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Appendex F.
KENNEDY TOWN HOSPITAL.
Plague Cases 1903 (to 6th July).
BEFORE CARBOLIC ACID WAS USED.
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In the first half of the Epidemic.
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Appendix G.
Return shewing the Number of Rats killed each month this year and the proportion of Plaque Ruts found among them.
Month.
Total Rats.
Total Infected Rats.
Remarks.
Cases.
Cured.
Convales- cent.*
Deaths. Mortality.
January,
14,427
115
0.8
February,
14,718
272
1.8
March,
16,513
593
3.6
Si-
1.
Europeans,
2
Portuguese,
Chinese,
123
15
Other Races,..
14
2
139
18
2*
119
85.6 %
20
I
50.0 %
April,
15,004
482
3.2
May,
15,228
866
5.6
106
86.2 %
June,
9.882
879
9.0
12
85.7
UNDER THE USE OF CARBOLIC ACID,
In the second half of the Epidemic.
Cases.
Cured,
Convales. cent. *
Deaths.
Mortality.
DEAR MR. FUNG WA CHUN,
Europeans,
22
17
1
4.5
Portuguese,
1
}
0.
Chinese.
80
31
3
46
57.5
Other Races....
40
20
15
12.5
143
69
22**
52
36.4 %
91
Throughout the Epidemic (to 6th July).
Cases.
Cured.
Convales- cent.*
Deaths.
Mortality.
Europeans,
24
18
2
Portuguese,
1
8.33 0.
Chinese,
203
46
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5
152
74.88
Other Races...
54
22
15
17
31.48
282
87
24*
171
60.64 %
111
* Of those classal as "Convalescent” on 6th July, most have since been discbargal, none have died, and those remaining are all doing well, so the column convalescent" may be conjoined with the columo “cured."
Appendix H.
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(Translation)
We beg to state that, in May this year His Excellency the Governor and you having sympathy with the hardship of the people and pity in your hearts, have honour- ed us by taking the whole house of No. 83 Third Street and the ground floor of No. 1 Tak Sing Lane and turning them into hospitals and baths for the
poor in First, Second and Third Streets. As to the rents from May last to the
present time we not only dare not accept them but we appreciate highly the careful in which His Excellency and you did the cleansing work with care and timely forethought tending the wounds of the people and allowing no detail to escape attention. Since the work has been done the plague in that district diminished gradually and has died out entirely at the present time.
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We find that the people of that place are now living happily in their homes and pursuing heartily their business. They will never forget the kindness done to them. All this is due to His Excellency's and your merit in looking after the people with care and no avoidance of trouble. No virtue is of greater value than You are requested to translate this into English and submit it to His Excel- Jency. This is our earnest request. We now intend to let out the houses to other people and we feel it our duty to report it. This is to inform you and enquire after your health.
this.
Yours faithfully,
(Sd) YU SHAN TIN.
WANG TSUN SHANG.
M
HONGKONG, 28th July, 1903.
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