CO129-296 - Public Offices & Others - 1899 — Page 52

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Insufficiency of latrine accommodation for the Chinese population.

The P.M.O. informs me that the most serious difficulty exists for the Chinese working-class population due to the want of latrine accommodation and that the Chinese suffer very considerably on this account, and the retention of human excrement in their overcrowded dwellings is an unceasing agent in poisoning the atmosphere of the city.

Overcrowding of the Chinese population.

The P.M.O. reports that the overcrowding of the Chinese working-class population in certain districts is frightful in character and forms the gravest, most active, and increasing element of danger to the Colony, and owing to the want of medical officers and subordinate inspectors, it cannot be checked or controlled.

It is thus seen that the military forces in this Command are placed at extreme risk by the conditions by which they are surrounded, and it seems only just and equitable that some representative of their vital interests should have a seat and voice in the Colonial Sanitary Board, primarily responsible for the health of the Colony. My P.M.O. informed me that at any time, an outbreak of Plague may occur amongst the troops and that all precautions taken within the Garrison are in vain if all around them are...

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C. Insufficiency of latrine accommodation for the Chinese population. The P.M.O. informs me that the most serious difficulty exists for the Chinese working-class population due to the want of latrine accommodation and that the Chinese suffer very considerably on this account, and the retention of human excrement in their overcrowded dwellings is an unceasing agent in poisoning the atmosphere of the city. D. Overcrowding of the Chinese population. The P.M.O. reports that the overcrowding of the Chinese working-class population in certain districts is frightful in character and forms the gravest, most active, and increasing element of danger to the Colony, and owing to the want of medical officers and subordinate inspectors, it cannot be checked or controlled. It is thus seen that the military forces in this Command are placed at extreme risk by the conditions by which they are surrounded, and it seems only just and equitable that some representative of their vital interests should have a seat and voice in the Colonial Sanitary Board, primarily responsible for the health of the Colony. My P.M.O. informed me that at any time, an outbreak of Plague may occur amongst the troops and that all precautions taken within the Garrison are in vain if all around them are... Page 51

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C. Insufficiency of latrine accommodation for the Chinese population. The P.M.0.informs me that the most serious diffi- culty exists to the Chinese working class population from the want of latrine accommodation and that the Chinese suffer very considerably on this account and the retention of human excrement in their overcrowded dwellings is an unceasing agent in poisoning the atmosphere ofthe city. D. Overcrowding the Chinese population. The P.M.O.reports that the overcrowding of the Chinese working class population in certain districts is frightful in character and forms the gravest, most active and increasing element of danger to the Colony, and owing to the want of medical officers and subordinates inspectors it cannot be checked or controlled. It is thus seen that the military forces in this Command are placed in extreme risk by the conditions by which they are surrounded, and it seems only just and equitable that some representative of their vital interests should have a seat and voice in the Colonial Sanitary Board, primarily responsible for the health of the Colony. My P.M.0.informed me that at any time an outbreak of Plague may occur amongst the troops and that all precautions taken within the Garrison are in vain if all around them are the 51

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Insufficiency of latrine accommodation for the

Chinese population.

The P.M.0.informs me that the most serious diffi-

culty exists to the Chinese working class population from

the want of latrine accommodation and that the Chinese

suffer very considerably on this account and the retention of human excrement in their overcrowded dwellings is an unceasing agent in poisoning the atmosphere ofthe city.

Overcrowding the Chinese population.

The P.M.O.reports that the overcrowding of the Chinese working class population in certain districts is frightful in character and forms the gravest, most active and increasing element of danger to the Colony, and owing to the want of medical officers and subordinates inspectors

it cannot be checked or controlled.

It is thus seen that the military forces in

this Command are placed in extreme risk by the conditions by which they are surrounded, and it seems only just and equitable that some representative of their vital interests should have a seat and voice in the Colonial Sanitary Board, primarily responsible for the health of the Colony. My P.M.0.informed me that at any time an outbreak of Plague may occur amongst the troops and that all precautions taken within the Garrison are in vain if all around them are

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