CO129-292 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [6-8] — Page 454

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such as in narrow lanes and immediately contiguous to domestic buildings, and they should be replaced by free Government latrines erected on suitable sites, and convenient of access to the people for whose use they are provided. There are at present only eleven Government latrines (including one matshed latrine for Hak-ka women), and three public urinals, in the City of Victoria, while the male Chinese population of the city numbers more than 115,000. In 1896 the Sanitary Board recommended the erection of a Government latrine near the old Slaughter-house site at West Point, while during 1897 they recommended the erection of latrines at Leighton's Hill (contiguous to the Race-course and the new Recreation Ground) and at the top of Ship Street, Wanchai, in addition to those it is proposed to erect in the Taipingshan resumed area, and it is to be hoped that the Government will be able to erect some at least of these during the forthcoming year."1

D. Overcrowding

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452 such as in narrow lanes and immediately contiguous to domestic buildings, and they should be replaced by free Government latrines erected on suitable sites, and convenient of access to the people for whose use they are provided. There are at present only eleven Government latrines (including one matshed latrine for Hak-ka women), and three public urinals, in the City of Victoria, while the male Chinese population of the city numbers more than 115,000. In 1896 the Sanitary Board recommended the erection of a Government latrine near the old Slaughter-house site at West Point, while during 1897 they recommended the erection of latrines at Leighton's Hill (contiguous to the Race-course and the new Recreation Ground) and at the top of Ship Street, Wanchai, in addition to those it is proposed to erect in the Taipingshan resumed area, and it is to be hoped that the Government will be able to erect some at least of these during the forthcoming year."1 D. Overcrowding
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452 such as in narrow lanes and immediately contiguous to domestic buildings, and they should be replaced by free Government la- trines erected on suitable sites, and convenient of access to the people for whose use they are provided. There are at present only eleven Government latrines (including one matshed latrine for Hak-ka women), and three public urinals, in the City of Vic- toria, while the male Chinese population of the city numbers more than 115,000. In 1896 the Sanitary Board recommended the erection of a Government latrine near the old Slaughter-house site at West Point, while during 1897 they recommended the erection of latrines at Leighton's Hill ( contiguous to the Race-course and the new Recreation Ground) and at the top of Ship Street, Wanchai, in addition to those it is proposed to erect in the Taipingshan resumed area, and it is to be hoped that the Government will be able to erect some at least of these during the forthcoming year. "1 D. Overcrowding
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such as in narrow lanes and immediately contiguous to domestic

buildings, and they should be replaced by free Government la-

trines erected on suitable sites, and convenient of access to

the people for whose use they are provided. There are at present

only eleven Government latrines (including one matshed latrine

for Hak-ka women), and three public urinals, in the City of Vic-

toria, while the male Chinese population of the city numbers

more than 115,000. In 1896 the Sanitary Board recommended the

erection of a Government latrine near the old Slaughter-house

site at West Point, while during 1897 they recommended the

erection of latrines at Leighton's Hill ( contiguous to the

Race-course and the new Recreation Ground) and at the top of

Ship Street, Wanchai, in addition to those it is proposed to

erect in the Taipingshan resumed area, and it is to be hoped

that the Government will be able to erect some at least of these

during the forthcoming year. "1

D. Overcrowding

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