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Peninsula and the District Inspector of Health District 15 combines supervision of refuse collection with district work. The Inspector in charge of Shaukiwan Health District also supervises refuse collection in that district. The scavenging and refuse collection in the Villages of Pokfulam, Aberdeen, Ap Lei Chau, Stanley and Tai Tam was done departmentally under the supervision of the Sanitary Inspector in charge. Inspectors in charge of refuse collection also supervise the removal of nightsoil in this area; the removal itself is carried out by contractors.
The disposal of refuse from the City of Victoria and Kowloon is supervised by a Sanitary Inspector who is also in charge of street-watering in Victoria. Kowloon street-watering is under the direction of the Inspector in charge of scavenging (Kowloon).
Disinfection:-For the purpose of disinfection of infected clothing there are Disinfecting Stations in Victoria and in Kowloon each under the control of an Inspector. Transport is made by means of an infected clothing motor van on either side. Use is also made of portable "Sack" Disinfectors.
Cemeteries-Public cemeteries are under the charge of special Inspectors.
Markets-The Central and Western Markets are under an Overseer. Other markets are supervised by the local district Inspectors.
Veterinary Work:-There is a Government depot at Kennedy Town (Hong Kong) for the reception of all cattle, sheep, swine, and goats brought into the Colony for slaughter. There are also Government Slaughter Houses at Kennedy Town and Ma Tau Kok (Kowloon) and controlled slaughter houses at Aberdeen and Sai Wan Ho at one of which all animals for food must be slaughtered. The Government depot and slaughter houses are under the direct charge of the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon and Assistant Colonial Veterinary Surgeon and a staff of five Inspectors. All beef in Hong Kong and Kowloon is conveyed from slaughter house to Market in specially constructed motor vans.
Depot fees are 50 cents for cattle, 10 cents for sheep, 10 cents for swine. Slaughter fees (which are not additional to depot fees) are 40 cents for cattle, 20 cents for sheep and 30 cents for swine. There is a crematorium at Kennedy Town Slaughter House at which carcases can be destroyed on payment of a prescribed fee. 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 under the direct supervision of the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon and his staff.