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possible. The partitions between the rooms are about.
7 feet high thus leaving all above that height free for the air to circulate. Each patient is provided with a mat which when he has no bed is placed on the floor. Everything is very clean and all rooms are provided with the necessary sanitary arrangements. The patients look contended and appear to be well looked after by a staff of eight Chinese doctors. The whole building and general hospital arrangements con- trast most favourably with those nov existing at the
Hong Kong Glass work Hospital which I saw on the 11th
instant".
(Sd) J.F.Wales M.D.
Canton, June 15th 1894.
Meanwhile the house to house visitation and
closing of infected houses were going on rapidly in
liong Kong. This work no doubt indispensable appears to have been carried out in a somewhat rough and ready
way. Thus the "Hong Kong Daily Press" of 16th June
says "We understand that many unfortunate people have
during the last two nights been compelled to sleep in the streets owing to being peremptorily turned out of their houses. The Sanitary Board have issued a notice which is posted on the door of every condemned
house and intimates that the occupants are to remove
It within 24 hours after the posting of the notice. appears however that some thick-headed officials have insisted upon the poor people being evicted as soon as
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