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Mr Shelton wooperis
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But you would not bury him on the certificate of an 12,994
Inspector
Doesnt it amount to this, Dr Bell, that a person is not
buried, until his death has been registered, and when
that death has been registered, that is suthority for
the burial ?
One can only bury on a permit from the Registrar
General, or the Magistrate.
Are you aware that there have been many cases in 11.985
which bodies have been found, and been buried without
any doctor having seen them ?
Oh yes,
I should think - the Inspector's description
gives some sort of notice which the Registrar accepta -
but the V. 0. H. does not gåve a permit of burial.
The body has not necessarily been viewed by the
Medical man ?
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A
More than likely.
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I suppose we admit that it is advisable that the body
should be viewed by a medical man. Do you think,
knowing the conditions of Hongkong as you do, that all
Chinese bodies should be examined by a Medical nan,
before they are buried ↑
Yes. First of all it is very diffioult to get any history of the case from the living man. You might look
at 100 plague bodies, and not know that they had had
lague. The only way to know plague is to look inside
of them.
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Do you think it would be reasonable to suggest to the Government that no Chinese body should be buried
without a medical certificate ↑
I quite agree with you. I think they ought not to be buried, without sugh a oertificate. It is obvious that