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Questions.
QUESTION II.,—Continued.
(1.) What quantity of Water is available for each patient every day?
What is the source of the Water Supply ?
What is the quality of the Water ?
(II.) Detail the arrangements as to Baths and La-
vatories.
(H.) What is the system of Sewerage; and what the condition of the Privies?
Answers.
Practically uulimited, euustant supply from public works,
Pokfulam and Taitam gathering grounds.
Good.
There is a fair amount of Bath and Lavatory accom- modation, the waste pipes from which have recently been re-arranged so as to discharge into open hous attached to a vertical waste pipe situated outside the building and trapped at its foot.
Water-closets of the wash-out type provided with waste-preventing cisterns are used disconnected from the wards.
QUESTION III.
Give the number of Visits of Inspection paid to the Hospital during the Year 1903.
Specifying the Character
of the Visit
in respect to Notice,
And stating the Official Position of the Visitors.
By the Governor,
By a Government Inspector.
By one or more of the Visiting Justices.
By Appointment,
Of Surprise.
(L) In reference to the above Table, state whether or not the Register Books were produced on every occasion; and if not, on how many occasions they were not so produced.
(IL) And if on any occasion when they were exa- mined, they were foul not to be properly made up to date of examination.
(III.) State also how many Reports of the fol- lowing kinds have come under the notice of the Governor :—
(#) Reports of a Financial and Statistien! kind especially such as show the system on which Money and Store Accounts are kept and
nudited.
(2) Reports by Persons charged with the imme-
diato management of the Hospital.
Frequently by Principal Civil Medical Officer.
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Register Books produced on each occasion,
Found made up to dute.
Noue.
Annual Report of The Superintendent for 1993; vide Report of the Principal Civil Melieul Officer in the Sessional Papers for 1903.
(c) Reports by a Government Inspector, indo- pendent of the Governing Authority of the Hospital.
(Append copies of his Reports, if any.)
None.