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Appendix A.

CITY OF VICTORIA,

Return of occupations of all Chinese reported cases occurring in the City during the half year ending June 30th, 1901.

No.

Remarks.

Remarks.

Occupations.

Occupations.

No.

Children,

180

51 employed as domestic servants.

Brought forward.... 664

Coolies,

130

Including 7 rat collectors,

Domestic servants,.

66

Brokers,

Seamstresses,

45

Schoolboys,....

31

Hawkers,

27

Carpenters,

26

Cooks,

26

Married women,

21

Barbers,

16

Nightsoil carriers,

14

Rattan chair-makers,

13

Tailors,

Shoe-makers,

Shopmen,

Masons,

Black-smiths,

Engineers,

Painters,

Silversmiths,.

Clerks,..

Watchmen,

Brick-layers,

Carried forward,....... 664

11

4443

Policemen,

Boatmeu,

Cotton reelers, Hat-makers, Watch-makers. Book-binder,

Cotton quilt maker, Draughtsman, Joss-stick maker, Schoolmaster,

Storeman, Sapper, R.E., Laundry-man, Tin-smith,.

Mat-bag Maker, Rice pounder, Electrician, Unemployed,

Unknown.

Total,.

1,088

322222

To the President of the

Appendix B.

50

349

134 floors deserted.

SANITARY BOARD OFFICES,

HONGKONG, August 22nd, 1901.

SANITARY BOARD.

SIR,-I have the honour to report that, during the past six weeks, I have, with the assistance of Inspector REIDIE, conducted a series of experiments with the Virus Contagioux of Professor DaxYsz with the following results:-

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Experiment No. 1.

On July 6th, two healthy rats A and B were fed with the virus, prepared in the manner indicated in the instructions issued by Prof. Danysz-five tubes being used in a quart of salt water.

On the 8th July, one healthy rat C was put in the same cage with the above two, and on the 10th July, another healthy rat D was also put into this cage.

f died on the 18th July,—twelve days after being fed on the virus-and its body was partly caten by B, C, and D), and also by another healthy rat E, put into the same cage after the death of 4.

C died on the 25th July,-

--seven days after eating of the body of A-and its body was partly eaten by two healthy rats F and G.

D died on the 27th July,-nine days after eating of the body of 4-and its body was partly eaten by E.

B died on the 31st July,-twenty-five days after eating of the virus and thirteen days after eating of the dead body of --and a portion of its body was eaten by three healthy rats II, J, and K.

F died on August 19th,-twenty-five days after eating of the dead body of -and two healthy rats in the same cage did not touch the dead body.

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