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over and I most earnestly and respectfully press upon the Government the necessity of taking steps to check that venereal disease which more than decimates the crew of every ship which enters our harbours and which I am informed by all medical men presents itself in a more aggravated form in Hongkong than in almost any part of the world.
I give it that without the sanction of the home authorities the local Government would feel indisposed to legislate on a subject which though slurred over in the mother Country is of great importance here. I request the Lieutenant Governor to have the goodness to forward my accompanying letter with the documents and such suggestions as I have been able to make on the topic worthy of consideration by my application for permission to introduce an Ordinance placing the control of prostitution and other matters connected with the public health here under a board to consist of the Colonial Secretary, the Attorney General, the Chief Magistrate,
the
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over and I most camestly and despectfully prese upon the Government the necessity of laking steps to check that venereal disease solsich more
than decimates the crew every ship whiche entéres
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harbours and which I am informed by all medical men
presents itself.
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more
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aggravated form in Henghing than in almost any quot of the world. Jan
ive that
without the sanction of the home authorities the local-
Government would feel indispend
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subject which
bus bitheoli been slurred over
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the mother
Country but of
-request the Sieutenant Govern
to have the
guiness to forward
accompanying
tinis letter with the
documents and ovch suggestion's
of bein
he may
deen the
topic worthy of as my application
for permissi on to introduce om Ordinance placing the
control.
of prostitution and-
other muthers connvited with
the public health here sender
board to consist of the Stand Secretary the Attorney General the chief Magistrate,
the
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