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The Board abandoned the practice, which had prevailed for several years, of employing a contractor to carry out any lime-washing which might be necessary under By-law 4 or which the Board had been asked to do on behalf of a landlord and instituted departmental limewashing. Limewashing, when done by the department, is done with a spray and not with a brush. There were several complaints towards the end of the year of damage done by the lime coming into contact with tenants' effects. Additional wrappers to cover up furniture etc. were therefore issued.
The contract system failed mainly on account of the poor lime used and the scamping of the work by sub-contractors. In several cases the limewashing had to be done five or six times by the contractor before it could be passed as satisfactory. When the work is done by the department with the spray, there is undoubtedly greater initial dislocation, but the work is better and more quickly done, and tenants have expressed their appreciation that the necessary upheaval is so brief.
(vi) Rat Catching:-Twenty-eight members of the cleansing staff were employed during the year setting traps, bird lime, boards, and rat poison; collecting rats from street rat bins, private premises, etc., and taking them to the Public Mortuary for examination. A special campaign in March was undertaken when rat-poison was distributed throughout urban districts. The total number of rats caught was:-
Hong Kong Kowloon 102,855 52,660Of these, none were found to be plague infected.
(vii) Mosquito Prevention:-The routine work of oiling pools and inspecting dwellings for breeding places was carried out by District Inspectors, and by two Foremen with coolies specially employed. 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 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.
Samples of fresh milk were submitted for analysis under section 12 of the Food and Drugs Ordinance, of which 168 were found to pass the standard and 5 to be below standard,
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The Board abandoned the practice, which had prevailed for several years, of employing a contractor to carry out any lime- washing which might be necessary under By-law 4 or which the Board had been asked to do on behalf of a landlord and instituted departmental limewashing. Limewashing, when done by the department is done with a spray and not with a brush. There were several complaints towards the end of the year of damage done by the lime coming into contact with tenants' effects. Additional wrappers to cover up furniture etc. were therefore issued.
The contract system failed mainly on account of the poor lime used and the scamping of the work by sub-contractors. In several cases the limewashing had to be done five or six times by the contractor before it could be passed as satisfactory. When the work is done by the department with the spray there is undoubtedly greater initial dislocation but the work is better and more quickly done and tenants have expressed their appre- ciation that the necessary upheaval is so brief.
(vi) Rat Catching :-Twenty-eight members of the cleansing staff were employed during the year setting traps, bird lime. boards and rat poison; collecting rats from street rat bins, private premises, etc., and taking them to the Public Mortuary for examination. A special campaign in March was undertaken when rat-poison was distributed throughout urban districts. The total number of rats caught was:-
Hong Kong
Kowloon
102,855
52,660
Of these, none were found to be plague infected.
(vii) Mosquito Prevention:-The routine work of oiling pools and inspecting dwellings for breeding places was carried out by District Inspectors, and by two Foremen with coolies specially employed. Full use was made of the powers given by the by- laws for the Prevention of Dissemination of Disease by Mosqui- toes. The usual cutting of undergrowth in May and October was 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.
Samples of fresh milk were submitted for analysis under section 12 of the Food and Drugs Ordinance, of which 168 were found to pass the standard and 5 to be below standard,
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