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Questions.

QUESTION II.,—Continued.

(1.) What quantity of Water is available for each patient every day?

What is the source of the Water Supply?

What is the quality of the Water?

(II.) Detail the arrangements as to Baths and In-

vatories.

(IHL) What is the system of Sewerage; and what the condition of the Privies?

Answers.

Practically unlimited, constant supply from pablie works.

Pokfulam and Taitum guibering grounds.

Good.

There is a fair amount of Bath and Lavatory arcmn» modation, the waste pipes from which have recently been re-arranged so as to discharge into open heads attached to a vertical waste pipe situated outside the building and trapped at its foot,

Water-closets of the wash-out type provided with waste-proventing cisterns are used disconnected from the wards.

QUESTION III.

Give the number of Visits of Inspection paid to the Hospital during the Year 1902.

Specifying the Character

of the Visit.

in respect to Notice.

And stating the Official Position of the Visitors.

By the Governor.

By a Government Inspector.

By one or more of the Visiting Justices.

By Appointment,..

Of Surprise,

1

Frequently by Principal Civil Medical Officer.

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(I.) In reference to the above. Table, state whether or not the Register Books were produced on every occasion; and if not, on how many occasions they were not so produced.

(II.) And if on any occasion when they were exa- mined, they were found not to be properly made up to date of examination.

(III.) State also how many Reports of the fol- Jowing kinds have come under the notice of the

Governor :-

(a) Reports of a Financial and Statistical kiml especially such as show the system on which Money and Str.e Accounts are kept and audited.

(6) Reports by Persons charged with the imm 3-

diate management of the Hospital.

Register Books produced on each occasion.

Found made up to date.

Store Accounts, yearly.

Annual Report of Principal Civil Medica! Offieur every year; vide Report of the Principal Civil Modical Officer in the Sessional Papers for 1902.

Report on the Houlth and Sauitary Condition of the Colony by the Principal Civil Medical Officer.

(c) Reports by a Government Inspector,

pendent of the Governing Authority of the Hospital.

inde-

None.

(Appand expies of his Reports, if any.)