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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPE
SANITARY BOARD.
Extending The Water
W
Carriage System.
WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER
development of the water-carriage The people at the Peak were system and the statistics na ednosted and koaw sanitary laws. to the incidence of disease in · The Chairman; Thas in why they England. Water-alone.a wore are natitled to water closets. introduced in bo 17h out": Tr, Chọn: Ohio aceae mal tury but, for many 'generations,
The Chairman: That is my they were few and far between, At a meeting of the Sanitary When they became genial, the opinion If people are educated Board, yesterday afternoon, the discharge was pamed, as once, inte and can understand the water closel Treport of the Committee appointed the old privy midden. Torse, althey should have one, hat if they Hthe Gaernor to consider though to some extent inmaitury, are unable to understand them they should have, shall wo say, a visible hei feasibility of the extending the ware not nearly so much as cum
ol water-carriage in monty supposed. They gave me example, Brst. the Culing was discussed. There to the danger of contamination by G. Bliss but were not dangerous to
Ready to Learn present: - Mr.
Director of | Waker supplies, to any until Mr. Chou: I say, teach the ignor Pin). Dr. W. V. M. Koch, Dr. From a dry privy midden there wThe Chinese appreciate everything PM Ozorio, the Medical Ofoar of very little leakage, but, the mo-modern and good; they are learning Svoretary (Mr. C. M. W. Reynolds). they became cesspools, leakage than they did ten years ago, and in was rapid and considerable, and another ten years they will be still The Board went into Committee private and public wells became farther advanced. The danger ol to the invitation to com-lem typhoid have beeth in the higher levels; in the ment on the report. A memoran, kaowa dum bad been circulated by trom leaking cesspools,
and lower levels they need improved
wells and introduce public water The Director of Public Works said Protection Against Typhoid, -
supplies. After that it was found Mr. Chou Shonisen must not think a The Medical Officer of Health, # proper drainage was introduced, use was intended by the remark in Inscessary to abolish sesspools and that any aspersion upon the Chi- the invitation of the Chairman, But, 40 or 50 years ago, desins and the memoranchen. The same com cado an interesting gooseal stats- sewers were not properly laid; 18 is meat would apply in the slum dis- meat on the question. Dr. Pearse only in recent years that the im
want in
climate.ter (Charmanly the in the the water slowes was introduced ant people to understand them.
MOUTRIE products have SV W. Pearse), and the mens water was paised into them, to appreciate these things more
de-e a reply to the Government contaminated" Epidemics of cho- disease is greater in the lower levels
to
bava
arisen
can, of the bouts of furan fecha procany to load sanitary arangemania mora
this quality to a high gree; that is why we GUARANTEE them for longer period than
tion of the
m
The
any id: 1 look upon the introduc-portance has been realised of main tricts of the great towus of Eng-
water-oneringe 375 sewera having nó possible leakage. land, and Europe, generally. measure of protec-Obviously, a louky sewer is no bet water carriage system was a good other Piano made. Prices tion against typhoid fever and far than a cesspool and in a saver thing if used properly but, if not aalogous diseases. During the made of earthenware pipes, each a properly flushed, and made the re- period-early 20 years that I yard long, there are 1,780 possible ceptacle of all kinds of filth, no have been in the Colony, I have leaks in every mile.
WORK. If it should thing could be verkoowaan epidemie of typhoid so happen that there is a leak in aseen conditions, in this respect, in ever, but the disease is epidemio—water pipe, close to a leak in a the slums of big cities at home that is always with us and I have sewer, there may be in-suction and were disgraceful beyond belief. In neen forced to the conclusion that an epidemio set up. ide di-esse is mostly spread by the
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| presence amongst us of a number|
typhoid carriers. Last year, in la adopting a water-carriage majunction with the Government system, we must be perfectly cer Rinlogis-on whom, I may tain that sewers and water pipes say, the bulk of the work fellaro in perfect order. Valess
Ideavoured to make an estimate do that, We мат bate
coa.
