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Annexe A.
REPORT OF THE HEAD OF THE SANITARY DEPARTMENT.
The following were members of the Sanitary Board during the
Year:
President, the Head of the Sanitary Department, Mr. D. W. Tratman for whom Mr. E. V. Carpmael acted from 23rd May.
Vice-President, the Director of Public Works, the Honourable Mr. W. Chatham, C.M.G.
The Secretary for Chinese Affairs, the Honourable Mr. E. R. Hallifax.
The Medical Officer of Health, Dr. W. W. Pearse, for whom Dr. A. M. Gale acted from 1st October.
Lieut.-Colonel G. B. Crisp, D.D.M.S., China Command. Mr. F. B. L. Bowley.
Mr. Ng Hon-tsz.
Mr. Chan Kai-ming.
Mr. P. W. Goldring, who resigned in March.
Dr. F. M. G. Ozorio,
Mr. C. G. Alabaster, O.B.E., who was elected a member on the 30th March.
STAFF.
Inspectors Kelly, Davies, Old, Gipson, Thomson, and Hill have been released for active service, and are all serving on the various fronts. Inspector Gipson was transferred from the Gaol Staff.
LEGISLATION.
Three new By-laws were passed by the Board:--
1. By-law regarding Offensive Trades, with special reference to the issuing of licences by the Board,
2. By-law regulating scale of burial fees and grave spaces.
3. By-law more adequately defining scavenging and conservancy areas in the Eastern portion of the City.
CEMETERIES AND CREMATORIA.
No new cemeteries were opened in 1917.
During the year there were 768 exhumations, viz., various cemeteries 480; from section 1 and 3 Roman Catholic Cemetery, 288. The number of exhumations in 1916 was about 2,000.
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Annexe A.
REPORT OF THE HEAD OF THE SANITARY DEPARTMENT.
The following were members of the Sanitary Board during the
Year:
President, the Head of the Sanitary Department, Mr. D. W. Tratman for whom Mr. E. V. Carpmael acted from 23rd May.
Vice-President, the Director of Public Works, the
Honourable Mr. W. Chatham, C.M.G.
The Secretary for Chinese Affairs, the Honourable Mr.
E. R. Hallifax.
The Medical Officer of Health, Dr. W. W. Pearse, for
whom Dr. A. M. Gale acted from 1st October.
Lieut.-Colonel G. B. Crisp, D.D.M.S., China Command. Mr. F. B. L. Bowley.
Mr. Ng Hon-tsz.
Mr. Chan Kai-ming.
Mr. P. W. Goldring, who resigned in March.
Dr. F. M. G. Ozorio,
Mr. C. G. Alabaster, 0.B.E., who was elected a member
on the 30th March.
STAFF.
Inspectors Kelly, Davies, Old, Gipson, Thomson, and Hill have been released for active service, and are all serving on the various fronts. Inspector Gipson was transferred from the Gaol Staff.
LEGISLATION.
Three new By-laws were passed by the Board :--
1. By-law regarding Offensive Trades, with special refer-
ence to the issuing of licences by the Board,
2. By-law regulating scale of burial fees and grave spaces. 3. By-law more adequately defining scavenging and con-
servancy areas in the Eastern portion of the City.
CEMETERIES AND CREMATORIA.
No new cemeteries were opened in 1917.
During the year there were 768 exhumations, ris., various cemeteries 480; from section 1 and 3 Roman Catholic Cemetery, 288. The number of exhumations in 1916 was about 2.000.
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