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To remedy the great evil of overcrowding it appears to me that it will be necessary to facilitate the Chinese living away from the densely populated parts of the City by encouraging the construction of tramways to the East and West, another means would be a cheap launch service to the newly acquired land on the New Territory immediately across the harbour and the erection of cheaper dwellings there.

More public latrines and urinals are urgently required.

A scheme is now under consideration with reference to the construction of underground latrines and urinals.

The Sanitary Board, realising that the present system of disposing of the garbage and refuse of the City constitutes a danger to the health of the Colony, have strongly recommended the erection of a Refuse Destructor.

This matter was fully investigated by the Board's Surveyor, Mr. CROOK, when on leave "at home" and this recommendation was the outcome of a very full and able report by him to the Board on the erection of a Refuse Destructor for the City of Victoria.

VACCINATION.

The following vaccinations were performed during the year :---

Government Civil Hospital,

Alice Memorial Hospital,

608

273

Tung Wah Hospital :---

Victoria,

..2,009

Aberdeen,

81

Stanley,

57

Hung Hom,

22

Shaukiwan,.

24

Yaumati,

68

Victoria Gaol,................

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.3,378

6,520

Attached are the

RETURNS ACCOMPANYING THIS REPORT.

Statistics of Population.

Meteorological Return.

Monthly Return of Diseases and Deaths at the Government Civil, Tung Wah, and

Gaol Hospitals.

Appendix A.-Insanitary Properties Ordinance, 1899.

March 9th, 1900.

J. M. ATKINSON, M.B. (London),

Principal Civil Medical Officer.