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Questions.
QUESTION 11,—Continued,
(I.) 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.
(III) What is the system of Sewerage; and what the condition of the Privies?
Answers.
Practically unlimitel, constant supply from publie 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 heads 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 Visirs of Inspection paid to the Hospital during the Year 1903.
Specifying the Charneter
of the Visit
in respect to Notice.
And stating the Official Position of the Visitors.
By the Governor.
By a Government Juspector.
By one or more of the Visiting Justices.
By Appointment,
Of Surprise,
1
Frequently by Principal Civil Medical Officer.
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(I.) 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.
(II.) And if on any occasion when they were exa- mined, they were found not to be properly made up to date of examination.
(III.) Stato also how many Reports of the fol- lowing kinds have come under the notice of the Governor :-
(a) Reports of a Financial and Statistical kind especially such as show the system on which Money and Store Accounts are kept und audited.
(b) Reports by Persons charged with the imma-
diate management of the Hospital.
(c) Reports by a Government Inspector, inde- poudent of the Governing Authority of the Hospital.
(Append copies of bis Reports, if any.)
Register Books produced on ench occasion.
Found made up to date.
None.
Annual Report of The Superintendent for 1905; vide Report on the Health and Sauitary condition of the Colony of Hongkong for the year 1905 in the Sessional Papers for 1905.
Noue.
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