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        "document_key": "CO129-294 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [10-12]",
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        "title": "CO129-294 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [10-12]",
        "content_text": "Canton, 24th July, 1890\n\nSUPPLEMENTARY REPORT.\n\nA timber dealer in Sin Tong, Namhoi district, was forced to pay $10,000.\n\nCheong Hop of Sui Taug, Shun Tak district, timber merchant, had his cargo seized on the way to Lo Chun by robbers; $400 had to be paid for the release of same.\n\nTwo (2) girls in a house boat in Heung Kau, Shun Tak district, were abducted and held for ransom.\n\nAt Lok Cheng, Shun Tak district, $4,000 were demanded from all the pork dealers. The money not forthcoming, three boats, laden with pigs valued at $200 to $300 each were seized.\n\nFour houses at Loong Kong were surrounded by robbers and clothing and jewellery, &c., carried away.\n\nAt Kwong Wah, Shun Tak district, an eating house was robbed of $600.\n\nA boat from Loong Kong to Sui Lam, nearing Locklow, was held up by pirates and $1,200 stolen.\n\nAnother boat, plying from Canton to Kong Moon, was stopped by pirates and threatened to be seized unless the captain paid $400 on his next trip.\n\nAt Loong Kong, Shun Tak district, a rich family was robbed to the extent of $2,000.\n\nA steam launch from Macao to Wuchow was held by pirates, valuable cargo stolen, and the purser shot.\n\nA steam launch from Canton to Whampoa was likewise stopped by pirates and $1,000 stolen. Quan Hing, a silk merchant, sending money to Loong Kong to buy silk, was robbed on the way to the extent of $1,000.\n\nHongkong, 10th August, 1899.\n\nR. M. Gray, Esq., Chairman,\n\nHongkong Chamber of Commerce,\n\nDear Sir,-A practical instance of the interruption to trade caused by piracy on the rivers of the Kwangtung province was brought before us this morning when a leading dealer refused to entertain business in produce on the ground that there was no security for transport. The business would, in ordinary circumstances, we believe, have gone through.\n\nOn questioning the dealer, he alleged that repeated cases of junks held up for payments had recently occurred, causing serious apprehension, that under the circumstances he preferred not to come under engagement. We are, dear sir, yours faithfully,\n\nBRADLEY & Co.\n\nHongkong General Chamber of Commerce. Hongkong, 14th August, 1899,\n\nDear Sirs-I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 10th inst. giving a very practical instance of the interruption to business caused by piracy now prevailing in the provinces of Kwangtung and Kwangsi, which I laid before the Committee. The subject is now receiving attention at the hands of the Committee, who trust their representations will not prove without effect.-I am, dear sirs, yours faithfully,\n\nR. M. GRAY,\n\nChairman,\n\nTo Messrs. Bradley and Co., Hongkong.\n\nHongkong General Chamber of Commerce. Hongkong, 11th August, 1899.\n\nSir-By the courtesy of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., we sent yesterday, through the medium of Mr. W. Keswick, M.P., the following telegram to you:--\n\n\"Kwang provinces very unsettled. No reliance can be placed in the Viceroy of Canton. Piracy interferes seriously with trade. We urge upon you the necessity of more gunboats to protect our interests West River.\"\n\nI now beg to confirm the above, and in doing so will endeavour to give some particulars of the condition of affairs in the provinces of Kwangtung and Kwangsi, through which the West River and its numerous feeders flow.\n\nFor some time past, owing to the weakness and corruption of the Administration, the rich producing districts in these provinces have been terrorised by bands of robbers, who, encouraged by impunity and enriched by plunder, have armed themselves, acquired junks and even steam-launches, by the aid of which they have \"held up\" whole villages and towns and pirated vessels on the rivers. These outrages have increased latterly to such an extent that within the last month no less than nineteen daring robberies and piracies, many of them attended with bloodshed, have been committed within the silk producing districts alone, and those are only cases that have been brought to our notice; the actual condition of affairs being in reality far worse than this statement might be supposed to indicate.