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PUBLIC HEALTH.

THE COUNCIL DEBATE,

Complaint of Official Frivolity

There was a very protracted debate on public health matters

the apesches the hon. members who proposed and seconded wore going to take, The actuat word- lag of the resolution Is that "in ordar that food maybe properly Invnected- and controlled, and. "In order that a campaign against Ales organised and efficiently cen- and mosquitoes may be properly ducted." If I had not heard what the speakers had said I should have yesterday's 'moating of answered to the drat part of the tho Legislative Council when resolution that food was properly the Hon. Mr. P. H. Holy inspected and controlled in the oak brought forward the two Colony at this moment: resolutions in a speech which we Veterinary Burgoon and qualified gave in our lasuo of last evening. Inspectors pass all ment-beof,

The first rosolution having mutton or pork-from the slaugh boon duly proposed, it was tor houses for human consumption seconded by the Hon. Mr. O, G. and they take a great deal of trou- Alabaster,

ble ovor it. The meab passed In Hon. Mr. O. G. Alabaster: Sir, the slaughter houses is perfectly

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I beg to second the resolution. This at for human consumption and Obtained from cows of the finest stock which graze resolution in directed to extending that meat can only be sold in the

the area of the operation of the markets set up for the purpose,

Health Department in this Colons: except in a few outside places. on the rich pastures of

When the proscat Department was bors are aware of sections 82 to am not sure whether hon. mem- formed and constituted as it now 6 of the Fubile Health and Build-

in, it was designed and intended to ings Ordinance, which are

very

be used as a weapon against plague, drastic as regards the passing and and to attack and destroy plague examination of food and dealing and the plaguo rat's loa In that with any food not t for human

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sido the congested areas of Hong able to strengthen these sections, kong, Old Kowloo and New which were passed, I balleve, on Kowloon

Indood, it was better, the English law, and if those sec in attacking the plague rodent and tions are properly administered, as its flon to confine the area of opera I believe they are, I cannot see tions to a restricted district In why hon. members ask for anything that campaign the Department has more.

An regarda vegetables and other boon entirely successful, but there are other campaigns which it is no for human consumption they, of articles of food which are unfit cessary for them to undertake and course, come under the inspection which requiro a wider area of opera of various officers of the Sanitary tions. We have it on the authority Department, but if there is any of the Principal. Military Medical suggestion that there is a lack of Officer of Health that malaria is inspection and deleterious food is increasing among the troops. We sold and has not been properly

from inspected, the Government is cor- Board, would certainly be consider, not be got rid of at once, and right course is to extend the overy Residente' Association in the tainly prepared to consider an ed places which constituted a❘which, after a certain period, jurisdiction of the Sanitary Board, Colony, and recently very particular increase of the overseers whose nuisance and may be dealt with. breed mosquitoes. Every effort is but that it would be better to deal with these restrict it—restrict it to Hongkong ly from the Peak Residents, that duty it is to see that no deleterious But I have yet to know that the being made to mosquitoos are getting worse. These food is exposed for sale. But I inhabitants of these places want pools. There are certain areas of and have a new Board dealing with mosquitoes carry

thought that I should probably them removed at all. They have swamp still loft, but the thing will Kowloon and the New Territorien most of the diseases of the blood.

hear, from the proposera and lived there for a hundred years right itself, as soon as the work That is a matter I should like to We have heard of

this probably, and files have been there has been completed. The Govern consider further. secondors and sponsors of the anopheles, which motion, some proposn! to amend all the time, and they would be ment is anxious to do everything Consideration for The Villagern. carrien malaria, and wo have heard thons sections of the Ordinance to extremely annoyed if a body of off-in its power to deal with these

With regard to the extension of of flies which in other countries make them even more drastic, but.ns clals invaded their village and areas. As regards the New Tor the powers of the Sanitary Board carry yellow fever, a disaster from no proposal has been put forward proceeded to remove heaps of ritories, "which the mover of the over the Now which we have at present been spar-I take it that they acknowledge manure and other things which are resolution mentioned, I am sorry Colonial Secretary has pointed out. Territories, the ed, but which may at any time reach that the law is sufficiently strong. necessary for their Beids and to say the reports we have recolved our shores; and we also know that They spoke of extending the juris-general subsistance, and what one are bad as regards the increase that the views of the Chines the mosquito can travel six or seven diction of the Sanitary Board with may call their intensive methods in malaria, especially in connection, villagers in the New Territorionis miles from his brooding ground regard to these things to other of cultivation. I must say it is with police stations at certain to what constitutes a domestie

question whether, Therefore, in order that a proper places. I do not know whether a

regard-places. Shataukok is at present animal, and the manner such dembe

ment be increased.

campaign against mosquitoes may elther the mover or the secondering dies, which are purely domestic very bad. There is a new road tie animal should be fostered, re bo undertaken, it is desirable that of the motion Intended that to naimals, wo should embark on being made in place of the old possibly not the same as that of the more populags the area of operation of the Depart-apply to food-the extending of these extended operations without railway and no doubt the cutting inhabitants of the

I cannot ge It is also desire presont limits the Suuliary consulting the people concerned. down of banks has created pools parts of the Colony.

department.

