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Annexe A.
JOINT REPORT OF THE PRINCIPAL CIVIL MEDICAL OFFICER AND THE
MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.
AREA, ETC.
For administrative purposes the part of the Colony under the jurisdiction of the Sanitary Board is divided into two primary divisions, viz., the Island of Hongkong and Kowloon—including only a portion, known as New Kowloon, of the New Territories.
The Island of Hongkong is divided into 5 districts, namely, the City of Victoria, the Peak District, and the outlying districts of Shaukiwan, Aberdeen and Stanley.
In the last 3 districts the sanitary inspection is carried out by the Police Officers of those districts.
The City of Victoria is divided into 10 Health Districts with a Sanitary Inspector in charge of each.
The Inspector of Health District III which includes most of the European quarter of the City is also in charge of the Peak.
There are also four inspectors in Victoria in charge of disinfecting work in the district, and of the special anti-plague measures such as house to house cleansing, rat-collecting, etc., and two Inspectors in charge of the overseeing of the Scavenging and Conservancy Contractor's work.
The Disinfecting Station at Victoria has a special Inspector in charge while in Kowloon the duty is attended to by the Plague Inspector in addition to his duties in the district. There is a special Inspector in Victoria in charge of the Cemeteries at Happy Valley and Mount Caroline. Old Kowloon is still divided into two Health Districts with an Inspector in charge of each. There is also an Inspector in charge of the Scavenging and Conservancy Contractor's work in Old Kowloon.
The sanitary work in Kowloon City and in Sham Shui Po, villages in New Kowloon, is looked after by the Police Officers in charge there.
GENERAL SANITARY CONDITION.
In connection with anti-plague measures to render houses less liable to rat infestation, 103 ground surfaces in houses have been repaired, and 811 buildings have had rat-holes filled in with cement under notice from the Sanitary Board. Rat-holes in houses are always filled in by Sanitary Department employees if such are found when houses are being disinfected, instead of calling on the owners of the property to fill them in under Sanitary Board notice. The actual number of houses thus treated is therefore very much larger than appears from the above figures. In addition 49 basements illegally inhabited were vacated under notice, 33 basement living rooms and 118 basement kitchens were granted permits for occupation and 5 basements were altered to meet the legal requirements.
Open spaces in the rear have been provided to 7 houses, while modifications with respect to the areas of such open spaces have been granted in 36 houses. Exemption from provision of a backyard has been granted in 15 houses and obstructions from backyards have been removed in 231 cases under notice from the Board. Scavenging lanes have been provided to a total length of 756 feet and an area of 5,078 square feet. Under the direction of the Public Works Department 5,750 lineal feet of nullahs have been trained as an anti-malaria measure and the subsoil drainage of Wong Nei Chung Valley has been much improved.
Three public latrines have been erected during the year, viz., one at Wong Nei Chung, one at Chuk Hing Lane in Victoria, and one at Tai Kok Tsui.
Two markets have been completed during the year, viz., the vegetable market at Yaumati and the market at Sai Wan Ho (Shaukiwan). The new market at Tsim Sha Tsui was begun during the year.