Estimates-1931 — Page 63

Head 26.—SANITARY DEPARTMENT

Head 26.-SANITARY DEPARTMENT

Sub-heads :-

1 Personal Emoluments

Approved Estimate, 1980.

Estimate, 1981.

513,451

702,359

Other Charges

Sanitary Staff.

2 Advertisements

1,300

3 Ambulances, Coffins, Dead Vans, and Dead Boxes

750

1,300 1,250 (1)

4 Bath-houses, fuel, light, etc...

2,800

2,800

5 Bonuses to Dispensary Licentiates and Clerks for Vaccination of

children and registration of births...........

2,500

2,500

6 Burial of Infected Bodies

500

1,000

(1)

1,700

1,700

1 Assistant Head of Sanitary Department, at $120

7 Coal for Official Quarters

8 Conveyance and Motor Allowances to:-

Head of Sanitary Department, at $180

1 Secretary at $90...

1 Colonial Veterinary Surgeon, at $660

1 Assistant Colonial Veterinary Surgeon at $360..

1 Chief Inspector, at $180.......

6 Senior Inspectors, 2 at $240 each, 1 at $300, 1 at $360

and 2 at $480

I Storekeeper at $90

34 Sauitary Inspectors, 11 at $360 each, 2 at $300 each, 2 at $180, each, 10 at $120 each, 2 at $90 each, 5 at $60 each, 1 at $480 and 1 at $240

1 Overseer, Markets, at $120

1 Shroff at Animal Depôt and Slaughter House, Ma Tau

Kok, at $60

1 Shroff at Animal Depôt and Slaughter House, Kennedy

Town, at $60

1 Interpreter to Colonial Veterinary Surgeon, at $120

2 Foremen at Peak District, at $60 each

1 Inspector at Aberdeen, at $480

1 Foreman at Aberdeen, at $90

9 Disinfectants

10 Disinfecting and Cleansing Apparatus

11 Operating expenses of disinfectors

12 Upkeep of Dust and Water Carts

13 Exhumation, Recurrent

14 Fuel for Blacksmith's Forges

11,850

11,000 (2)

12,000

13,000 (3)

4,000

4,000

1,000

1,200

(1)

500

750

(4)

20,000

30,000

(5)

350

350

15 General Cleansing, Chinese New Year

600

625

(6)

16 Head Stones,

2,500

2,500

17 Incidental Expenses,

2,850

2,850

18 Light

11,000

11,500

19 Motor Lorries, Vaus and Cars, Running Expenses

43,000

35,000

(7)

20 Nightsoil Receptacles

1,000

1,000

21 Paint, Turpentine, &c.

1,700

1,700

22 Rat Poison, Rat Traps, &c.

1,800

2,300 (8)

23 Rent of Quarters for Inspector and Sanitary Offices

1,010

1,010

24 Rent of Quarters for Scavenging Coolies

3,352

3,652

(9)

25 Scavenging Villages

1,500

1,500

26 Scavenging Gear

9,000

10,000

(6) (10)

27 Transport

28 Uniforms for Staff..

29 Workshop Apparatus.

Carried forward

1,800

2,100

(11)

•

10,000

13,850

(6) (8)

300

300

664,113

863,096

(1) Considered necessary.

(2) Certain allowances detailed expected to lapse.

(3) More houses being cleansed,

(4) Old dust carts requiring more repairs.

(5) Increased number of exhumations including 2 years'

exhumation in Ho Mun Tin.

(6) Increased personnel.

(7) Considered sufficient, See sub-head 33.

(8) Lower rate of exchange.

(9) Additional quarters.

(10) Additional stores.

(11) Hiring of launch for removing patients from Kowloon to

Infectious Diseases Hospital.

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