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without
I light or venti
back to back dwellings
·lation, the Governor took the opportunity of publicly sanctioning such fever dens in the Hong Kong Government Gazette July 1878.
of the 27th of
The Inspectors of Nuisances having attempted to get the Chinese to clean and trap their house drains, the Governor saved the people from further molestation by acquiescing in their objection to the cleansing of such Louche-drains.
Flushing
The Governor
The Colonial Surgeon having in Reports which I have read, brought to the notice of the insanitary Condition of the generally filthy and insanitary native tenements, for the truth of which I can vouch, Sir John Hennessey was not disposed to accept the Colonial Surgeon's views and has since Expressed his determination to relieve that officer from the Exercise of further Sanitary functions.
The Surveyor General having called attention to the absolute necessity of maintaining a stricter Inspection of Nuisances, the Governor abolished the ruling instructions to the Inspector of Nuisances which are the health-rules of English towns, and ordered their substitution by new Health Regulations to be framed for the English and Chinese residents alike upon principles to be laid down by the Chinese solely. The Colonial Surgeon was to have no voice in the drawing up of the new Rules. The Sanitary Staff was at first filled with dismay, and they gradually sunk into a state of helpless and forced inaction in which state it remains at present. Meanwhile matters may be ripening for an out-break of disease which may come at any moment under possible unfavourable climatic Conditions.
If an Epidemic breaks out in the town the state of the tenements in the Chinese quarter is such that disease may never again be eradicated from them. From the Chinese quarter disease will immediately spread to the European residence and to the Military Cantonments which are situated in the immediate vicinity of the town. The troops together with the English Community are therefore threatened by a Common danger which cannot be ascribed to any fault of theirs, but to Chinese habits and prejudices alone, And to the unwise consideration displayed by the Colonial authorities for those prejudices. As the health of the garrison is dependent in a measure upon that of the population which Surrounds it, the question is one of more than local importance. It has in fact assumed an Imperial interest and should be investigated not by Governor Hennessey, but by the Secretary of State for War and the Secretary of State for the Colonies, and as the Government of Hong Kong is a purely personal one, the remedy is without doubt Entirely in the Governor's hands.
The requires no new department, no additional staff. Let His Excellency renounce Chinese doctrine in Matters Connected with Public Health and condone the Efforts of his sanitary staff to...
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without
I light or venti
back to back dwellings
·lation, the Governor took the opportunity of publicly sanctioning such fever dens in the Hong Kong Government Gazette July 1878.
of the 27th of
The Inspectors of Nuisances having attempted
get the Chinese to clean and
to
trap
their
house drains, the Governor saved the people
from further molestation by acquiescing in
ther objection to the cleansing
吵
such Loude- drains.
Flushing
the Governor
The Colonial Surgeon having in Reports which I have read, brought to the notice
07 tary Condition of the generally filthy And insanitary native tenements, for the truth of which I can rouch,
Sir John Hennessey
was not disposed
to accept the Colonial Surgeon's views and has Since Expressed his determination to relieve
that officer from the Exercise of further Sanitary functions.
The Surveyor
Peneral having called attention.
to the absolute necessity of maintaining a stricter Inspection of Nuisances the Poveror abolished the ruling destructions to the Inspector,
7
Muidances which are the health-rules of "English towns, and ordered their substitution
by
new Health Regulations to be framed for the English and Chinese pesidents alike upon principles to be laid down by the Chinese
solely. The Colonial war was to have no
tion and the drawing up of
Voice our
the new Rules. The Sanitary Staff was at first filled with dismay, and their gradually
sunk into a state
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helpless and forced inaction in which state it remains at present. Theanwhile
matters
may disease which
be ripening for an out-break of
may
Come at
any
moment under
possible unfavourable climatic Conditions.
If an Epidemic breaks out in the town the state of the tenements in the Chinese quarter is such
may
that diseate
never
again be cradicated from them. From the Chinese quarter disease
will immediately spread to the European residence and to the Military Cantonments which are situated in the Vimmediate vicinity of the town, The troops to gether with the English Community
danger are therefore threatened by
a Common
which cannot be ascribed to
Any fault of theirs. but to Chinese habits and prejudices alone, And to the unwise consideration displayed by the Colonial authorities for Those prejudices. As the health of the measure upon
garrison is dependent in a that of the population which Surrounds it, the question is one of more thaw local importance. It has in fact assumed an Imperial interest and should be investigated by
-
a medical Commission of but by the decretary
Hennevey,
not by Governor.
of State for War and the Secretary of State for the Colonies, and as the Government of Hong Kong is a purely personal one, the remedy is without doubt Entirely on the Povernor's hands.
The requires no
in
department, no additional staff. Let His Excellency renounce Chinese doc
trined in Mallers Connected with Public Heath
And conð Ita
Efforts of
his sanitary staff to
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