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WATER CLOSETS AND URINALS.

6. During the past year water closets and urinals have been erected in the following buildings, by permission of the Board, and connected to the public sewers :-

Prince's Buildings N. W. Block,

Water-closets.

Urinals.

8

4

S. W.

12

14

11

Hongkong Hotel,......

1

21

18

Two urinals have been removed by order of the Board, in consequence of their having been fixed without permission being obtained, from No. 2 Bonham Strand.

NEW BUILDINGS.

7. Certificates have been granted during the year for 898 new houses and 1 addition certifying that they have been built in accordance with the entire provisions of the Public Health Ordinance

This is 102 in excess of the number issued last year. (See Table C.)

of 1901.

CEMETERIES.

8. The work of laying out the new Plague Cemetery at Cheung Sha Wan has been proceeded with, and the majority of bodies dead of Plague, during the year, have been buried in this cemetery. 10 new terraces have been formed in Caroline Hill Cemetery.

PROSECUTIONS.

9. The following is a return of the prosecutions instituted by me during the year :-

Summonses. Convictions. Penaltics.

Remarks.

Offences.

Drainage nuisances on private premises, Smoke nuisances,

54

54

$428

2

2

Magistrate's order

to abate nuisances

in 1 month.

Failure to comply with order of Magistrate,... Contravention of Sec. 84 of Ord. 13 of 1901,.

6

95

2

40

The Secretary, SANITARY BOARD.

64

64

$565

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient Servant,

Jos. J. BRYAN,

Sanitary Surveyor.