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(No. 1 of 1903) was passed which practically incorporated all the previous Public Health Enactments and gave much greater powers than had been previously possessed in dealing with cubicles, overcrowding, methods of combatting epidemic disease &c.

This Ordinance was practically drafted by Professor Simpson and Mr. Chadwick with the assistance of the Director of Public Works and the Medical Officer of Health.

Shortly after this Ordinance became Law Dr. Pearse (the acting Medical Officer of Health) and myself, Dr. Clark being then away on leave at the request of Sir Henry Blake, explained to a meeting of the principal Chinese residents the meaning of the various new sections dealing with external air, cubicles, overcrowding, &c. I mention this as the Commissioners say in their Report that too little attention has been given to the importance of enlisting the co-operation of the Chinese.

Notwithstanding all that was being done, plague still continued and in the Spring of 1903 Sir Henry Blake's experiment was made, whereby the Chinese were taught the good effect of cleansing their houses.

As a practical result of this experiment we have been able to obtain the cooperation of the Chinese in the cleansing...

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(No. 1 of 1903) was passed which practically incorporated all the previous Public Health Enactments and gave much greater powers than had been previously possessed in dealing with cubicles, overcrowding, methods of combatting epidemic disease &c. This Ordinance was practically drafted by Professor Simpson and Mr. Chadwick with the assistance of the Director of Public Works and the Medical Officer of Health. Shortly after this Ordinance became Law Dr. Pearse (the acting Medical Officer of Health) and myself, Dr. Clark being then away on leave at the request of Sir Henry Blake, explained to a meeting of the principal Chinese residents the meaning of the various new sections dealing with external air, cubicles, overcrowding, &c. I mention this as the Commissioners say in their Report that too little attention has been given to the importance of enlisting the co-operation of the Chinese. Notwithstanding all that was being done, plague still continued and in the Spring of 1903 Sir Henry Blake's experiment was made, whereby the Chinese were taught the good effect of cleansing their houses. As a practical result of this experiment we have been able to obtain the cooperation of the Chinese in the cleansing...
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40 †àtaand bočnão ima maw I 9:31 NT

Vi trinh bna evoel no amo new I VESI AI

.busof vistimen

and Janians beator eow notjatiga taingoq a 0001 ml sonsade

bo eumala to somelsvang baumitnoo and to Jruosos no dnevnte VOS

tesy tent bexosdts need bar a:iseqori” Ianeven toré dost end to

421

(No. 1 of 1903) was passed which practically incorporated all

the previous Public Health Enactments and gave much greater

powers than had been previously possessed in dealing with

cubicles, overcrowding, methods of combatting epidemic disease

&C.

This Ordinance was practically drafted by

Professor Simpson and Mr. Chadwick with the assistance of the

.sassath clá vď

Director of Public Works and the Medical Officer of Health.

Aue disqe mediusā edt tart" betate zew JI

sfondtuan get eventsub to mejaza nuit,botteva vistaupabant adv

nomata v of anew Beastalb barbniy buA BITBISH

Shortly after this Ordinance became Law Dr.

Pearse (the acting Medical Officer of Health) and myself

100 Dr.

C

omela 2) ded

Clark being then away on leave at the request of Sir Henry

-ftinga qien Jon Jeu JROUNDYoð sít

asqa ed deum venom $15

Blake, explained to a meeting of the principal Chinese residents

."86 09: 185 abrolbusi vitisew and his notersver eft anio-

ode 70% TBev bald eban enw bid Josta A

.alotof Yo gato and rot Itomno) Isqiolmuk a to Jnerdaliɗejas

STOV #20/olastemo owt de acw Jiugo

103£ to vétm)” sad ni bus eveal mort belisost enw 1,botniogas

the meaning of the varicus new sections dealing with external

air, cubicles, overcrowding, &c. I mention this as the Commis-

Para.158. -sioners say in their Report that too little attention has been

given to the importance of enlisting the co-operation of the

Chinese.

,nosqrtă nouaetort to nottahrertovat did no

SORI

#

Notwithstanding all that was being done

.71st? Les+bun? edd

betontte asw við ad to gatansefo

plague still continued and in the Spring of 1903 Sir Henry

to motiboa edo vd bassotoni caw 11832 ANT

Blake's experiment was made, whereby the Chinese were taught the

oltre noima? relt bíta djins to atsoitto (solbeit JugdatesA ow?

1

good effect of cleansing their houses.

.brals * mort benisido row arodoeqeni vy-

As a practical result of this experiment we

28be30 ɑpnibil A bus dðlæət oldu¶ won A

have been able to obtain the cooperation of the Chinese in the

cleansing

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