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Articles were received for steam disinfection according to the following Table:-
Victoria Station.
Articles from Private Houses,... 7,468 77 Kennedy Town Hospital, 741 Tung Wa Hospital, 175 19 Government Civil Hospital, 1,360 ** Peak Hospital..... 31 Alice Memorial Hospital,. 189 " Victoria Hospital...... 415 "" Police Stations and Gaol, Convents, Government Clothing lent to Contacts,.. 593 28 Clothing and Bedding of Staff,. 133 311 Ambulance covers and stretchers,...... 481 4 11,925The disinfecting apparatus was in use on 212 days, and in addition 4,928 articles were washed, 12 public vehicles were disinfected and 248 articles were fumigated.
Kowloon Station.
Articles from Private Houses, 3,238 Military Clothing, 3,034 Police Clothing, 354 6,626The disinfecting apparatus was in use on 105 days.
PUBLIC BATH-HOUSES.
The free Public Bath-houses erected by the Government at Wanchai and in Pound Lane, Taipingshan, and also the temporary bath-houses, fitted up in Chinese tenement houses rented for this purpose, at 92 Second Street and 2 Sheung Fung Lane, have been in considerable demand by the poor class of Chinese and the following figures show the total number of persons who have used these bath-houses during the year 1909:-
Wanchai, 149,747 Pound Lane, 210,648 Second Street, 70,610 Sheung Fung Lane, 21,671 Total,............................ 452,676