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325

Law d

hole sunk in the ground with a machine-pounding rice is it, opposite to the doorway of a

for

which could not be called a room as it was not more!

Leven

than

to contain

w feet square, and

which were a

bas

only just large enough bed in which a family slept and underneath

lot of pigs-

Anolte

guilly with as name, one end opening into Baine Road just below D. Adam's house, the other end into Market Street. This gorlly is floored with a platform of board, raised about two feet above the ground, the with below is sodden with black liquid filth and underneath this foot way,

Lonto are kept which afterwards go to the market. In houses here are

cramped up little houdh with filthy floors, and the inhabitants are licensed to

A

ten lacks.

eras

kup at that Saiging Poon is a wide struct in which the Lonces look well from the front. Tegs kept of come. At the Back of these honees are gully of the fontect des-cription. The stenchs from which in horrible.

room

Wor On Lane, a gully at the back of, and composed of the basement floors of 3rd Street, nearly every Reset pigs,

there being nearly a hundred in the place. could not stay to inspect it properly, as the stench dasve. ・ome out reteking.

These

Places taken from different quarters of the Lower

are quite sufficient to illustrate what I have said. An intimate

acquaintance in the course

of

my student

of

lift in Hospital practice with the worst quarter

Lambelt,

fight for water bitions at the

unds in dry

Lambeth, St Giles and Somers Town enables one to

in

e.s

I do not believe there could be found in London!

say worse places than

are to be found in Hongkong, if bad and in Indian town filth of the description found here would not be permitted by the carte of the inhabitants.

Here the people inhabiting these places

are not

to poverty stricken, they wear good clother and pay high rents indeed cxxorbitant rents and nowwhere have found anything approaching to the poverty

I've seen in London or India. Few European residents of this generally cappoced clean town: know of or would believe the

or would believe the things I have brought

to notice in this and the report of the Brothels and it in no wonder under the circumstances in their ignorance they think the town is clean enough and more water is not required, seeing as they do only the best quarters or those that are fair enough onterde but fout within and behind

onany places the people have to

5 go long. they get it from fout well. so that they harn "much as possible, not because they don't want it, but because it is a great deal

water or

to do without it

to prepare. Thy

a.s

distance.

great deal of trouble, They never wash or clean the floor of their houses because the constination of the floor does not

admit

it, so water is not used in this

of it

msay.

I am of opinion that in the town there is no fit

or proper placed for pigs to be sept at all and this at all events should not be cauctioned by Government but that fl.

chould be found out of

"town or over at

Kowloon

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325 Law d hole sunk in the ground with a machine-pounding rice is it, opposite to the doorway of a for which could not be called a room as it was not more! Leven than to contain w feet square, and which were a bas only just large enough bed in which a family slept and underneath lot of pigs- Anolte guilly with as name, one end opening into Baine Road just below D. Adam's house, the other end into Market Street. This gorlly is floored with a platform of board, raised about two feet above the ground, the with below is sodden with black liquid filth and underneath this foot way, Lonto are kept which afterwards go to the market. In houses here are cramped up little houdh with filthy floors, and the inhabitants are licensed to A ten lacks. eras kup at that Saiging Poon is a wide struct in which the Lonces look well from the front. Tegs kept of come. At the Back of these honees are gully of the fontect des-cription. The stenchs from which in horrible. room Wor On Lane, a gully at the back of, and composed of the basement floors of 3rd Street, nearly every Reset pigs, there being nearly a hundred in the place. could not stay to inspect it properly, as the stench dasve. ・ome out reteking. These Places taken from different quarters of the Lower are quite sufficient to illustrate what I have said. An intimate acquaintance in the course of my student of lift in Hospital practice with the worst quarter Lambelt, fight for water bitions at the unds in dry Lambeth, St Giles and Somers Town enables one to in e.s I do not believe there could be found in London! say worse places than are to be found in Hongkong, if bad and in Indian town filth of the description found here would not be permitted by the carte of the inhabitants. Here the people inhabiting these places are not to poverty stricken, they wear good clother and pay high rents indeed cxxorbitant rents and nowwhere have found anything approaching to the poverty I've seen in London or India. Few European residents of this generally cappoced clean town: know of or would believe the or would believe the things I have brought to notice in this and the report of the Brothels and it in no wonder under the circumstances in their ignorance they think the town is clean enough and more water is not required, seeing as they do only the best quarters or those that are fair enough onterde but fout within and behind onany places the people have to 5 go long. they get it from fout well. so that they harn "much as possible, not because they don't want it, but because it is a great deal water or to do without it to prepare. Thy a.s distance. great deal of trouble, They never wash or clean the floor of their houses because the constination of the floor does not admit it, so water is not used in this of it msay. I am of opinion that in the town there is no fit or proper placed for pigs to be sept at all and this at all events should not be cauctioned by Government but that fl. chould be found out of "town or over at Kowloon
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325 Law d hole sunk in the ground with a machine -pounding rice is it, opposite to the donway of a for which could not be called a room as it was not more! Leven than to contain w feet aquare, and which were a bas only just large enough bed in which a family slept and underneatt lot of pigs- Anolte guilly with as name, one end opening into baine Road just below D. Adam's house, the other end. :into Market Street. This gorlly is floored with a platform. of board, raised about two feet above the ground, the with " below is sodden with black liquid filth and underweath this foot way, Lonto are kept which afterwards go to the marketin Itoures here are cramped up little houdh with filthy floors, and the inhabitant, are licensed to A ten lacks. eras kup at that Saiging Poon is a wide struct in which the Lonces look well from the front. Tegs kept of come. At - the Back of there honees are gully of the fontect des -cription. The stenchs from which in horrible. room Wor On Lane, a gully at the back of, and compord of the basement floors of 3rd Street, nearly every Reset pigs, there being nearly a hundred in the place. could not stay to inspect it properly, as the stench dasve. ・ome out reteking. These Places taken from different quarters of the -Lower are quite sufficient to illustrate what I have said. An intimate acquaintance in the course of my student of lift in Hospital practice with the worst quarter Lambelt, fight for water bitions at the unds in dry Lambeth, St Giles and Somers Town enables oue, to in e.s I do not believe there could be found in London!"" say worse places than are to be found in Hongkong, if bad and in Indian town filth of the description found here would not be permitted by the carte of the in= habitants. Here the people inhabiting these places are not to poverty stricken, they wear good clother and pay high rents indeed cxxorbitant rents and nowwhere have found anything approaching to the poverty I've seen in London or India. Few European recidents of this generally cappoced clean town: know of or would believe the or would believe the things I have brought to notice in this and the report of the Brothels and it in no wonder under the circumstances in their ignorance they think the town is clean enough and more water is not required, seeing as they do only the best quarters or those that are fair enough onterde but fout within and behind onany places the people have to 5 go long. they get it from fout well. so that they harn "much as possible, not because they don't want it, but because it is a great deal water or to do without it to prepare. Thy a.s distance. great deal of trouble, They never wash or clean the floor of their houses because the constination of the floor does not admit it, so water is not used in this of it msay. I am of opinion that in the town there is no fit or proper placed for pigs to be sept at all and this at all events should not be cauctioned by Government but that fl. chould be found out of "town or over at Kowloon
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325