\n\nThe pirates are growing so bold that they are only deterred by the greater risk from attacking foreign as well as native steamers. Indeed, only as recently as the 20th ult. on the West River a steam-launch flying the Portuguese flag was overhauled and boarded by a piratical launch, the Portuguese in charge and a native seaman shot down, and the vessel looted. Since then another steamer has been stopped and the cargo removed by the pirates.\n\nThe feeble attempts of the Canton Government to cope with the banditti and pirates, who are now in a position to blackmail the industrious portion of the population, have been worse than useless. The marauders are well armed with rifles and revolvers, have their strongholds in the hills, and have so far successfully defied any force of so-called soldiers the Viceroy may, under pressure, have despatched to attempt their suppression.\n\nTrade has for some months been greatly hampered by the feeling of insecurity induced through the frequent robberies and the extortion practised by the heads of the gangs, but lately the position has become much more serious. The Silk trade is completely disorganised in consequence thereof. The merchants in Canton who have made contracts to deliver silk to foreign firms there, have given formal notice that they are afraid they may be unable to fulfil their engagements owing to the danger attending the transport of silk and treasure. The silk filatures and cocoon shops in the silk districts have been threatened and plundered, and unless order is soon restored it is to be feared that trade will be reduced to small limits. The foreign steamboats engaged in the river trade now only get light cargoes and even the passenger traffic is much restricted.\n\nThe appearance of one small British gunboat (the Sandpiper) on the West River has been hailed with considerable satisfaction and her presence is much appreciated by merchants and traders, but this great waterway is lengthy and the pirates are so numerous that the moral effect is necessarily restricted, and a small flotilla of these useful and serviceable craft is desirable if the West River is to be efficiently patrolled, while light draught steam-launches might be usefully employed for work in the creeks. It is useless to look for any effective action from the present Viceroy, and as his influence at Peking is understood to be considerable, it is to be feared that any reference to the Tsungli Yamen would at best result in some temporary measures of doubtful utility. In the increase of the British patrolling squadron only can we hope for any permanent improvement in the present state of disorder. A precedent exists for this intervention, as in former years Her Majesty's warships undertook...\n\nPage 22",
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        "document_key": "CO129-562-12 Dysentry epidemic- recommendation to enforce compulsory pasteurization of milk 7-6-1937 - 17-8-1937",
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        "title": "CO129-562-12 Dysentry epidemic- recommendation to enforce compulsory pasteurization of milk 7-6-1937 - 17-8-1937",
        "content_text": "## APPENDIX 6\n\n### Reference\n\n| Place | Year | Cases | Probable source of infection of the milk |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Twyford and Ruscombe, Wokingham R.D. | 1904 | 98 | Cow disease |\n| Leith... | 1904 |  | Epidemic |\n| Belfast | 1909 | 14 |  |\n| London and Croydon | 1913 | 119 | Lambeth Met. B. |\n| Penge (Croydon C.B.), Camberwell Met. B., Lewisham Met. B., Beckenham U.D., Croydon C.B. |  | 124 | Undetermined |\n| Worthing M.B. | 1913 | 52 | \" |\n| Nine Scottish towns | 1916 or 1917 | 217 | \" |\n| Manchester C.B. | 1917-1918 | 11 | \" |\n| West Mersea, Lexden and Winstree R.D. | 1921 | 30-40 |  |\n| Reigate M.B. | 1921-1922 | 15 |  |\n| Cheshire, Hale U.D., Bowdon U.D., Altrincham U.D., Bucklow R.D. | 1924 | 100 | Human source |\n| Blean R.D..., Cardiff C.B..., Reigate M.B. | 1928 | 26 | (?) Human source... |\n|  | 1928-1929 | 7, 22 | Human or bovine..., Human source |\n\n### DIPHTHERIA\n\n| Place | Year | Cases | Probable source of infection of the milk | Reference |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Twyford and Ruscombe, Wokingham R.D. | 1904 | 98 | Cow disease | `Public Health, December 1906, p. 145.