He had
every country there were people who could not be trusted not to abuse the water-carriage system : (no slur was intended to be cast upon
the Chinese.
Mr. Chou: You have it, in Lon- dan, for everybody, not only for the wealthy and educated I The Chi nese have got to learn to use this
will be, no doubt, proper regala- tion
5 tax number of typhoid carriers stant epidemies of water borne vbien might be present in the disease, as have cecurred in towns anpulation. But, owing to the rein England. a man haa a system. When you have it there luctance of Chinese to submit foul cesspool, and he allows con
D the necessary very triling tamination of a private well, very examination, after a deal of the few people outside his own house preliminary work had been done. bold are likely to suffer, but, if
Started at the Bottom. the experiment had to be abandon contamination in distribution, or The Chairman: The only people d. Nevertheless, I cannot help of a reservoir oecars, many people, who have the water-carriage' systeto bioking that there are
very quite innocent of esuring coniami in Hongkong are the very poorest arge number of typhoid carriers pation, are likely to suffer. When Nobody has it on the Peak, at pre- present in the Colony,
I came here, a good many years sent. We started at the very bot- ago, I know thera were many tom, with water-flushed public sewers in the Colony which were closets and bad dry privies on thei
Peak. Those are facts, . The' re-
How Typhoid is Spread
The way in which it Cao be not in good order. Since then s spread by them is two-fold. First, very great deal of work has been
here is the fact that the typhoid done and I have no doubt now that commendation merely suggests that carrier may be employed in hand. the Director of Public Works would the system should be tried in other og food-as a cook, house-boy, be able to assure as that the aswers areas first Parocally, I prefer waiter, and so on. Secondly, there are so safe that we can use the water the backet system.
I have bad
I shall And s the fact that, though not em carriage system. While it may be it a great Expense to have water ployed in handling food, he may more "feasible; from fioascial closets installed in my house. That pdirectly spread typhoid fever by point of view, to introduce district is merely my personal, private view. means of flies. If any one will go installations-at_the_Peak, _ fur
Dr. Koch: I think the bucket Foto Europesa houses in this example.-nevertheless, the dac- Culony, be will fad, provided the ger of the coatamination of our system is the cleanest. water carriage system is not water supply is greater at the Peak great deal of experience at the G.C.IL of the difficulty to which installed, generally, in each bath. than at the middle levels. The
has referred. Ir. Perkins
The room, an ordinary commode. It is sanitary advantage from having usually well protected against dies water closets stalled is greater if water closets, there, are being con ny means of two covers. The latrine, the district ia crowded with bruses tinually choked up with all sorts of (ne trugh, used by the servants that if houses are few sad far be rubbish. fis only a few yards away and, tween. Therefore, if feasible to though we don't suffer, here, begin with the upper levels and from plagues of flies, one fly can do allow water closets in all houses in › great deal of damage, by settling which people can be trusted not to supersising the use of water closets
a uncovered excrets and then on abuse them, I think that will be the the sugar basin, or the milk jug. ¡best plan.
In the way, cur so called sporadic cases of typhoid occur.
The subject was then discussed at some length.
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The Chairman, also, put it to Mr. Chon Shou-sen that the difficulty of
in a Chinese tenement hoass would
be very great. Regulations might be made, but it would be difficult to trace the offender, unless Mr.
Chinese cubicle." added the Chair. Chou suggested a closet in every
man.
The jatroduction of the water.: Dr. Ozorio favoured the installa carriage agaters could be made ation of the water-carriage system bulwark, to some extent, sgainst in the whole Colony at one tim- JUST received a large Consignment of (1) LACTOGEN the the spread of typhoid fever, if it He did not see why the advantag ast digestive food for Infants which keeps good in quality durin-were properly carried out.
