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166. The overcrowded condition of the City of Victoria, its confined area, the difficulties presented by topographical features, and the absence of accommodation for evicted tenants make the question of hygienic housing of the populace one of extreme difficulty. The sanitary staff are working against great odds and they cannot hope to attain results such as are attained in other cities where the task is easier and the personnel larger. The wonder is not that so many contract tuberculosis but that so many manage to wage a successful fight against it.
Preventive Measures against Helminthic Disease.
167. With the exception of the action taken by the Veterinary staff at the Abattoirs there never has been any routine campaign against Helminthic disease. Whatever be the percentage of the population carrying ankylostomes very few cases of ankylostomiasis come under the notice of the hospital authorities.
GENERAL MEASURES OF SANITATION.
Domestic Cleanliness.
168. Every domestic building or part of a building occupied by the members of more than one family must, unless especially exempted by the Sanitary Board, be cleansed and limewashed throughout by the owner, to the satisfaction of the Board, not less than once in every year, and notice in writing that such cleansing and limewashing has been completed shall be sent by the owner to the Secretary within three days after the date of completion.
169. It is the duty of the occupier of any domestic building to cause such building to be kept in a cleanly and wholesome condition and to see that the drains, traps, gratings, fall pipes, and sanitary fittings and appliances, are free from obstruction and in an efficient state of repair.
170. In Hong Kong there are 13,842 Chinese houses with 47,171 floors; in Kowloon there are 10,649 houses and 31,497 floors. During the year 142,964 floors in Hong Kong, and 81,042 floors in Kowloon were cleansed. During the cleansing process all the furniture is moved and the walls and floors washed down with kerosene oil emulsion.
171. Considering that each inspector has to supervise a district with approximately 25,000 inhabitants, most of whom are ignorant of the rudiments of sanitation, the thoroughness of the cleansing operations is remarkable.
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166. The overcrowded condition of the City of Victoria, its confined area, the difficulties presented by topographical fea- tures, and the absence of accommodation for evicted tenants make the question of hygienic housing of the populace one of extreme difficulty. The sanitary staff are working against great odds and they cannot hope to attain results such as are attain- ed in other cities where the task is easier and the personnel larger. The wonder is not that so many contract tuberculosis but that so many manage to wage a successful fight against it.
Preventive Measures against Helminthic Disease.
167. With the exception of the action taken by the Veterinary staff at the Abattoirs there never has been any routine campaign against Helminthic disease. Whatever be the percentage of the population carrying ankylostomes very few cases of ankylostomiasis come under the notice of the hospital authorities.
GENERAL MEASURES OF SANITATION.
Domestic Cleanliness.
168. Every domestic building or part of a building occupied by the members of more than one family must, unless especially exempted by the Sanitary Board, be cleansed and limewashed throughout by the owner, to the satisfaction of the Board, not less than once in every year, and notice in writing that such cleansing and limewashing has been completed shall be sent by the owner to the Secretary within three days after the date of completion.
169. It is the duty of the occupier of any domestic build- ing to cause such building to be kept in a cleanly and whole- some condition and to see that the drains, traps, gratings, fall pipes, and sanitary fittings and appliances, are free from ob- struction and in an efficient state of repair.
170. In Hong Kong there are 13,842 Chinese houses with 47,171 floors; in Kowloon there are 10,649 houses and 31,497 floors. During the year 142,964 floors in Hong Kong, and 81,042 floors in Kowloon were cleansed. During the cleansing pro- cess all the furniture is moved and the walls and floors washed down with kerosene oil emulsion.
171. Considering that each inspector has to supervise a dis- trict with approximately 25,000 inhabitants, most of whom are ignorant of the rudiments of sanitation, the thoroughness of the cleansing operations is remarkable.
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