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In the wold season there are a lot of healthy agues, cont" fever, Dyarrhea, Fulmonary complaints. Dropsy, Theuniatsun and various other diseased arising from general debility of the system and the poisonous atmosphere. On the 25 August 184s the Surveyor General of the Colony reported to Government that the number of interments has been so great (in the Protestant Grave Yard) that the enclosure is almost quite full; & the hill behind it is so steep that it is impossible to dig into it; therefore it will be necessary to provide another place.
The Surveyor General stated it would be a difficult thing to select another grave yard on account of the rocky and uneven native of the ground.
Let it not be said that the dreadful mortality and sickness of Hong Kong is the result of the slowness of the Colony settlements suffer and that all young proportionately. The assertion is made: that various new Colonies, even in the Tropics have not been particularly unhealthy when first Colonized.
When the West India islands were first settled, they were perfectly healthy as is proved by the large European population that resorted thither and remained there for many years, many settled, married. Calcutta, and Bombay are reported to have been formerly much healthier than they are at present.
The Australian Colonies were perfectly healthy when founded, and also the Mauritius, and St Helena. I cannot name a single colony that was originally unhealthy, and subsequently became salubrious.
Soldiers, Sailors and Civilians; Europeans and Natives; Women as well as men, residing in every part of Hong Kong have...
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In the wold season there are a
healthy
agues,
cont" fever, Dyarrhea, Fulmonary
complaints. Dropsy,
Theuniatsun
and various other diseased arising from goveral debility of the system and the poisonous atmosphere. On the
25
the
August. 184s the Surveyor General-
of the Adlony reported to Government that the number of interments has
been so
so great fin
the Pruoneau Grave
Yard) that the enclosure is almost
quite fust ; & the hell behind it to-
le to
that it is impossible
neky that it is in
therefore evelong.
into it; therefore
necessary
dig
it will be
to provide another place.
The hurveyor Geveral stated it would
be a difficult thing-
cult thing to select another.
grave yard
on account of the rooky Island-
and uneven native of the
Set it not be said that the dreadful
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is the result of the sowness of the Colong
settlements suffer
and that all
all young
proportionately. The assertion of made:
is at variou ee
rew Colonies
laet new
with fast .
even in the Tropics have not leen
ariquically unhealthy:
furst Colonized.
when the West.
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India blandt were
they
buy
- were perfectly healthy
the large
as is proved.
Supean population
resorted-whither __ and remained there
la
years. marry yened. Calcutta, and Brimbay are repeted to trave been formerly
much healthine than they .
areat.
present. The Australian Colonies were
perpetly healthy when founded, and also the Mamitius, and St Helena
I cannot name a br
single colores
that was originally unhealthy,
and
cutty became dalubrious.
that subsequently
Soldeck, Sailors and Civilians; Encopeany
and Pratives; Women as well as men,
residing
every
part of Hong Kong.
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