Abominable human rabbit-warrens, now so general in Hong Kong, designed without light, ventilation or Sanitary Convenience have rapidly spread in the town, and they aptly illustrate the native idea of sanitation as applied to house building.
Each of these fever dens - in the event of an Epidemic - will accurately become a focus of disease, so that the Concession to the Chinese landlords may some day be dearly paid for. In the inclosed copy of Dr. Ayres' report marked E, Your Lordship will perceive that in paragraphs 5 and 12 he strongly condemns this type of Chinese dwelling, but Dr. Ayres' protest has been as unavailing as mine.
Hennessy has in fact established terrorism among the Sanitary Staff of the Colony. The higher officers of that Staff, Dr. Ayres and myself, had become the objects of frequent personal insult. The District Inspectors acting under us lived in constant dread and uncertainty as to how far their attempts to perform their duty efficiently among the Chinese might bring down upon them the displeasure of the higher authorities.
The result has been "weak and vacillating" action, and consequently a Saturnalia of filth - which will continue until His Excellency abandons the policy that has led to this state of affairs.
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Governor
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Abominable human rabbit. warrent, now so general in Hong Kong, designed without
light, ventilation or Sanitary Convenience
have rapidly spread in the town, and they aptly iliustrate the native idea.
af Janitation
as
applied to house
feverdens
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house building
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an-Epidemid - will accuredly become
focus of disfige
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so that the Concession
to the Chinese landlords may get some
day be dearly paid for. In the Inclosed.
copy of
Low
clyzes report marked E, Lordship will perceive that in
paragraphs 5
5 and 12 he strongly, con
demons this typing Chinese dwelling
but Dr. Ayzes protest has been as un-
mine.
as. mine
availing al
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383
Governor
of native prejudices against us. Hennessy has in jact Established terrorism among the Sanitary Staff
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