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the laws and conditions of health had been so disregarded, the mortality should not have been even greater.
I may mention also an instance of what is now taking place to show how necessary it is, before deciding upon the unhealthiness of a site, to ascertain that at least the most obvious sanitary precautions have been adopted. The Barracks and the Medical men of the Island agree that with the proper improvements (i.e. draining the Paddy fields before and behind the Range, and converting them into exercise ground for the men) the situation would be found as healthy as any in the Peninsula.
The Surveyor General has recommended Kowloon as a place fitted for permanent occupation, which can be effected at a small cost. On this opinion, I believe the Military medical men do not concur, and to test the healthiness of the place, temporary Barracks...
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the laws and conditions of health had been so disregarded, the mortality should not- have been even greater.
I
may
mention also an
:instance of what is now taking
place to show how
necessary
Barracks and the Metical
men of
the Island
with
agree hirm that with the proper
improvements (4.c. draining
the Paddy fields before and behind the Range, and converting them into exersice ground for
the
the
men
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it is, before deciding upon
inhealthiness of a site, to iscertain that at least the most obvious sanitary precautions Lave been adopted. The Surveyor beneral has recommended tapici's Range at Kowloom
place fitted for permanent
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which can be effected
at a small cost, the situation
would be found as
as
any
healthy
in the Peninsula
On this Opinion I believe the Military medical men do not concur, and to test the realthiner
the place, temporary Ben
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