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Out house cleansing at their own convenience was continued and further extended during the year. The terms and conditions under which this concession was granted were, generally, complied with.
Table XIV shows approximately the total number of Chinese houses liable for cleansing.
10. Limewashing.--The usual limewashing required by the Domestic Cleanliness and Ventilation By-laws was carried out during the year. Table XV shows the number of floors limewashed. The difference between this total and the total in Table XIV is due partly to exemptions, some floors being new and not requiring limewashing. A certain number has also been carried over into 1935.
Departmental limewashing at the request of owner and where necessary under By-law 4 was carried out throughout the year. No complaints as to the quality of the work done or of injury to property were received.
11. Prevention of Mosquito Breeding.--During the year action was taken in 6,639 cases of mosquito nuisance or potential mosquito nuisance.
12. Licensed Premises.--524 premises were inspected by officers of the department with a view to the issue of new licences. Routine inspections of two thousand five hundred and sixty-one licensed premises were made throughout the year.
13. Rat Catching. Thirty-one 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. The total number of rats caught was:
Hong Kong Kowloon 91,824 83,863Of these none was found to be plague infected.
WORK DONE UNDER THE FOOD AND DRUGS ORDINANCE AND SECTION 82 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 82 were found to pass the standard and 6 to be below standard,
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out house cleansing at their own convenience was continued and further extended during the year. The terms and conditions under which this concession was granted were, generally, com- plied with.
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Table XIV shows approximately the total number of Chinese houses liable for cleansing.
10. Limewashing.--The usual limewashing required by the Domestic Cleanliness and Ventilation By-laws was carried out during the year. Table XV shows the number of floors lime- washed. The difference between this total and the total in Table XIV is due partly to exemptions, some floors being new and not requiring limewashing. A certain number has also been carried over into 1935.
Departmental limewashing at the request of owner and where necessary under By-law 4 was carried out throughout the year. No complaints as to the quality of the work done or of injury to property were received.
11. Prevention of Mosquito Breeding.--During the year action was taken in 6,639 cases of mosquito nuisance or potential mosquito nuisance.
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Licensed Premises.--524 premises were inspected by officers of the department with a view to the issue of new licences. Routine inspections of two thousand five hundred and sixty-one licensed premises were made throughout the year.
13. Rat Catching. Thirty-one 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. The total number of rats caught was:
Hong Kong
Kowloon
91,824
83,863
Of these none was found to be plague infected.
WORK DONE UNDER THE FOOD AND DRUGS ORDINANCE AND SECTION 82 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 82 were found to pass the standard and 6 to be below standard,
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