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28. There is a Sanitary Board composed of officials and unofficials whose powers are laid down in the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance of 1903.
29. The Sanitary Department, distinct from and independent of the Medical Department, has at its head a Civil Servant who is ex-officio Chairman of the Sanitary Board. This department does the work usually performed by the health department of a Municipality and in addition scavenging and conservancy. Attached to it are Medical Officers of Health seconded from the Medical Department, Veterinary Surgeons and Sanitary Inspectors. The functions and powers of the department are limited to Hong Kong, Kowloon and that portion of the New Territories adjacent to Kowloon which is known as New Kowloon.
30. The principal ordinances which have effect in matters of hygiene and sanitation are:--
(a) The Public Health and Buildings Ordinance.
(b) The Sale of Food and Drugs Ordinance.
(c) The Water Works Ordinance.
(d) The Births and Deaths Registration Ordinance.
(e) The Boarding House Ordinance.
(f) The Factories and Workshops Ordinance.
(g) The Summary Offences Ordinance.
The Public Health and Buildings Ordinance of 1903 resembles somewhat the Public Health Act of 1875. It deals with infectious diseases of humans and animals, the wholesomeness of foods, abattoirs, markets, dairies, food factories, food shops, nuisances, scavenging and cleansing, drainage, sewerage and sewage disposal, latrines, urinals and water closets, factories and workshops, laundries, offensive trades, buildings, wells and pools.
31. The Public Works Department is the Authority under the Waterworks Ordinance. The Sanitary Department is responsible for the carrying out of the provisions of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance except in so far as it refers to buildings, drainage and sewerage, wells and pools, which are dealt with by the Public Works Department. The Sanitary Department also deals with the Sale of Food and Drugs Ordinance. The Boarding House Ordinance, which controls lodging houses, boarding houses and hotels, and the Factory and Workshops Ordinance are under the authority of the Secretary for Chinese Affairs. The Births and Deaths Registration Ordinance is administered by the Medical Department. The Summary Offences Ordinance is the concern of the Police.
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28. There is a Sanitary Board composed of officials and unofficials whose powers are laid down in the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance of 1903.
29. The Sanitary Department, distinct from and independent of the Medical Department, has at its head a Civil Servant who is ex-officio Chairman of the Sanitary Board. This department does the work usually performed by the health departinent of a Municipality and in addition scavenging and conservancy. Attached to it are Medical Officers of Health seconded from the Medical Department, Veterinary Surgeons and Sanitary Inspectors. The functions and powers of the department are limited to Hong Kong, Kowloon and that portion of the New Territories adjacent to Kowloon which is known as New Kowloon.
30. The principal ordinances which have effect in matters of hygiene and sanitation are:--
(a) The Public Health and Buildings Ordinance. (b) The Sale of Food and Drugs Ordinance.
(c) The Water Works Ordinance.
(d) The Births and Deaths Registration Ordinance.
(e) The Boarding House Ordinance.
(f) The Factories and Workshops Ordinance.
(g) The Summary Offences Ordinance.
The Public Health and Buildings Ordinance of 1903 resembles somewhat the Public Health Act of 1875. It deals with infectious diseases of humans and animals, the wholesoine- ness of foods, abattoirs, markets, dairies, food factories, food shops, nuisances, scavenging and cleansing, drainage, sewerage and sewage disposal, latrines, urinals and water closets, factories and workshops, laundries, offensive trades, buildings, welis and pools.
31. The Public Works Department is the Authority under the Waterworks Ordinance. The Sanitary Department is respon- sible for the carrying out of the provisions of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance except in so far as it refers to buildings, drainage and sewerage, wells and pools, which are dealt with by the Public Works Departament. The Sanitary Department also deals with the Sale of Food and Drugs Ordinance. The Boarding House Ordinance, which controls lodging houses, boarding houses and hotels, and the Factory and Workshops Ordinance are under the authority of the Secretary for Chinese Affairs. The Births and Deaths Registration Ordinance is administered by the Medical Department. The Summary Offences Ordinance is the concern of the Police.
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