In the course of farther discus. Hot Weather; (2) LACTOSE (Milk Sugar) for sweetening the foods very often we find that the Eum the community and not to others LO.H. desired that the Board But, should be given to one section of ion, it was indicated that the of Infants and Dyspeptics; (3) MILFORD-McGRATH FLUID Dean owner of A bouse INSECTICIDE the Best Fluid for destroying Fleas, Mosquitoes permission to instal water closets be cheaper than many partial should have power to require a w..
gets A general scheme Would Blan Bugs, Flies and all other Insect Pests in Summer days; and (but is content to put them in bia JOHN CAHILL'S GOLDEN FLEECE, MAGIC and CINDERELLA main building, for his owa schemes. Dr. Ozorio also
for servants in all Bouses where the
-OAPS for keeping everything clean in Houses.
Demarked that the revenue from water-carriage system was installed. His reaps one advantage, from an night soil caly ran into fire figure. The Board agreed to recommend Breesthetic print of view, but he and would not be a serious loss. that extension of the system
does not get any sanitary advad-
The Chairman: The point I
neighbours should be encouraged 1age.
make in the memo is that we are where the system was introduced by that, in crowded actually gaining revenue by the an individual; water carriage system, so far areas, the Board would like a com It is a plete system throughout that dis- the Peak is concerned. curious thing, but it is a faet,trict; that certain districts could At Kowloon Point, I anticipate do not be considered notil the system difference either way.
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Typhoid fever is not spread by bad smelle; it is spread. as all par- a-itic diseases are, by the actual parasi e gaining entrance to the hods, somehow,—in this case by the digestive track. If a Dr. Ozorio said that, in view of The Chairman suggested adding man wishes to get greater advan- the assurance of the Director of to this "but approved houses, irres- aze from installing the water- Public Works that the sewers and pective of district, should be con- carriage system beshould extend mains were sale, he thought the sidered." The Director of Public
it to his servan's, quarters. There danger, in a bill district like Hung Works, however, ruled that suchį will be greater advantage if his kong, was very small Blagoation permission could not be granted in nei-hbour adoni the system, was a cause of danger. He hoped Going further afield we get still the Board would not coduly stress
‚enra "advantare if the system difficulties.
is install d in whole districts,
ut we shal ver get the full the routes elected for sewers would The Director of Public Warks said Ivan'sge if Europeus are con-
ceral terms. It depended on the
supply of water.. The Chairmano
28, 1921.
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Chinese press reports state that
A
that Chinese theatres were "some-
contaminate water supplies. A to down bath rooms and l-ave the
hand, that if there was moch "con- Dr. Pearse's remarks about "'m- Cinege privies as they do at
action," Mr Perkins laid it down traeting-out," schemes rs the night soil ancor that, if a waterpipe is under prex. impracticable. -Ted. It is impossible for us to zet earth to ever the night soil, sure it, will not absorb anything If wa
could select
from without &hili 'o 'cat down,
should we
Mr. Chou Shou-sen took levels, should be held in abeyance‡ty of water supply stood in the way Shanghai Chiness General Chamk ot get people to use the exception to a remark in the until adequate extension of Tytam, in some cases, but the provision was ber of Commerce asking that thế
famine su taxes be used for so arth. Dry earth is quite imprac-Chairman's memorandum to the bot that the same facilities should being pressed for in the case of relief in clangan. Onkin op şicable.
effect that the Chinese would not, be given there, as at the Peak, as new buildings.
*The Chairman intimated that of Finance, Kr-ichi Y»
Rabat, bás ordered th Further, the water-carriagesywall cases, appreciate the water soon as wiler was available. tem can only be a bulwark if we carriage system is said he would Mr. & W. Tro, who could not be drait reply to the Goremment,ive Ventle are ataolutely certain that there is Colony, but the Closerament might that the item should be installed the discussion, would be circulated these three provides as
prefer anagrams for the whole present, sent a memo, suggesting covering the matters agreed upon in matter and to wait work no: contamination of our wateg supply. This is illustrated by the not be in a position to provide that in all places of entertainment. Mr. to makbers;
It was agreed that the water car thing swfnl" in this respect. The President dsa Shin-chang, upon. riage system, as regards the middle M.Q.H. mentioned that the dificul receipt of a petition from the
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