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In view of a serious epidemic at Shanghai a special campaign was carried out by the department with the assistance of Mr. S. W. Tso between January 3rd and January 23rd during which time 126,000 persons were vaccinated at an expenditure of $3,700. The department is indebted to the Chinese Public Dispensary Committee and to the Young Men's Christian Association an:l' St. John's Ambulance Division for voluntary assistance in this campaign.
SCAVENGING.
Approximately 255 tons of refuse were received daily at the refuse depots from the City of Victoria, Hill District and Kowloon peninsula. Slightly under 10 tons daily were collected from Shaukiwan and Quarry Bay and dumped on waste ground. Approximately 2 tons daily were collected in Kowloon City and burnt. The cost of the service in Hongkong (including Shaukiwan and Quarry Bay) and Kowloon is shown in Appendix I attached. Table 3 shows a comparison with last year. The higher cost is apparent rather than real as it appears that too great an allowance was made in 1921 for the wages of coolies stated to be otherwise employed. The total cost of the service works out at $1,11 per ton exclusive of special expenditure.
(b) Outlying villages of Stanley and Taitan, and Aberdeen and Aplichan were scavenged by contract at a yearly charge of The con- $396 for the first two and $840 for the latter two. tractor has the privilege of receiving night-soil in each case in addition.
Refrse RemoVAL.
The bulk of the refuse from the City of Victoria and Kowloon was larged away to sea as hitherto. An experimental dump at Cheung Sha Wan was started in May and some 16,000 tons were deposited there by largos,
Appendix I. Table 2 shows cost of removal from Victoria, the Hill district and Kowloon peninsula, Comparative figures for the last two years will be found in Table 3. The cost works out at 55 cents a ton exclusive of special expenditures, a small reduction on last year.
An order was placed for a steam towing launch to cost $49,700 to relieve steam lighters S. D. 1 and 2 and avoid the expense of hiring when these boats are on the slip.
Barges were delayed on ten occasions for a short time only by typhoon signals.
S. D. 1 and 2 each broke down once. Launches were hired during repairs at a cost of a little over $2,000,
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NIGHTSOIL REMOVAL.
The contractors for the removal of nightsoil from Victoria and the Kowloon peninsula, Shaukiwan and Quarry Bay, Aberdeen and Aplichau, Stanley and Taitam respectively carried out their work satisfactorily.
During the year the monthly payment due from the contractor was reduced by $395 in respect of flush-closets opened in Victoria and $120 in respect of flush-closets opened in Kowloon. The total deduction amounted to $3,010 for Victoria and $900 for Kowloon.
WORK DONE AT DISINFECTING STATIONS,
The appended Table shows the number of articles and vehicles disinfected and washed after disinfection during 1922. The figures for 1921 are given for comparison. The large increase in the number of articles disinfected was due to the Plagne epidemic.
No. of articles disinfected,
No. of public vehicles disinfected,
No. of days disinfecting apparatus in use,
No, of articles washed after disinfection,
1021.
1922.
Hongkong Kowloon Hongkong Kowloon
25,571
3,187 46,242 16,945
D
2+
30
39
!
184
7+
237
157
9.163
10.918
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During the year the following carts were constructed at the Hongkong Disinfecting Station :-
1 four-wheeled water cart
$830.00
1 two-wheeled covered hand dust cart... 230.00 1 two-wheeled hand dust cart............ 170.00
3 four-wheeled bullock carts............. 318.00 each
and miscellaneous repairs were done to the value of $3,810. At Kowloon Disinfecting Station miscellaneous repairs to the value of $1,790.00 were done.
AMBULANCE AND DEAD BOX SERVICE.
Ambulances and dead boxes are obtainable at any time of the day or night at the two disinfecting stations and also by day at the Eastern and Western Sanitary Offices at each of which a staff of bearers is kept. The appended table shows the number of times ambulances and boxes were used.
Meinfecting Diniųtecting Eastern
Station Hongkong.
Station
District.
District
Kontour
Ambulances, European,
80
11
15
3
Ambulances, Chinese,...
218
261
108
80
Dead boxes,
776
1.7 £5
360
452
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