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6. Vaccination. Ordinance No. 2 of 1890.
(See Tables VII a to VII e.)
The total number of vaccinations recorded in Table VII a is 7,420 compared with 7,450 in 1906. The record includes only vaccinations performed at the hospitals and dispensaries and by the hospital and dispensary vaccinators. An increase is shown in the vaccinations at Hunghom, Kowloon City and Yaumati. The returns from the villages shew an improve- inent. At Yaumati and Shaukiwan however the percentage of vaccinations to births is not yet as high as it ought to be.
7. Registration of Books. Ordinance No. 2 of 1888.
Fifty-three books were registered during the year, compared with sixty-five in 1906.
8.-Copyright in Works of the Fine Arts. Ordinance No. 17 of 1901.
Two sets of photographs and one "Map and Wall Directory of Hongkong Central " were registered during the year.
9. Certificates of Identity to Chinese entering the United States of America, etc. Ordinance No. 3 of 1898.
The number of certificates issued during the years 1906 and 1907 was :
1906.
1907.
1
7
To the United States,...
"
27
Hawaiian Islands, ...... Philippines,..
2
| 0
•
1-
The issue of these certificates is now confined to Chinese who are British Subjects- resident in Hongkong.
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