733
The third great evil to which the attention of the Permanent Committee has been called is the accumulation of dirt and rubbish in Chinese houses and places of business, in godowns and out-offices of European dwellings and in private lanes, yards, etc.
The existence of scavenging lanes in all new quarters of the town will enable arrangements to be made in all new houses for getting rid daily of all rubbish and dirt of every description and for its daily removal by the Contractors.
In existing houses there can be no remedy but the right of visit and search of every Chinese house, yard, lane and enclosure of every description once at least in each quarter, not to enforce cleanliness but to prevent the too great accumulation of dirt and to see that the specific rules as to cubicles, mezzanines, &c. are observed, and to enforce rules against overcrowding.
In conclusion the Permanent Committee of the Sanitary Board respectfully urge that effect may be at once given to their recommendations. They may not be the best possible but they are simple and clear, and the Committee are unanimously of opinion that their prompt adoption and enforcement will go a very long way towards preventing any recurrence of the plague in Hongkong or mitigating its severity if it must come.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient,
humble Servant,
JNO. J. FRANCIS, Chairman.
SIR,
COMMITTEE ON HOUSING THE CHINESE,
HONGKONG, 11th July, 1894.
I have the honour to acknowledge receipt from you yesterday of a report by the Permanent Committee of the Sanitary Board on the question of the maintenance of Chinese dwellings in a sanitary condition.
2. The members of the Housing Committee had not time to peruse carefully this long and interesting document during the course of the day, but as His Excellency was anxious to receive an expression of opinion thereon at once, I brought it up for discussion at our meeting yesterday evening.
3. It appeared to the Committee that the subject matter of the report naturally divided itself into three heads :
(A.) The alteration to be made in houses (outside the vacated area) closed on account, either (a) of being unfit for human habitation, or (b) of having been the scene of a case or cases of plague, before permitting them to be re-occupied.
(B.) The sanitary conditions to be insisted on in future in all existing Chinese houses.
(C.) The plan to be followed in erecting new houses.
4. B. and C. are already occupying the earnest attention of the Housing Committee, and the suggestions of the Permanent Committee of the Sanitary Board will receive the full consideration they are entitled to. Such consideration evidently cannot be given in the course of a few hours, and my Committee are, therefore, unable to give immediate advice on these heads.
5. As regards A, we fail to see what advantage will be gained by hastily deciding to insist on certain structural alterations of 191 houses, and leaving precisely similar houses, in their neighbourhood and elsewhere, to be dealt with at leisure.
Rather would it appear advisable to see that the houses are clean, and in fairly sanitary condition, and then to allow them to be TEMPORARILY occupied by such number of persons as they may be found fit for, leaving their permanent improvement to be effected in due course, with that of all other similar houses in the Colony.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
Chinese Street, Centre Street, First Street, George Lane, Heung Lane,
High Street,
Hollywood Road,
Kat Cheung Lane,
Kat Sing Lane,
New Street,
Pottinger Street,
Queen's Road Central,
Queen's Road West,
Second Street,
Shin Hing Lane, Sutherland Street, Stone Cutters' Lane,
Astor Buildings,
Ping On Lane, Third Street,
West Street,
Western Street,
Wai Yan Lane,
Kat Sing Alley,
José Lane,
Wai Tak Lane,
Wyndham Street,
(Enclosure of the above letter.)
No. 30.
Nos. 28 and 33.
Nos. 64, 30, 105, 97.
The whole.
Nos. 1 and 6.
No. 27.
Nos. 191, 207, 189.
The whole.
Nos. 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 (all).
No. 29.
No. 17.
No. 319.
Nos. 54, 56, 64, 66, 72, 225, 130, 300, 302, 327, 122, 106.
Nos. 40, 95, 115, 119, 37, 98, 100, 102, 104, 121, 117, 111, 123, 125, 30, 151. No. 6.
No. 10.
The whole.
Nos. 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20.
Nos. 1-7.
Nos. 46, 77, 48, 117.
Nos. 22, 56.
No. 7.
The whole.
No. 7.
(Forwarded to the Committee on Housing the Chinese for consideration and report.)
To the Honourable
COLONIAL SECRETARY,
&c.,
She..
fc.
SIR,
N. G. MITCHELL-INNES,
Chairman,
THE PERMANENT COMMITTEE, SANITARY BOARD, 12th July, 1894.
The Permanent Committee beg leave to remind you that they are without any reply to their letter of the 29th June, submitting certain proposals for the amendment of the Building and Sanitary Ordinances generally and for dealing with houses outside the plague infected area which were in the hands of the Committee, the inhabitants having been removed for various sanitary reasons and the houses closed.