` |\n| Leith... | 1904 |  | Epidemic | `Public Health, January 1905, p. 246.` |\n| Belfast | 1909 | 14 |  | `Public Health, January 1912, p. 148.`, `Lancet, March 30, 1912, p. 900.` |\n| London and Croydon | 1913 | 119 | Lambeth Met. B. | `13th report of medical officer, Local Government Board, 1913-14, p. 30.`, `British Medical Journal, June 6, 1914, p. 1261.` |\n| Penge (Croydon C.B.), Camberwell Met. B., Lewisham Met. B., Beckenham U.D., Croydon C.B. |  | 124 | Undetermined | `Medical officer of health's annual report, 1913, p. 102.` |\n| Worthing M.B. | 1913 | 52 | \" | `Medical Officer, June 2, 1917, p. 180.`, `Medical Officer, May 4, 1918, p. 146.` |\n| Nine Scottish towns | 1916 or 1917 | 217 | \" | `Medical Officer, September 24, 1921, p. 139.` |\n| Manchester C.B. | 1917-1918 | 11 |  | `British Medical Journal, November 11, 1922, p. 906.`, `Medical Officer, January 25, 1924, p. 38.` |\n| West Mersea, Lexden and Winstree R.D. | 1921 | 30-40 |  | `Chief medical officer's annual report, 1924, p. 56.` |\n| Reigate M.B. | 1921-1922 | 15 |  |  |\n| Cheshire, Hale U.D., Bowdon U.D., Altrincham U.D., Bucklow R.D. | 1924 | 100 | Human source |  |\n| Blean R.D..., Cardiff C.B..., Reigate M.B. | 1928 | 26 | (?) Human source... | `Chief medical officer's annual report, 1928, p. 117.` |\n|  | 1928-1929 | 7, 22 | Human or bovine..., Human source | `Lancet, December 8, 1928, p. 1201.`, `Medical Officer, July 12, 1930, p. 13.` |\n\n### SCARLET FEVER\n\n| Place | Year | Cases | Probable source of infection of the milk | Reference |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| London, Finchley U.D. | 1904 | 500 | (P) Cow disease | `British Medical Journal, March 12, 1904, p. 602.` |\n| Liverpool C.B., Lancashire, Little Woolton, Liverpool C.B. | 1904 |  |  | `Public Health, August 1904, p. 687.` |\n| Gloucester R.D. | 1904 |  |  | `Lancet, June 4, 1904, p. 1616.` |\n| Leith... | 1905 | Over 40 |  | `Lancet, April 8, 1905, p. 946.` |\n| Cambridge M.B. | 1905 | 288 |  | `Public Health, April 1905, p. 445.` |\n| Brighton C.B. | 1905 | 88 |  | `British Medical Journal, April 29, 1905, p. 948.`, `Public Health, September 1905, p. 795.` |\n| Guildford M.B. | 1908 | 59 |  | `Public Health, September 1907.`, `Lancet, May 26, 1906, p. 1493.` |\n| London and Surrey, Westminster Met. B., Chelsea Met. B., Wandsworth Met. B., Kingston-on-Thames Met. B. | 1908 | 236, 30, 65, 78, 11 |  | `Public Health, November 1908, p. 56.`, `Lancet, September 5, 1908, p. 720.` |\n| Dublin | 1908 | 400 |  | `Public Health, November 1908, p. ...` |\n| Cheltenham M.B. | 1909 | 107 | Human source | `British Medical Journal, July 3, 1909, p. 45.`, `Public Health, December 1909, p. 77.` |\n| Crumpsall, Manchester C.B. | 1909 |  | Undetermined | `Public Health, January 1911, p. 143.` |\n| Small industrial burgh, Scotland | 1910 | 81 | Human source | `Public Health, January 1911, p. 138.` |\n| Glasgow | 1912 | 12 | Undetermined | `British Medical Journal, January 4, 1913, p. 45.` |\n| Woodbridge R.D. | 1913 |  | (?) Cow disease | `Report of medical officer, Local Government Board, appendix A, no. 3, p. 6.` |\n| Lutterworth R.D... | 1917 |  | Human source | `Medical Officer, April 14, 1917, p. 123.` |\n| Edinburgh | 1921 |  | Not reported |  |\n| Broxburn (W. Lothian) | 1923 |  | Undetermined | `British Medical Journal, May 9, 1923, p. 992.` |\n| Burslem U.D. | 1923 | 64 + 13 secondary cases | Human source | `Medical Officer, May 24, 1924, p. 227.` |\n|  |  | Considerable outbreak |  | `Chief medical officer's annual report, 1923, p. 48.` |\n\n132",
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