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## 11.-WORK DONE AT DISINFECTING STATIONS.
The appended table shows the number of articles and vehicles disinfected and washed after disinfection during 1925. The figures for 1924 are given for comparison.
1924 1925 Hongkong Kowloon Hongkong Kowloon No. of articles disinfected. 52,034 14,740 No. of public vehicles disinfected 25,159 3,307 291 97 No. of days disinfecting apparatus in use 227 115 217 108 No. of articles washed after disinfection. 12,814 5,537 27 ...During the year no new carts were constructed at the Hong-kong Disinfecting Station.
Miscellaneous repairs and new construction were done to the value of $6,504.97. At Kowloon Disinfecting Station miscellaneous repairs to the value of $2,098.08 were done.
## 12.-AMBULANCES AND DEAD BOX SERVICE.
Ambulances 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 which a staff of bearers is kept. This service is now supplementary to that of the Motor Ambulances, which are controlled by the Police Department. The appended table shows the number of times man-power ambulances and dead boxes were used:-
Disinfecting Station Hongkong. Disinfecting Station Kowloon. Eastern District. Western District. Ambulances, European 21 4 6 2 Chinese 141 184 56 47 Dead boxes 758 1,825 392 406Appendix J shows the stations at which the Sanitary Department Ambulances are obtainable in emergencies. At these Stations, there are no bearers attached and volunteer bearers must be obtained when required.
There was again a reduction in the use of man-power ambulances due to the wider use of the motor ambulances.