733
The third great evil to which the attention of the Permanent Committee has been called is the accumulation of dirt and rubbish in Chinese houses and places of business, in godowns and out-offices of European dwellings and in private lanes, yards, etc.
The existence of scavenging lanes in all new quarters of the town will enable arrangements to be made in all new houses for getting rid daily of all rubbish and dirt of every description and for its daily removal by the Contractors.
In existing houses there can be no remedy but the right of visit and search of every Chinese house, yard, lane and enclosure of every description once at least in each quarter, not to enforce cleanliness but to prevent the too great accumulation of dirt and to see that the specific rules as to cubicles, mezzanines, &c. are observed, and to enforce rules against overcrowding,
In conclusion the Permanent Committee of the Sanitary Board respectfully urge that effect may be at once given to their recommendations. They may not be the best possible but they are simple and clear, and the Committee are unani- mously of opinion that their prompt adoption and enforcement will go a very long way towards preventing any recurrence of the plague in Hongkong or mitigating its severity if it must come.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient,
humble Servant,
JNO. J. FRANCIS, Chairman.
SIR,
COMMITTEE ON HOUSING THE CHINESE,
HONGKONG, 11th July, 1894.
I have the honour to acknowledge receipt from you yesterday of a report by the Permanent Committee of the Sanitary Board on the question of the main- tenance of Chinese dwellings in a sanitary condition.
2. The members of the Housing Committee had not time to peruse carefully this long and interesting document during the course of the day, but as His Excellency was anxious to receive an expression of opinion thereon at once, I brought it up for discussion at our meeting yesterday evening.
3. It appeared to the Committee that the subject matter of the report naturally divided itself into three heads :---
(A.) The alteration to be made in houses (outside the vacated area) closed on account, either (a) of being unfit for human habitation, or (b) of having been the scene of a case or cases of plague, be- fore permitting them to be re-occupied.
(B.) The sanitary conditions to be insisted on in future in all existing
Chinese houses.
(C.) The plan to be followed in erecting new houses.
4. B. and C. are already occupying the earnest attention of the Housing Committee, and the suggestions of the Permanent Committee of the Sanitary Board will receive the full consideration they are entitled to. Such consideration evidently cannot be given in the course of a few hours, and my Committee are, therefore, unable to give immediate advice on these heads.
5. As regards A, we fail to see what advantage will be gained by hastily deciding to insist on certain structural alterations of 191 houses, and leaving precisely similar houses, in their neighbourhood and elsewhere, to be dealt with at leisure.
Rather would it appear advisable to see that the houses are clean, and in fairly sanitary condition, and then to allow them to be TEMPORARILY occupied by such number of persons as they may be found fit for, leaving their permanent improve- ment to be effected in due course, with that of all other similar houses in the Colony.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
Chinese Street, Centre Street, First Street,. George Lane, Heung Lane,
High Street,
Hollywood Road,
Kat Cheung Lane,
Kat Sing Lane,
New Street,.
Pottinger Street,....
Queen's Road Central,
Queen's Road West,
Second Street,..........
Shin Hing Lane,. Sutherland Street, Stone Cutters' Lane,
Astor Buildings,
Ping On Lane, Third Street,
West Street,
Western Street,
Wai Yan Lane,
Kat Sing Alley,
José Lane,
Wai Tak Lane,
Wyndham Street,
(Enclosure of the above letter.j
.No. 30.
Nos. 28 and 33.
.Nos. 64, 30, 105, 97.
The whole.
Nos. 1 and 6.
.No. 27.
.Nos. 191, 207, 189.
The whole.
.Nos. 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 (all).
.No. 29.
...No. 17.
.No. 319.
Nos. 54, 56, 64, 66, 72, 225, 130, 300,
302, 327, 122, 106.
.Nos. 40, 95, 115, 119, 37, 98, 100, 102, 104, 121, 117, 111, 123, 125, 30, 151. No. 6.
.No. 10.
The whole.
.Nos. 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 2,
4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20.
.Nos. 1-7.
Nos. 46, 77, 48, 117.
Nos. 22, 56.
,No. 7.
The whole.
+1
*
No. 7.
(Forwarded to the Committee on Housing the Chinese for consideration and report.)
To the Honourable
COLONIAL SECRETARY,
&c.,
She..
fc.
SIR,
N. G. MITCHELL-INNES,
Chairman,
THE PERMANENT COMMITTEE, SANITARY BOARD, 12th July, 1894.
The Permanent Committee beg leave to remind you that they are without any reply to their letter of the 29th June, submitting certain proposals for the amend- ment of the Building and Sanitary Ordinances generally and for dealing with houses outside the plague infected area which were in the hands of the Committee, the inhabitants having been removed for various sanitary reasons and the houses closed.
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