THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 23RD APRIL, 1898.
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The Medical Officer of Health moved-
That the matter be referred to the Government for the opinion of the Law Officers of the Crown, The Vice-President seconded.
Motion--pnt and agreed to.
Mortality Returns.--The returns for the week ending March 26th was labi on the table.
Fat-boiling premises.-Two applications that premises be registered as Fat-boiling establishments were considered. The Vice-President moved -
That these applications be granted
The Medical Officer of Health seconded,
Motion--put and agreed to,
Licences. One hundred and twenty-five applications for licences and renewal of licences to keep swine were con.
sidered.
The Vice-President moved--
That these licencés be granted.
The Medical Officer of Health seconded.
Motion-put and agreed to.
Despatch. A despatch from Her Majesty's Consul at Tai-nan (Formosa), enclosing a return of cases of plague and small-pox, which have occurred in that city, was read and laid on the table.
The Vice-President moved
That strangers be requested to withdraw.
Mr. EDE seconded,
Motion--put and agreed to.
A confidential meeting of the Board was then held.
Adjournment.—The Board then adjourned until Thursday, the 21st April, 1898,
Read and confirmed this 21st day of April, 1898.
FRANCIS W. CLARK, Acting Secretary.
J. M. ATKINSON,
President.
Minutes of the proceedings of the SANITARY BOARD, at a special meeting held on Friday, the 8th day of April, 1898.
PRESENT:
The Principal Civil Medical Officer, (Dr. JoHN MITFORD ATKINSON), President,
The Director of Public Works, (The Honourable Robert DALY ORMSBY).
The Acting Registrar General, (ARTHUR WIMBOLT BREWIx, Esquire).
The Medical Officer of Health, (Dr. FRANCIS WIlliam Clark).
NATHANIEL JOSEPи EDE, Esquire.
ABSENT:
The Captain Superinton lent of Police, (The Honourable FRANCIS HENRY MAY, C.M.G.), Vies-President. Report. A report of the Principal Civil Melical Officer, concerning the existence of Bubonic Plague at Cantou, and the neighbouring districts, and at Macao, was read.
The President addressed the Board.
Mr. N. J. EDE addressed the Board.
The Medical Officer of Health addressed the Board.
The President moved—
That the Sanitary Board advises the Government to proclaim the ports of Canton, Whampoa, and Macao to be places at which Bubonic Plague prevails, in accordance with Article 1 of the Quarantine Regulations, made the 18th day of March, 1897, by the Governor in Council under section 25 of The Merchant Shipping Consolidation Ordinance, 1891, and to institute at once a medical inspection of all Chinese arriving there- from in steamers, steam-launches, or passage-boats.
The Medical Officer of Health seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Adjournment.-The Board then adjourned.
Read and confirmed this 21st day of April, 1898.
FRANCIS W. CLARK, Acting Secretary.
J. M. ATRINSON,
President.
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