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Questions.

QUESTION II,—Continued.

(I.) What quantity of Water is available for ench patient every day?

What is the soured of the Water Supply ?

What is the quality of the Water ?

(11.) Detail the arrangements as to Baths and La- ratorios.

(III.) What is the system of Sewerage ;'and what the coulition of the Prívies ?

Answers.

Practically unlimited, constant supply from publio works.

Pokfulam and Taitum gathering grounds.

Good,

There is a fair amount of Bath and Lavatory accom- modation, the waste pipes from which have recently been re-arranged so is to discharge into open heals altached to a vertical wasto pipe situated outside the building and trapped at its foût.

Water-

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

QUESTION III.

Give the number of Visits of Inspection paid to the Hospital during the Year 1906.

Specifying the Clincter

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 Appointmout,

Frequently by Principul Civil Medical Officer.

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Of Surprise,

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(1) In reference to the abovu. Tablo, state whether or not the Register Books were produced on every occasion ; and if not, on how many occasious they were not so produced.

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

(IIL) State also how many Reports of the fol- lowing kinds have come under the notice of the Govmuor :—

(0) Reports of a Financial and Statistical kind especially such as show the system on which Money Store Accounts are kept and amlitud.

(6) Reports by Parsons charged with the inme-

dinte inntingoment of the Hospital.

(e) Reports by a Government luspector, imle- pendant of the Governing Authority of the Hospital.

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(Appond cupies of his Reports, if any.)

Register Books produced on each occasion.

Found made up to date.

None,

Aminal Report of The Superintendent for 1906; vide Report on the Health and Sanitary condition of the Colony of Hongkong for the year 1906 in the Sessional Papers for 1906,

None.