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છે

• Morris,

April 26th a commun

49

Communication was ent

တော

by Inspector Quincey to Mr I. 4. May, Captain Superintendent of Police, stating

that it was

a fact that the disease

was prevalent

in Canton

and that the mortality was considerable. At the instigation of the Colonial Surgeon, information on the subject

was requested from Her British Majesty's

Consul at Canton. This was

courteously

supplied by Dr. A. Rennie on May 20th. On May 11th I suggested to Dr Ayres that I might

go to Canton

to ascertain

the state of affairs. On Sunday May 6th I went to a Chinese Hospital with Dr. Rennie & examined a large

number of cases there. I saw a number of dead bodies. I got back to Hongkong

in the afternoon.

On May 12th

"When I arrived

I heard that Plague had broken out in Hong Kong. I at once enquired from Dr. Ayres, the Acting

Sanitary Superintendent,

what the state

of affairs really was. Dr. Ayres

told me he had written

a letter

asking that, in consequence of the rumours he had heard, certain portions of the City should be inspected by the Inspectors of

Nuisances

and if any sick people were found, to inform him. He would go &

see

them

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છે Morris, April 26th a commun 49 Communication was ent တော by Inspector Quincey to Mr I. 4. May, Captain Superintendent of Police, stating that it was a fact that the disease was prevalent in Canton and that the mortality was considerable. At the instigation of the Colonial Surgeon, information on the subject was requested from Her British Majesty's Consul at Canton. This was courteously supplied by Dr. A. Rennie on May 20th. On May 11th I suggested to Dr Ayres that I might go to Canton to ascertain the state of affairs. On Sunday May 6th I went to a Chinese Hospital with Dr. Rennie & examined a large number of cases there. I saw a number of dead bodies. I got back to Hongkong in the afternoon. On May 12th "When I arrived I heard that Plague had broken out in Hong Kong. I at once enquired from Dr. Ayres, the Acting Sanitary Superintendent, what the state of affairs really was. Dr. Ayres told me he had written a letter asking that, in consequence of the rumours he had heard, certain portions of the City should be inspected by the Inspectors of Nuisances and if any sick people were found, to inform him. He would go & see them 21
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છે Morris, April 26th a commun 49 Communication was ent တော by Inspector Quincey to Mr I. 4. May, Captain Superintendent of Police caying that it was - Plaque a fact that the disease was prevalent in Canton and that the mortality was consid -cable. At the mstigation of the Colonial Surgeon information on the subject was requested from Her British majesty Consul at Canton. This was Consul Courteously supplied by Dr. A. Rennie thro the on may 200. On May ith I suggested to Dr Ayres that I might sace for myself до ush to Canton the state of affairs. On Sunday Eng 6th I went to a Chinese Hospital with a Rennie & examined a large cumber of cases there Kaw a mi ber of dead bodies. I got back to Hongkong, the afternoon. on may It in "When I arrived heard that Plague had broken out Hong Kong + I at once enquired from onan the Acting the Acting Sanitary Superin. tbeat 4. Ayres what the state of espain really was. D-Aynes told me he had written a lotter asking that, in Inseguence of the Jumours he had heard, certain portions of the Cit should be inspected by the Inspectors of Quisances I if any sick people, were found to inform him. he would go & Ice awo them 21
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છે

• Morris,

April 26th a commun

49

Communication was ent

တော

by Inspector Quincey to Mr I. 4. May, Captain Superintendent of Police caying

that it was

- Plaque

a fact that the disease

was prevalent

in Canton

and that the mortality was consid -cable. At the mstigation of the Colonial Surgeon information on the subject

was requested from Her British majesty

Consul at Canton. This was

Consul

Courteously

supplied by Dr. A. Rennie thro the

on may 200. On May ith I suggested to Dr Ayres that I might

sace for myself

до

ush to Canton

the state of affairs. On Sunday Eng 6th I went to a Chinese Hospital with a Rennie & examined a large

cumber of cases there Kaw a mi ber of dead bodies. I got back to Hongkong,

the afternoon.

on may It in

"When I arrived

heard that Plague had broken out Hong Kong + I at once enquired from onan the Acting

the Acting Sanitary Superin. tbeat 4.

Ayres

what the state

of espain really was. D-Aynes

told me he had written

a lotter

asking that, in Inseguence of the Jumours he had heard, certain portions of the Cit should be inspected by the Inspectors of

Quisances

I if any sick people, were found to inform him. he would go & Ice

awo

them

21

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