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(Art. of

OFFICE OF SURVEYOR GENERAL

ESTIMATE OF THE EXPENSE NECESSARY TO BE INCURRED

and improvements to same int. Fu

PLAN OR DESCRIPTION.

Fai

Caine Road.

The report of the Commission appointed in March to inquire into the cause of the prevalence of yellow fever in the Colony refers to the District of Taiping Shan as follows.

In Conclusion we beg to observe that there can be no doubt that the sanitary condition of Taipingshan is such as to require the most-active supervision. It is filthy.

Marble Street is filthy in the extreme. The drain is more defective, if indeed it can properly be said that any drainage exists at all; houses, into which rays of the sun can never penetrate, are huddled together back to back. In children of all ages, pigs, poultry, and men, women live together in the same dark, unventilated rooms in apparent misery and filth, and it is not surprising that such a disease as we have been instructed to investigate should be traced to a District of this City, the sanitary condition of which is beyond all question the worst.

1 of Taiping Shan Paving 14,110 ft sup: Clause 13. 3'6" Brain Repairing Steps 3,740 Granite Paving 13,800 ft sup: Repairing Steps 1,700 2 ft drain 380 ft lin: 12 Pipe holes Condition lin: 2129 1693 20 a44 149 60 a$4 540 082. Square Street Granite paving 10,500 ft sup: 2ft drain 3007 lin: Repairing Steps 1,700 13 pipe holes Kaiping Shan Granite Paving 7,000 ft sup: 184 @$1.50 19 30 5404 9,525.50

His Excellency the Governor has subsequently decided to expend a large sum in paving the Streets and altering the drainage with a view to improving the sanitary condition of the District, which is one inhabited largely by Chinese.

Approved,

(signed) / Richard Graves MacDonnell

Governor.

Forward.

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(Art. of OFFICE OF SURVEYOR GENERAL ESTIMATE OF THE EXPENSE NECESSARY TO BE INCURRED and improvements to same int. Fu PLAN OR DESCRIPTION. Fai Caine Road. The report of the Commission appointed in March to inquire into the cause of the prevalence of yellow fever in the Colony refers to the District of Taiping Shan as follows. In Conclusion we beg to observe that there can be no doubt that the sanitary condition of Taipingshan is such as to require the most-active supervision. It is filthy. Marble Street is filthy in the extreme. The drain is more defective, if indeed it can properly be said that any drainage exists at all; houses, into which rays of the sun can never penetrate, are huddled together back to back. In children of all ages, pigs, poultry, and men, women live together in the same dark, unventilated rooms in apparent misery and filth, and it is not surprising that such a disease as we have been instructed to investigate should be traced to a District of this City, the sanitary condition of which is beyond all question the worst. 1 of Taiping Shan Paving 14,110 ft sup: Clause 13. 3'6" Brain Repairing Steps 3,740 Granite Paving 13,800 ft sup: Repairing Steps 1,700 2 ft drain 380 ft lin: 12 Pipe holes Condition lin: 2129 1693 20 a44 149 60 a$4 540 082. Square Street Granite paving 10,500 ft sup: 2ft drain 3007 lin: Repairing Steps 1,700 13 pipe holes Kaiping Shan Granite Paving 7,000 ft sup: 184 @$1.50 19 30 5404 9,525.50 His Excellency the Governor has subsequently decided to expend a large sum in paving the Streets and altering the drainage with a view to improving the sanitary condition of the District, which is one inhabited largely by Chinese. Approved, (signed) / Richard Graves MacDonnell Governor. Forward.
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(Art. of OFFICE OF SURVEYOR GENERAL ESTIMATE OF THE EXPENSE NECESSARY TO BE INCURRED and improvements to same int. Fu PLAN OR DESCRIPTION. Fai Caine Road. مرمر Thereport of the Commission appointect in March to inquire into the cause of the prevalence of yellow fever in the Colony refers to the District of Taiping Les follows. 1 of Taiping Peranite Paving 14110 fr sup: Clause 13. Ir Conclusion we beg to observe that thor 3'6" Brain Repairing Steps 3,740 Can be no doubt that the sanitary most-active 2107 210 ft Eir: - Liping than is such as to require the most-active condition of 11 Pipe holes Supervision, It is filthy. Martist Street is filthy in the extreme. The druin Granite Tuving 13,800 ft sup: is moor-defective, if indeed it can properly be said. Nepairing Hepa 1700 that any drainage exists at all; houses, into which 2 ft train Rays of the 380 ft gun can never penetral are huditted togel 12 pipe 12 Jorje novation Street. back to back. In Childer any car's Pigs, Toultry, of Men Women and live together in the same do I holes email, dark, unventilated rooms in apparent-mivery if drain in the same din Granite paving and in filth, and it is not surprising that such a 4 Pipe holes disease as we have been instructed to investigate Phone Condition lin: 2129 1693 20 a44 149 60 a$4 540 082. " 2124 1632. addy. 68 D42 760 @$150 18- 5610 H of pups: 150 f line W124 673 20 af 2. 300 571.50 6 Kaiping Than Three! w/2t 1836 of 2 boo @ 44 68 Square Street- be traced to a District of this City, the panitary Granite laving 10, 500 f' pup: Bean of which is beyond all question the word 2ft drain 3007 lin Repairing Steps 1,700 His Excellency the Governor has subsequently decides 13 tipe holes to expand a large i large sum in poaving the Streets and altering the drainage with a view to improving the fanitary Granite Neving 7000 flour, condition of the District, which is one inhabited grisly Approved, (stignest) / Richard Graves MacDonnel Governor. Forward. 184 @$1.50 " 19 30 5404 9,525 50 ہیر ریم له
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(Art. of

