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The following list shews what changes have taken place

Health District Ï.

Sookonpoo latrine, ... Keepers constantly changing. Leighton Hill Road latrine,

Health District II.

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Chi Sing Lane latrine, .....

...No change.

Health Districts III and IV,

Latrine at Central Market;

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..No changes.

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Health District V. Latrine at 2 Gough Street,

116 Des Vœux Road,

Health District VI.

Latrine at Bridges Street,

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Wing Lok Street, Circular Pathway,. Mercer Street,

Health District VII.

Latrine at Western Market,

Health District VIII.

Latrine at Possession Point,

Po Yan Street,

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Health District IX.

Latrine at Sam So Lane,

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Ou Ming Lane,

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Skek Tong Tsui Market, 598, Queen's Road West, Second Street,

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Health District X.

Latrine at 256, Queen's Road West,.

84, First Street,

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81, Centre Street,

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Kowloon.

One of the caretakers of a Government latrine in Kowloon died of Plague and two caretakers from Yau-ma-ti were transferred to Hung-hom latrines. No other changes were noticed in the public latrines on this side.

DISTRIBUTION OF PLAGUE IN THE CITY OF VICTORIA.

The following Table shews the number of cases of Plague which have occurred in each district of the Colony, and as far as the City of Victoria is concerned it also shews the population (Chinese) in each Health District, the number of persons per floor to each district and the Plague case incidence per cent. of the population.

NO OF PERSONS PER FLOOR.

PERCENT-

AGE.

HEALTH

CASES.

DISTRICT.

CHINESE POPULATION.

1.

76.....

2

.219.

.12,700... .23,180.

.6-9.... .S.8.

6 nearly. +91

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24.

5,650..

Chief European

-42

Quarter.

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.144.

.24,630.

7.6..

*58

5.

95....

.22,260.

..7.1..

-12

6..

89..

.19,310..

.6.6..

*46

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73

.14,320.

.5.2..

51

8.

69.

.20,900..

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.185.

.25,080.

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73

10.

49.

.12,970.

.5-7.

*38

44 cases.

Hung-hom, Yau-ma-ti, ......113 Tai-kok-tsui,............ 15 Mong-kok-tsui,... 20 Tsim-sha-tsui, 21

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Aberdeen,........................16 cases.

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Shan-ki-wan, ......21 Stanley, Harbour,......

..68

New Territory, ...10

Unknown (no fixed abode),...... 7

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