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Hongkong.

No. 15215

(Subject.)

DESPATCH.

No. 163.

Date. 24 July

Last previous Paper.

GN Y2122-587, 12859/44 for 83, 11034/84

Col Surgeon's Report for 1882. Sends with remarks on Sanitation and Opium Smoking.

(Minutes.)

Mr. Meade

Three features regularly recur in the Reports of Dr Ayres:

(1) complaints of the bad health of the Police;

(2) do. of the sanitary condition of the housing.

(3) arguments as to the innocuousness of opium smoking.

(1) The Surgeon again gives his opinion that "the increased hours of duty have something considerable to answer for," more especially as the increased ill health of the Force is pretty equally distributed in the different portions of the Force". But in parag. 1 of 1. Enc. to 10465, it is stated that the Europeans had had no extra duty imposed on them". It is also there said that the night duties of the Sikhs...

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REGE 3 SEP

Phost-fwiss

For

Governor.

Leffes.

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Hongkong. No. 15215 (Subject.) DESPATCH. No. 163. Date. 24 July Last previous Paper. GN Y2122-587, 12859/44 for 83, 11034/84 Col Surgeon's Report for 1882. Sends with remarks on Sanitation and Opium Smoking. (Minutes.) Mr. Meade Three features regularly recur in the Reports of Dr Ayres: (1) complaints of the bad health of the Police; (2) do. of the sanitary condition of the housing. (3) arguments as to the innocuousness of opium smoking. (1) The Surgeon again gives his opinion that "the increased hours of duty have something considerable to answer for," more especially as the increased ill health of the Force is pretty equally distributed in the different portions of the Force". But in parag. 1 of 1. Enc. to 10465, it is stated that the Europeans had had no extra duty imposed on them". It is also there said that the night duties of the Sikhs... Page 7 RECEIVED. REGE 3 SEP Phost-fwiss For Governor. Leffes.
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Hongkong.

No. No. 15215

(Subject.)

DESPATCH.

0.0.

152:.440

RECO

*

REGE 3 SEP

Governor. No.

Date.

163.

Leffes.

24July

Last previous Paper.

Phost-fwiss

GN

Y2122-587

ansho,

12859

44 for 83

For

11034

84

Col Surgeon's Report for 1882.

Sends with remarks on Sanitation and

Opinn Smiskiing.

(Minutes.)

Mr. Meade

Three fratures regularly

Reports of Dr Ayres:

recur in the

(1) complaints of the bad health of the

Police;

(2) do. of

sanitary condition of thoughing.

(3) arguments as to the innocuousness

opium smoking.

звал

of

(1) Thes

he again gives his opinion that "the increased hours of duty have something Considerable to answer for, "more expecially

as the increased ill health of the Force in pretty equally distributed in the different portions of the Force". But in

But in parag.!.

of

1. Enc. to 10465, it is stated that the Europeans had had no extra duty imposed on them". It is also

there said that the might duties of

the Sikhs

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