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The principal Public Health Ordinance, No. 24 of 1887, was divided somewhat arbitrarily into six Parts, but thoso Parts had no hendnotes referring to their respective con tents. In the Cousolidating Ordinance, the various sections are grouped together under appropriate headings. This, naturally, necessitates a new arrangement and re-numbering of the sections, but it greatly facilitates reference to any special subject matter.

Certain powers were conferred upon the Board under Part II of Ordinance No. 24 of 1887, when any part of the Colony appeared to be threatened with, or affected by, any formidable epidemic, endemic, or contagious discuse, and the Governor bad, with the advice of the Executive Council, issued and published in the Gazette the Procla- mation mentioned in the Ordinance. Since that time, however, all requisite powers have been conferred by the Legislature without the previous issue of such Proclamation, and it has, therefore, been deemed unnecessary to retain Part II of the Public Health Ordinance, 1887, in this Consolidation.

It will be seen that the term "Medical Officer of Health" has been substituted in this Ordinance for the term "Sauitary Superintendent" as used in Ordinances No. 24 of 1887 and No. 11 of 1895, This is because the Medical Officer of Health has, since his appointment in 1893, been appointed to performs all the duties formerly appertaining to the office of Sanitary Superintendent, which office is now merged in that of the Medical Officer of Health.

The continual effort which has been made of late years to improve the sanitation of the Colony has given rise to several amendments of the Public Health Ordinance, 1887, as well as to other Ordinances, passed with the view of securing the introduction of, at least, some light and ventila- tiou into all Chinese houses, and of diminishing the evil of overcrowding in the Colony.

A large number of Bye-laws have, moreover, been made from time to time, under the repealed Ordinances, All those at present in force have been collected together and inserted in schedule B. It has been found desirable to leave some few sections of Ordinances, No. 34 of 1899 and No. 15 of 1894, unrepealed, because such enactments as relate to the height of buildings, for instance, or to the erection, in certain cases, of voraudalis, come more directly within the scope of the Ordinances relating to building than of those dealing with public health generally. Those few sections are included in and will bo repealed by an Ordinance which I have already drafted which consolidates and amends the laws relating to buildings.

The rules regulating the election of members of the Sanitary Board, which are still in force, will be found in schedule C.

It is trusted that this Consolidating Ordinance will render the Law relating to public health more easily accessible to those interested in the subject and will faci- litate the labours of those to whom its enforcement is Gutrusted.

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