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measures at those places and this was done very promptly and thoroughly. Further British Missionaries were instructed to keep as quiet and show themselves as little as possible.
On 3rd June the Viceroy wrote to H.M's Con- sul to enquire whether his Excellency the Governor of Hong Kong would consent to such Chinese subjects as were suffering from the plague in Hong Kong being brought up to a Canton Plague Hospital in suitable boats toved by steamers, The reason being the dislike of Chinese to die and be buried in foreign soil. To this his Excellency the Governor agreed, after some hesitation and Hong Kong has been relived in this way of hetween 200-300 cases. The following is the Report of the Consular Surgeon on the Native Hospital at Canton to which these patients were sent.
"This hospital consists of a series of large and lofty buildings erected on piles driven into the
river. The structure is of bamboo with a sloping thatched roof which at its highest point is some 40 or 50 feet from the ground. The whole building is extremely light and airy, there being a big current of
air right through and the temperature is several de-
grees lower than anywhere else. The rooms for the
patients 400 in all, 200 for Hong Kong and 200 for
Canton are of two sizes, viz about 12 ft X9 for two
patients and about 9 X 7 for one patient. Some of
these are provided with beds and other not; but the
intention is to provide all with beds as soon as
possible
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