Generally speaking the arrangements of the houses are good, but the small space available for a family leads to evils such as the storage in one small space used as kitchen and wash house of the store of drinking water and the urine jar. There are closets only in a very few of the houses. The urine is collected in earthenware pots which are emptied only once a day.
Surface gutters run along either side of the streets. The house drain pipes empty into these which are daily brushed and washed. They discharge into sewers. These have man-holes for cleaning but I was unable to find if they are ventilated.
The same parties which collect the house refuse collect the street rubbish which is eventually taken away by junks.
There are 3 latrines of 12 seats each situated on the hilly ground behind the village and 1 of 4 seats in the market. These are worked on the pail system. The latrine frame is of iron erected on a concrete platform with a gutter to lead off urine to a concrete catch pit outside the latrine. The night soil is stored in wooden buckets till taken away each day by coolies through the village street to a landing stage where they are put on board junks to be taken away by a contractor. These laden pails are, I am told, covered over when passing through the streets but when stored in a central compartment of the latrine they are uncovered. Nine such pails were filled in one of the latrines at my inspection at 8 A.M. The concrete platforms of the latrines are much broken and badly want repair. The catch pit outside is of concrete and provided with a heavy iron lid. The concrete is badly broken and the lid does not fit tight. As I saw, the pits were full and covered with large bubbles showing that decomposition was proceeding. The catch pit could not, in my opinion, be at any time properly emptied and from its position is liable to be flooded during heavy rains and foul the vicinity.
The total number of seats in the latrines is, I should think, much too few. In all, only 40 seats for a village of nearly 300 houses most of which contain several families. The necessity of increasing latrine accommodation is the greater as there are very few latrines in the houses. Storing the night soil in uncovered buckets is undesirable. Could not iron filth receptacles with tight-fitting lids be provided?
There are no public urinals. Their provision is made more necessary on account of the nature of the soil. I observed that in Canton, Chinese themselves have many public latrines on the dry earth system. This system, if possible here and well carried out, is superior to that in use at present.
There is no attendant constantly present at the latrines. Their proper cleanliness without such an attendant is very improbable.
The water supply is from pipes from the general water supply for Kowloon. I did not examine it but understand that the supply...
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Generally speaking the arrangements of the houses are good, but the small space available for a family leads to evils such as the storage in one small space used ## Kitphen and wash bouse of the store of drinking water and the urine jar. There are closets only in a very few of the houses. The urine is ool- lected in earthenware pots which are emptied only once a day..
Surface gutters run along either side of the streets. The house drain pipes empty into these which are daily brushed and washed. They disobarge into sewers. These bave nan-holes for clean- ing but I was unable to find if they are ventilated.
The same parts which collect the house refuse collect the street rubbish which is eventually taken away' by junks."
There are 3 latribes of 12 seats each situated on the hilly ground behind the village and 1 of 4 seats in the market. These are worked on the pail system. The latrine frame is of iron erected on a concrete glatform with a gutter to lead off urine to a concrete catch pit outside the latrine.: The night soil is stored in wooden buckets till taken away sach day by coolies through the village street to a landing stage where they are put on board junks to be taken away by a contractor. These xɗaden pails are, I am told covered over when passing through the streets bat when stored in a central compartment of the latrine they are uncovered. nine such pails filled in one of the latrines at my inspection at 8 A. M. The concrete platforms of the latribes are much broken and badly want repair. The catch pit outside is of concrete and provided with a heavy iron lid. The vonarete is badly broken and the lia does not fit tight, As I was then the pits were full and covered with large bubles showing that decomposition was proceed- ing. Thx catob pit could not in my opinión bè at any like properly emptied and from its position is Mable to be flooded during“ heavy rains and foal the vicinity.
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The total number of samts in the latrices is, I should think, much too few. In all, only 40 seats for a village of nearly 300 houses most of which contain several families. The necessity of increasing latrine accommodation is the greater as there are very few latrines in the houses. Storing the night spil in un- covered buckets is undesirable. Could not iron filth receptacles with tight fitting lids be provided.:
There are no public arinala. Their provision is made more necessary on account of the nature of the soil.: I observed that in Canton Chinese themselves have many public latrines on the dry earth system. This system if possible bere and well opr- ried out, is superior to that in use at presept.
There is no attendant constantly present at the latrines. Their proper cleanliness without such an attendant is very improbable.
The water supply is from pipes from the general water supply for Kowloon.: I did not examine it bat understand that the
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