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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11TH JUNE, 1881.

to a certain extent, successfully competing with

Australian and English manufacturers of clothes.

There are certain special occupations of the

Chinese which are worth noting, as they indicate We have the birds'

the prosperity of the natives.

nest sellers, who have increased from 12 to 35, the sharks' fins dealers, from 9 to 15, beancurd

sellers, from 93 to 107, jadestone dealers, from 8 to 18; but cinnamon dealers have fallen from 8 to 7. Sessamum oil dealers appear for the first time, and number 5, and ginseng dealers also

appear for the first time and are 4 in number.

Joss-paper sellers have increased from 30 to 47, joss-house keepers, from 17 to 41, and chair

coolies, from 859 to 980.

In addition to those who are concerned in our commerce and trades, there is a certain amount

of professional life amongst the Chinese, as shown We had in 1876, 198 by the census returns.

Chinese doctors; now we have 333. Well, the question has often been asked, whether Chinese doctors do much good, but I think we may, per- haps, rely upon the good sense of those who em-

ploy them and have confidence in their empirical

knowledge and skill. But even the European community and the Government of the Colony owe a debt of gratitude to some of those Chinese doctors. Hongkong is peculiarly situated with respect to the possibility of an influx of small-pox. Perhaps no other port in the world is more liable to a visitation from that disease, and yet, though

occasionally I get a report from the Harbour Master of a case or two that may be brought here, it does not spread in the Colony. How does that come to pass? ? I was talking not long since to the Health Officer, Dr. ADAMS, and he tells me he has to examine the Chinese who emigrate, and he finds nearly all the young Chinese have three or four vaccination marks, or inoculation marks,

the arms. He upon

he was often puzzled to says know how this vaccination came to be apparently so perfect among the Chinese. Well, the fact is, that for some years past the doctors of the Tung- wá Hospital have vaccinated extensively, and some of them have been employed as travelling

vaccinators, who go about this Colony, and who, since 1878, visit the mainland and vaccinate all through the neighbouring province of China. Thousands upon thousands have been vaccinated by them. The returns are printed in our annual Blue Books. Thousands upon thousands have been vaccinated during the last four years.

when I saw the annual returns sent in by the Colonial Surgeon not many weeks ago, I appended I can- the following minute to that document:-

"not find any return showing the number of

"vaccinations by the Medical Officers of the

Colony. Ascertain how many persons have

"been vaccinated every year for the last four

“ years by the Colonial Surgeon, the Health

"Officer, the Superintendent of the Civil Hospital,

“ and the Deputy Superintendent.” This appears to have been sent to the Colonial Surgeon for a report. The report of the Colonial Surgeon was No return has ever been kept.” very brief:-

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