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Appendix J shows the stations at which Sanitary Department Ambulances are obtainable in emergencies. At these stations there are no bearers attached and volunteer bearers must be obtained when required. The high figure for dead boxes is due to the Plague epidemic.
PUBLIC BATH Houses.
The appended table shows the number of men, Women and children who used the bath houses during 1922 and 1921.
1921.
Wanchai, Cross Lane
Bath House
Men. 186,687
Pound Lane Bath
House
Second Street Bath
House
Sheung Fung Lane
Bath House
1922.
Ven. 151,665
Women. Men. Children. Women. Men, Children. 87,021 222,131 32,805 59,573 162,824 33,387
Man, Children, 84,663 16,997
Female. Females. Children 43,802 10,749
Men. Children. 144,880 41.678
Female,
Females. Children. 81,939 24,920
The Bath Houses in Second Street and Sheung Fung Lane were closed on 27th December, 1922, owing to the property having been resumed for re-building.
The above figures must be regarded as approximate only, The reduced attendance at Cross Lane and Pound Lane may be due to the closing of the bath houses for a mouth during February and March. The high figures for Second Street and Sheung Fung Lane may have been dictated by anxiety on the part of the at- tendants to prove the indispensability of these conveniences,
WATER CLOSETS AND PUBLIC CONVENIENCES.
During the year public trough closets were completed:
At the junction of Eastern Street and Bonham Road. At the junction of Water Street and Pokfulam Road, At the junction of Hill Road and Queen's Road West. At Wing Fung Street.
At Peak Road.
At Bowring Streef.
At Gillies Avenue.
The Board approved the installation of 421 water closets, 19 trough closets and 54 urinals on private premises.
MARKETS AND SPECIAL FOOD LICENCES.
Kowloon City (matshed) market was opened during the year. 90 additional food licences were issued under section 78 of the
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Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, the majority in Kowloon City where hitherto no attempt has been made to licence the sale of fresh food, Market rentals show a slight increase over 1921. Appendix K gives details of rentals of the various markets.
('EMETERIES, MORTUARIES, ('REMATORIA,
1. Hau Pui Lung and Kowloon Tong Cemeteries were closed and Ho Mun Tin Cemetery opened on 1st January, 1922. Appendix L shows the approximate burial space in the main cemeteries and the net available space on 31st December, 1922.
2. (a) Exhumations were carried out by relatives as follows:-
Chinese permanent Cheung Sha Wan Hau Pui Lung
Kai Lung Wan.............
Ma Tau Wai Mount Davis Roman Catholic Colonial
Kowloon Tong
Sai Yu Shek Sham Shui Po Mount Caroline..
Tung Wah Hospital
Chai Wan Aberdeen
Stanley
and from places other than unauthorised
cemeteries
Total
9
35
175
122
36
26
31
102
82
335
86
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Z
1,470
(6) General exhumation at public expense was started at Tung Wah Hospital, Cemetery, Kai Lung Wan and 163 graves were exhumed from places other than authorised cemeteries,
3. Cremations.—38 bodies were cremated at the Japanese Crematorium and 21 at the Sikh Temple.
4. Mortuaries.—154 bodies were awaiting burial at the Tung Wah Hospital Mortuary on 31st December, 1922.
5. Removals.-139 bodies were removed from the Colony before burial,
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