Law d

hole sunk in the ground with a machine -pounding rice is it, opposite to the donway of a

for

which could not be called a room as it was not more!

Leven

than

to contain

w feet aquare, and

which were a

bas

only just large enough bed in which a family slept and underneatt

lot of pigs-

Anolte

guilly with as name, one end opening into baine Road just below D. Adam's house, the other end. :into Market Street. This gorlly is floored with a platform. of board, raised about two feet above the ground, the with " below is sodden with black liquid filth and underweath this foot way,

Lonto are kept which afterwards go to the marketin Itoures here are

cramped up little houdh with filthy floors, and the inhabitant, are licensed to

A

ten lacks.

eras

kup at that Saiging Poon is a wide struct in which the Lonces look well from the front. Tegs kept of come. At - the Back of there honees are gully of the fontect des -cription. The stenchs from which in horrible.

room

Wor On Lane, a gully at the back of, and compord of the basement floors of 3rd Street, nearly every Reset pigs,

there being nearly a hundred in the place. could not stay to inspect it properly, as the stench dasve. ・ome out reteking.

These

Places taken from different quarters of the -Lower

are quite sufficient to illustrate what I have said. An intimate

acquaintance in the course

of my student

of

lift in Hospital practice with the worst quarter

Lambelt,

fight for water bitions at the

unds in dry

Lambeth, St Giles and Somers Town enables oue, to

in

e.s

I do not believe there could be found in London!"" say worse places than

are to be found in Hongkong, if bad and in Indian town filth of the description found here would not be permitted by the carte of the in=

habitants.

Here the people inhabiting these places

are not

to poverty stricken, they wear good clother and pay high rents indeed cxxorbitant rents and nowwhere have found anything approaching to the poverty

I've seen in London or India. Few European recidents of this generally cappoced clean town: know of or would believe the

or would believe the things I have brought

to notice in this and the report of the Brothels and it in no wonder under the circumstances in their ignorance they think the town is clean enough and more water is not required, seeing as they do only the best quarters or those that are fair enough onterde but fout within and behind

onany places the people have to

5 go long. they get it from fout well. so that they harn "much as possible, not because they don't want it, but because it is a great deal

water or

to do without it

to prepare. Thy

a.s

distance.

great deal of trouble, They never wash or clean the floor of their houses because the constination of the floor does not

admit

it, so water is not used in this

of it

msay.

I am of opinion that in the town there is no fit

or proper placed for pigs to be sept at all and this at all events should not be cauctioned by Government but that fl.

chould be found out of

"town or over at

Kowloon

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