OFFICE OF SURVEYOR GENERAL ESTIMATE OF THE EXPENSE NECESSARY TO BE INCURRED

and improvements to same int. Fu

PLAN OR DESCRIPTION.

Fai

Caine Road.

مرمر

Thereport of the Commission appointect in March to inquire into the cause of the prevalence of yellow fever in the Colony refers to the District of Taiping Les follows.

1 of Taiping Peranite Paving 14110 fr sup: Clause 13. Ir Conclusion we beg to observe that thor 3'6" Brain

Repairing Steps 3,740 Can be no doubt that the sanitary most-active

2107 210 ft Eir: - Liping than is such as to require the most-active

condition of 11 Pipe holes Supervision, It is filthy.

Martist Street is filthy in the extreme. The druin Granite Tuving 13,800 ft sup: is moor-defective, if indeed it can properly be said. Nepairing Hepa 1700 that any drainage exists at all; houses, into which 2 ft train Rays of the

380 ft gun can never penetral

are huditted togel 12 pipe

12 Jorje novation Street.

back to back. In Childer any car's Pigs, Toultry, of

Men Women and

live together in the same do

I

holes

email, dark, unventilated rooms in apparent-mivery if drain

in the same din Granite paving and in filth, and it is not surprising that such a 4 Pipe holes disease as we have been instructed to investigate Phone

Condition

lin:

2129 1693 20

a44

149 60

a$4

540

082.

"

2124 1632.

addy.

68

D42 760 @$150

18-

5610 H

of pups: 150 f line

W124 673 20

af 2.

300

571.50

6

Kaiping Than Three!

w/2t

1836

of 2

boo

@ 44

68

Square Street-

be traced to a District of this City, the panitary Granite laving 10, 500 f' pup: Bean of which is beyond all question the word 2ft drain 3007 lin

• Repairing Steps 1,700

His Excellency the Governor has subsequently decides 13 tipe holes

to expand a large

i

large sum in poaving the Streets and altering

the drainage with a view to improving the fanitary Granite Neving 7000 flour, condition of the District, which is one inhabited grisly

Approved,

(stignest) / Richard Graves MacDonnel

Governor.

Forward.

184

@$1.50

"

19 30

5404

9,525 50

ہیر ریم له

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