Within the Banitary Board aren, where mosquitoes breed, and the so far as to say that files are made No. 2, Duddell Street, Hongkong,able that it should be increased in

of course, the powers are there, police have suffered a great deal domestic pots, but I may say that order that a campaige against flies] Flies and Mosquitoes. and I believe are administered most from malaria. The Government I think it is possible we may do may be undertaken. That this Now with regard to the question efficiently. Mosquitoes can be dealt hopes to arrange with the military more harm than good by harrying Council realised that this Dopartof flies and mosquitoes, as regards with in two ways. If they exist authorities for an officer who has the villagers of the New Territories ment was restricted too much isles, a merciful Province has re-on private premises, there are made a special study of malaria to shown by the fact that inst year duced the fly plague, in humid regulations laid down under which go out there and try and improve with many restrictions, many of

New Territorica atmospheres like ours, to-places persons

dealt with conditions. The same conditions which I confess I believe to boʻc Amendment Ordinance which gave where, from the accumulation of who allow mosquitoes to breed on exist in a lesser degree at other tiroly unnecessary and due perhaps the Governor in Council power to likely to breed, though where these the mosquito is dealt with by officer will be able to report on body who chooses to set up as an manure or other matters, they are their premises. On Crown land police stations, and no doubt that to the excessive infinionco which any make rules to take effect within things do not exist there are not draining by the Public Works what has to be done there. The expert on files and mosquitosa Now Kowicon, in any

mattor any flies, or so few that they can Department on the advice of the Government, so far as mosquitoes exorcises on the Banitary Board. the New Territories except be ignored, Where files are creat- with regard to which the Sanitary ed by nuisances they can be dealt Sanitary Board, and the Govern- are concerned, will not neglect day The villagers have a right to be ment is quite willing to extend that measure to reduce the amount of considered in these matters, and I' have power to make bye-laws under of the Public Health and Buildings I do not see how any enlargement certain parts, the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance. But although they are of the jurisdiction of the Sanitary Ordinance.

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imposing rules on them without con- sulting them first. I propose to azk The Governor's Comments. not specifically meatloned in that Board can improve matters within But, Sir, improvement in public section, if any placo were found to the area at present administores Gentlemen, I am afraid that in to confer with mo and with others His Excellency the Governor: the Chinese members of the Council health is not affected so much by bave a number of flies created by by the Board. rules as by inspection, education an accumulation of manure or

commun with the Colonial Secre- in due course as to what extent it and supervision. No rules that offal, or some other matter which

tary I had mistaken the meaning of it desirable that the rules in èxis flies should not be admitted into led to, the breeding of fles in ab- The Government are at present this resolution and understood that tence in the Banitary District of market places of the New Torri-normal numbers, the Board would clearing a largo area at Mount the reference to the extension of Hongkong should be applied to the torice will ever keep the flies out treat that as a common nuisance and Kollett. There are certain patches the jurisdiction of the Sanitary New Territories. We require inspection and educa-cause Its removal. The Board has in the Hill District, which are very Board meant an extension of its tion and special methods of keep very definite powers in the matter, bad. It is also working on certain powers, to which I was going to

LORNIN' BER

The Government's Work.

The Public's Part,

ing the files away, and in this and no person who allowed such a other areas, but the most difficult reply, "Tell me what extensions With regard to mosquitoes I think connection the campaign to nuisance to exist on his premises problem in the area at present you wish, and if it is possible hon members will perhaps be wiss educate the cultivator to avoid his would be allowed to escape. But the under the Sanitary Board is the I will agree to them." I now find not to pay too much attention to ancient methods of cultivation proposer and seconder of the as- Kowloon Peninsula. You know, we the intention was that the exten: all that they say in the newspapers would, I am sure, do a great deal tion have said that these powers have enormous works in progresa sion should be geographical. That is as to the wonderful work which is of good. For this reason I bag should be extended beyond the there on the northern part of the a point that was not in my mind being done in other countries inetho. to second the resolution.

limits of the Board. Certainly, if peninsula. The hills are being and I am afraid I have not given wiping out of maiaris because, with we examine various villages in the cut down and large swamps filled any attention to that side of the

The Colonial Secretary. The Colonial Secretary: Sir, I New Territories, we should prob- up, and it is obvious that when we question. If I had I should be in some experience of malarial" dis was not aware, when I read the ably find places which, if within have the rainfall we have had this clined to say that I do not think, triets, I know that these wonderful first resolution, exactly what form the boundaries administered by the year, holes are created which can as at present advised, that the (Continued on Paga, 8, 5.

Thoughtless Sam

AW SHAW-NOW Vin Mady

AT HIM-THAT SHOWS

HOW MUCH HE APPRECIATED MEL

MADI!- YOU OUGHTA BE TICKLED "D. DERTH- HE WAS FRAMED AND IF HE ZAN GET AWPH MORE POWER TO HIM- AND YOU'RE

·MAD AT HM

YES AM! HE COULD BT LEAST HAVE:

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