave much greater powers than had been previously possessed in dealing with cubicles, overcrowding, methods of combatting epidemic disease &c.
This Ordinance was practically drafted by Professor Simpson and Mr. Chadwick with the assistance of the Director of Public Works and the Medical Officer of Health.
Shortly after this Ordinance became Law Dr. Pearse (the acting Medical Officer of Health) and myself, Dr. Clark being then away on leave at the request of Sir Henry Blake, explained to a meeting of the principal Chinese residents the meaning of the various new sections dealing with external air, cubicles, overcrowding, &c. I mention this as the Commissioners say in their Report that too little attention has been given to the importance of enlisting the co-operation of the Chinese.
Notwithstanding all that was being done, plague still continued and in the Spring of 1903 Sir Henry Blake's experiment was made, whereby the Chinese were taught the good effect of cleansing their houses.
As a practical result of this experiment we have been able to obtain the cooperation of the Chinese in the cleansing...