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996 [ 24 of 1887. ] PUBLIC HEALTH .


Bye -laws made by the Sanitary Board of Hongkong under s. 13, sub-s. 19,
for the compulsory vacating of infected premises, and the disinfection
and purification of the same, approved by the Legislative
Council 7th and gazetted 9th March, 1889.
1. In the following bye-laws the words “ infected premises ” mean and
include any premises in which any person suffering from any infectious disease
is or has been recently located .
The words “ infectious disease ” mean and include small-pox and such other
diseases as may from time to time be defined by the board by resolution for
the purpose.
2. On receipt of a certificate from a duly qualified medical practitioner
that any person suffering from any infectious disease is improperly lodged,
the sanitary superintendent shall in case the said person is unwilling to be
removed forth with apply to a Magistrate for an oriler for the removal of such
person mder the provisions of section 29 of the ordinance.
3. When any person suffering from any infectious disease is willing to be
removed to a hospital or other suitable place the sanitary superintendent shall
with the assent of the patient take such measures as he may deem necessary
for the safe and convenient removal of the said patient.
4. When any person suffering from any infectious disease has been removed
from any premises or has recovered or bas died the sanitary superintendent
shall with the assent of the occupiers of the infected premises take such steps
as he may deem necessary for the disinfection and purification of the said
premises.
5. In case of emergency or if for any reason the sanitary superintendent is
unable to carry out the duties specified in the foregoing bye -laws any officer
of the board authorized by the president for that purpose may act in his place.

Bye- laws made by the Sanitary Board under s. 13, sub-s. 6, and approred by
the Legislative Council the 20th and gazetted 23rd November, 1889.
1. The general surface scavenging of the City of Victoria the Hill Districts
and the larger villages in the Colony and the removal of night-soil and
cognate matters from the Hill Districts, public buildings and free and licensed
latrines shall be carried out by contractors in accordance with the terms and
conditions of the contracts for the time being in force.
2. The servants of the various public sanitary contractors shall, while at
work, wear such distinguishing badge as shall from time to time be directed
by the Sanitary Board.
3. Except between the hours of 2.30 A.M. and 7 A.M. in summer, and 2.30
A.M. and 7.30 A.M. in winter, the conveyance of excretal matters along any
public road or street is probibited .
4. Except between the hours of midnight and 9 A.M. the conveyance of
pig -wash or other noxious or offensive waters along any public road or street
is prohibited.
5. Except in strong substantial buckets with closely fitting covers the
conveyance of excretal matters, pig -wash, or offensive waters along any
public road or street is prohibited .
6. The occupiers of any premises, or if there be no occupier the immediate
landlord shall make due provision for the daily removal of all excretal matters
and house refuse from their premises to the conservancy -boats, and dust-carts,
dust -bins or dust -boats.
7. Occupiers sball provide themselves with strong substantial moveable
dust -bins for the reception of the day's house refuse.