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convenience to passengers.

On the 4th August, arrangements were made with the Hon.

Commissioner of Police to have a squad of 20 men under one

European Sergeant and one Russian Guard to be on duty on the

arrival of all steamers from Canton. All incoming passengers

from Canton, both by rail and by steamer were inspected by an

augmented Port Health Office staff with a view to detecting any

sick, and carrying out any necessary disinfection.

All arrivals of river steamers at night was stopped.

Scrutiny of passengers arriving by train from Canton was

carried out effectually and without inconvenience to the travel-

lers.

With the permission of the Railway Authorities vaccinators

of the Port Health Staff boarded the trains at the border and

by the time a train arrived at Kowloon had traversed all the

carriages and scrutinised every passenger.

At the Kowloon terminus the passengers were again subjected

to scrutiny by the Health Officer of the Port as they passed

through the gates.

The Railway Authorities afforded every facility for the

proper examination of the passengers and it was largely through

the active co-operation of the railway staff that the results

were so successful.

By the strict enforcement of all these precautions confusion

and disorder on the wharves and at the Railway Station were

avoided, and the efficient tackling of the problem by the combined

efforts of the Harbour, Police, Railway and Medical Departments,

resulted at least in a state of affairs which was the nearest

approach to control of traffic possible in the absence of enforce-

ment of quarantine.

(b) Mass Inoculation.

Arrangements were made for free inoculation throughout the

Colony at the large hospitals and the Chinese Public Dispensaries,

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