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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 (ii) 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. These are additional to those referred to in paragraph (i) above.
(iii) Miscellaneous Improvements:-Appendix D (iii) 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, except for a few weeks' cessation during the strike period. 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 1926.
(vi) Rat Catching :-Twenty-eight members of the cleansing staff were employed during the year setting traps, bird-lime boards and rat-poison; also collecting rats from street rat-bins, private premises, etc., and taking them to the Public Mortuary for examination. A special campaign in March-November was undertaken when rat-poison was distributed throughout urban districts. The total number of rats caught was:-
Hongkong Kowloon
74,590 32,403
Of these none were found to be plague infected.