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Victoria Station.
Articles from Private Houses,
42,186
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Kennedy Town Hospital,
2,060
19
Tung Wah Hospital,
1,175
77
Government Civil Hospital,
1,510
12
Alice Memorial Hospital,
339
Convents,.
90
Police Stations and Gaol,
4,157
"J
Military Hospital and Barracks,....
256
Government Clothing lent to Contacts,
Clothing and Bedding of Staff,
1,404
3,975
57,152
The disinfecting apparatus was in use on 241 days. The number of articles fumigated owing to disinfection by steam being unsuitable was 227. articles was disinfected at the Kowloon Station during 1908.
PUBLIC BATH-HOUSES.
An additional total of 45,699
These conveniences have been largely used by the Chinese during the year, the numbers bathing therein being as follows:-
Wanchai Bath-house (men only),..
151,065
Second Street Bath-house (men only),.. Pound Lane
57,724
12
(men and women),....................... 110,056 Sheung Fung Lane Bath-house (women only),
30,722
Total,
349,567
AMBULANCE SERVICE.
Ambulances are kept in readiness at the Disinfecting Stations in Victoria and Kowloon, at the Eastern and Western Sanitary Offices in the City, the Water Police Station at Tsim-sha-tsui, the Kowloon-Canton Railway Camp, and at the following Stations :-
Bay View Police Station.
No. 1 Police Station.
The Recreation Ground, Happy Valley.
The Sailors' and Soldiers' Home, Arsenal Street.
The City Hall.
The Post Office.
The Central Police Station.
The Fire Brigade Station, Queen's Road Central.
The New Western Market.
The Government Civil Hospital.
The Cattle Depôt, Kennedy Town.
Also outside the City limits in Hongkong at Aberdeen, Shaukiwan and Stanley Police Stations.
At the Disinfecting Station and the Eastern and Western Sanitary Offices in Victoria coolies are always in readiness to respond to ambulance calls, but at the other stations, which are specially for emergency use it is necessary for the Police or other persons using the ambulance to hire coolies or obtain volunteers for the traction of the ambulance.
The ambulances at the Disinfecting Station and the Eastern and Western Sanitary Offices in Victoria were used 941 times during 1908, while the emergency ambulances in the City were used 72 times.