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A certain number of private factories are established in the immediate vicinity of the Government Slaughter Houses (Kennedy Town and Ma Tau Kok) at which lard and meat products derived solely from these slaughter houses are prepared for export to the Philippine Islands and Canada under the direct supervision of the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon and his staff.
5.-WORK DONE UNDER THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND BUILDINGS ORDINANCE.
(i) Sanitary Nuisances and Contraventions of Sanitary By-laws:- Appendix B shows the total number of nuisances reported, and the action taken to obtain compliance and the amount of fines. Of the total number of nuisances reported, in which action was taken 64% were abated after receipt of a letter. In 568 cases a legal notice failed to produce compliance. Of the summonses which followed 512 secured convictions, 25 were discharged, 1 abandoned, and 30 withdrawn.
Appendix C shows the nuisances in respect of which action was taken.
Appendix D (i) shows the Health Districts from which these nuisances were reported and Appendix D (ii) gives details of all prosecutions and the amount of fines inflicted.
(ii) Building Nuisances:-- Appendix D line 1 shows by districts the number of nuisances under Part III of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance reported by this Department to the Building Authority for action. Authority for action. These are additional to those referred to in paragraph (i) above.
(iii) Miscellaneous Improvements :- Appendix D lines 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, shows miscellaneous improvements effected by District Inspectors in their districts. Lines 9, 10, 11, 12, show the number of houses demolished and erected. The great majority of these are tenement houses.
(iv) House Cleansing:- The routine work under the by-laws for the Prevention and Mitigation of Epidemic disease was carried out during the year. Appendix E shows the number of floors cleansed in the various districts and as compared with the last two years.
House cleansing is carried on continuously on five mornings a week throughout the year by the staff. Appendix F shows approximately the total number of Chinese houses liable for cleansing.
(v) Limewashing :- The usual limewashing required by the Domestic Cleanliness and Ventilation by-laws was carried out during the year. Appendix G shows the number of floors limewashed. The difference between the total and the total in Appendix F is due partly to exemptions, many floors being new and not requiring limewashing. A certain number has also been carried over into 1925.
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