540102-1905-Report-on-the-Epidemic-of-Plague-during-the-year-1904 — Page 53

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 2ND JUNE, 1905.

Kowloon Districts V and VIII comprising Tai-kok-tsui. Fuk-Tsun-Heung, and Sham-shui-po.

Rats were examined from these districts with short intervals as shown in the table throughout the whole period dealt with, but no infected rats were recorded until the 28th week of 1904.

Human plague had however begun there in the 17th week of 1904 as shown in both table and curves.

Here therefore it would appear that the disease did not begin amongst the rats and spread to the people from them.

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