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House cleansing is carried on continuously on five mornings a week throughout the year by the staff. Appendix F shows approximately the total number of Chinese houses liable for cleansing.
(v) Limewashing:-The usual limewashing required by the Domestic Cleanliness and Ventilation by-laws was carried out during the year. Appendix G shows the number of floors limewashed. The difference between the total and the total in Appendix F is due partly to exemptions, many floors being new and not requiring limewashing. A certain number has also been carried over into 1927.
(vi) Rat Catching:-Twenty-eight members of the cleansing staff were employed during the year setting traps, bird lime boards and rat poison; also collecting rats from street rat-bins, private premises, etc., and taking them to the Public Mortuary for examination. Special campaigns in February and November were undertaken when rat-poison was distributed throughout urban districts. The total number of rats caught was:
Hong Kong
Kowloon
Of these, none were found to be plague infected.
93,250
36,665
(vii) Mosquito Prevention:-The routine work of oiling pools and inspecting dwellings for breeding places was carried out by district Inspectors, as well as by one Overseer and two Foremen with coolies specially employed, and full use was made of the powers given by the by-laws for the Prevention of Dissemination of Disease by Mosquitoes. The usual cutting of undergrowth in May and October was also carried out in conjunction with the Botanical and Forestry Department and the Military Authorities (as regards Military lands).
6. WORK DONE UNDER THE FOOD AND DRUGS ORDINANCE AND SECTION 83 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND BUILDINGS ORDINANCE.
183 samples of fresh milk were submitted for analysis under section 12 of the Food and Drugs Ordinance of which 128 were found to pass the standard and 5 to be below standard.
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House cleansing is carried on continuously on five mornings a week throughout the year by the staff. Appendix F shows approximately the total number of Chinese houses liable for cleansing.
(v) Limewashing:-The usual limewashing required by the Domestic Cleanliness and Ventilation by-laws was carried out during the year. Appendix G shows the number of floors lime- washed. The difference between the total and the total in Appendix F is due partly to exemptions, many floors being new and not requiring limewashing. A certain number has also been carried over into 1927.
(vi) Rat Catching :-Twenty-eight members of the cleansing stuff were employed during the year setting traps, bird lime. boards and rat poison; also collecting rats from street rat- bins, private. premises, etc., and taking them to the Public Mortuary for examination. Special campaigns in February and November were undertaken when rat-poison was distributed throughout urban districts. The total number of rats caught
was:
Hong Kong
Kowloon
Of these, none were found to be plague infected.
93,250
36,665
(vii) Mosquito Prevention:--The routine work of oiling pools and inspecting dwellings for breeding places was carried. out by district Inspectors, as well as by one Overseer and two Foremen with coolies specially employed, and full use was made of the powers given by the by-laws for the Prevention of Dissemination of Disease by Mosquitoes. The usual cutting of undergrowth in May and October was also carried out in conjunction with the Botanical and Forestry Department and the Military Authorities (as regards Military lands).
6. WORK DONE UNDER THE FOOD AND DRUGS ORDINANCE AND SECTION 83 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND BUILDINGS ORDINANCE.
183 samples of fresh milk were submitted for analysis under section 12 of the Food and Drugs Ordinance of which 128 were found to pass. the standard and 5 to be below standard.
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