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A small staff of tradesmen is kept at the disinfecting stations for the construction and maintenance of dust and water carts, and ambulances, and for miscellaneous repairs to the property of the department. During the year the following carts were constructed at the Hongkong Disinfecting Station:
1 four-wheeled bullock cart,
1 two-wheeled bullock cart,
2 four-wheeled water carts,
4 hand carts, ........
$368
224
800 each
200 each
and Miscellaneous repairs were done to the value of $6,900. At Kowloon Disinfecting Station miscellaneous repairs to the value, $2,300 were done.
AMBULANCE AND DEAD BOX SERVICE.
Ambulance and dead boxes are obtainable at any time of the day or night at the two disinfecting stations and also by day at the Eastern and Western Sanitary offices at each of which a staff of bearers is kept. The appended table shows the number of times ambulance and boxes were used.
Disinfecting Station Hongkong.Disinfecting Station Kowloon. Eastern District.11652 Western District.311 26273 101677 1,168216 454 Ambulances European,218 Ambulances Chinese,... Dead boxes,In 1920 ambulances were called for 692 times from Hongkong Disinfecting Station. The smaller number of calls in 1921 is due to the introduction of motor-ambulances under the Police Department. 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.
PUBLIC BATH HOUSES.
The appended table shows the number of men, women and children who used the bath houses during 1921 and 1920.
1920.1921. Wanchai, Cross Lane Bath House, Men.133,331186,687 Pound Lane Bath House, Men.426,553222,131 Children. Women.32,89587,021 Second Street Bath House, Men.89,70684,663 Children.16,997 Sheung Fung Lane Bath House, Females.41,76443,802 Female Children.10,749