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The following general review of work done and progress made in matters of sanitation is based on facts supplied by the M.O.H. The Annual Report of the Sanitary Department is issued independently by the Head of the Sanitary Department.
ADMINISTRATION
For purposes of sanitary administration the Island and the Peninsula have been divided into local sanitary areas, each with a sanitary office, and these in turn have been sub-divided into Health Districts each in charge of a Sanitary Inspector.
The built over portions of Hong Kong constitute only about 1/30th of the total area. On the North side is the City of Victoria which occupies the flats and lower slopes facing the harbour. Behind and above the City is the Residential area of the Hill District extending up to and including the crest called "the Peak". The great mass of the population (500,000), which reside in the City, are crowded into an area which does not exceed 400 acres in extent. On the South side and near the sea level are the villages of Aberdeen, Ap Lei Chau, Stanley and Taitam. The remainder of the Island consists of steep slopes with few or no habitations.
The Peninsula of Kowloon may be described topographically as consisting of a central group of hills surrounded on three sides by flats which intervene between them and the sea coast. The bulk of the population (250,000) live in tenement houses on the flats. New Kowloon is an extension northwards of the flats on the western side.
The City of Victoria including the Peak is divided into four sanitary areas and sixteen health districts. The villages on the south side of the island are in charge of one inspector. Kowloon Peninsula has three health areas and seven health districts. It is estimated that on an average each Inspector has to deal with a population of 30,000, a very high figure for a tropical city and especially for one so overcrowded as Victoria.
Preventive Measures against mosquito and insect-borne diseases.
Anti-mosquito work has not yet reached a high level in Hong Kong. The Sanitary Inspectors are taught to distinguish between anophelines and culicines but progress beyond this elementary stage has not been attempted. There are no special mosquito inspectors and the anti-mosquito brigade consists of two overseers and a squad of oiling coolies.
The routine work of oiling pools and inspecting premises for the presence of breeding places was carried out by the district inspectors. The usual cutting of undergrowth in May and October was done in conjunction with the Botanical and Forestry Department as regards Crown lands, and with the Military Authorities on military lands,
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The following general review of work done and progress made in matters of sanitation is based on facts supplied by the M.O.H. The Annual Report of the Sanitary Department is issued independently by the Head of the Sanitary Depart-
ment.
ADMINISTRATION,
For purposes of sanitary administration the Island and the Peninsula have been divided into local sanitary areas, each with a sanitary office, and these in turn have been sub-divided into Health Districts each in charge of a Sanitary Inspector.
The built over portions of Hong Kong constitute only about 1/30th of the total area. On the North side is the City of Victoria which occupies the flats and lower slopes facing the harbour. Behind and above the City is the Residential area of the Hill District extending up to and including the crest called "the Peak". The great mass of the population, (500,000), which reside in the City, are crowded into an area which does not exceed 400 acres in extent. On the South side and near the sea level are the villages of Aberdeen, Aplichau, Stanley and Taitam. The remainder of the Island consists of steep slopes with few or no habitations.
The Peninsula of Kowloon may be described topographically as consisting of a central group of hills surrounded on three sides by flats which intervene between them and the sea coast. The bulk of the population (250,000) live in tenement houses on the fints. New Kowloon is an extension northwards of the flats on the western side.
The City of Victoria including the Peak is divided into four sanitary areas and sixteen health districts. The villages on the south side of the island are in charge of one inspector. Kowloon Peninsula has three health areas and seven health districts. It is estimated that on an average each Inspector has to deal with a population of 30,000, a very high figure for a tropical city and especially for one so overcrowded as Victoria.
Preventive Measures against mosquito and insect-borne diseases.
Anti-mosquito work has not yet reached a high level in Hong Kong. The Sanitary Inspectors are taught to distinguish between anophelines and culicines but progress beyond this elementary stage has not been attempted. There are no special mosquito inspectors and the anti-mosquito brigade consists of two overseers and a squad of oiling coolies.
The routine work of oiling pools and inspecting premises for the presence of breeding places was carried out by the dis- trict inspectors. The usual cutting of undergrowth in May and October was done in conjunction with the Botanical and Forestry Department as regards Crown lands, and with the Military Authorities on military lands,
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