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I was conveyed thither in about eight hours, by her Majesty's Ship Swift, which made then one of the periodical visits paid by English men-of-war to the Forts at which there are English Consulates.
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I regret to state that my personal observation and enquiries furnish ample proof of the accuracy of Mr Chadwick's remarks as to the superiority of the sanitary conditions of the Chinese dwellings in Canton over those in Hongkong; and of the justice of my reflections on this subject in my recent despatch No. 41 of the 24th April ultimo (paragraph 14). Mr. Chadwick writes: "The type of house in Hongkong is quite different to that in use on the neighbouring mainland; and I am certain that the lower class population is more densely packed together in Hongkong, and worse provided with appliances for cleanliness, than they are in Canton."
"In Hongkong the average number of inhabitants per house is 16, whilst in Canton it does not exceed...
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I was conveyed thither in about eight -hours, by her bajesty's Ship Swift-
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of the periodical
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my personal observation and
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the accuracy of Mr Chadwick's remarks as to the superiority sanitary conditions of the Chinese
those in
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in Canton over
Hongkong; and of the justice of my
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reflections
on this subject in my
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more
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provided with appliances for - cleanliness, than they
are in Canton,
"In Honghong the average
of inhabitants
number:
per house is 16
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exceed
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