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and direction of Inspector J. Reidie (who has I regret to say recently contracted the disease himself); he performed these arduous duties in most satisfactory manner, working early and late during the height of the epidemic, and he is in my opinion worthy of the highest commendation for the self-sacrificing manner in which he devoted himself to this most important section of the work of combating the epidemic. I am glad to be able to report that only one other European case has occurred this year, and that that patient has recovered. The Police have assisted greatly in the removal of sick persons and dead bodies to the Hospitals and Mortuary, and the Board's Matshed Shelters have been used by persons who were displaced from their dwellings during the disinfection of their premises.
As in former years, all persons who had been in contact with Plague-infected patients have been detained, with the assistance of Chinese lukongs and district watchmen, pending the disinfection of their clothing and bedding, Government clothing being supplied to them to wear in the meantime, but in no case has such detention exceeded 24 hours and in most instances it has not been for more than six or eight hours.
The excreta in the public latrines has all been regularly disinfected with Chloride of Lime and the same disinfectant has been freely distributed to all Chinese tenements by the district Inspectors of Nuisances; infected dwellings have been sprayed throughout with Perchloride of Mercury (1 in 1000) and the floors washed with a solution of Jeyes' fluid.
There is good reason to believe that the epidemic reached its maximum in the week ending May 27th, and that the next few weeks will show a very rapid decline in the number of cases reported.
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and direction of Inspector J. Reidie ( who has I regret to
say recently contracted the disease himself); he per-formed these
arduous duties in most satisfactory manner, working early and
late during the height of the epidemic, and he is in my opi-
nion worthy of the highest commendation for the self-sacrifi-
cing manner in which he devoted himself to this most import-
ant section of the work of combating the epidemic. I am glad
to be able to report that only one other European case has
occurred this year, and that that. patient. has recovered. The
Police have assisted greatly, in the removal of sick persons and
dead bodies to the Hospitals and Mortuary, and the Board's
Matshed Shelters have been used by persons who were displaced
from their dwellings during the disinfection of their prenises.
As in former years, all persons who had been in contact, with
Plague-infected patients have been detained, with the assist
ance of Chinese lukongs and district watchmen, pending the
disinfection of their clothing and bedding, Government, cloth-
ing being supplied to them to wear in the meantime, but in
no case has such detention exceeded 24 hours and in most.
instances it has not been for more than six or eight hours.
The excreta in the public latrines has all been
regularly disinfected with Chloride of Lime and the same
disinfectant, has been freely distributed to all Chinese tene-
ments by the district Inspectors of Nuisances; infected
dwellings have been sprayed throughout, with Perchloride of
Mercury (1 in 1000) and the floors washed with a solution of
Jeyes' fluid.
There is good reason to believe that, the
epidemic reached its maximum in the week ending May 27th, and that the next few weeks will show a very rapid decline in the
number of cases reported.
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