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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1924.

Board when he considers it desiring that the attention of the Water able to take action under this by Authority should be drawn to that law. Under by-law of these by-interesting report, and ho would de laws, the Bourd

order the without delay I was fairly PREVENTION AND MITIGA-

closure and VICATING! of houses fohl report, The Water Authority TION OF PLAGUE.

which, by reason of plague, are land had it in the pust, but they rany Mr. N. L. Smith presided over enasittered unti for habitation. [luavo, forgotten its

thu the fortelphily meeting of the This has frequently been done in Mr. Alabaster: It was not Sanitary Board held yesterday | previous years, but during the same Water Autliority in that days, afternoon. There were also pro-Tepidemie of 1922 it was not done sent Dr. W. V. M..Koch, Mr. G. &. Į because no blocks of buildings Alabaster, K.C., Mr. S. W. To could be found which might be Mr. Wong Kwong-tin, Dr. W. W. Pearse Medical Officer of Health) and the acting Scereltry (Mr. D. Davies).

My Tsa, pursuant to notice, asked the following questions!.

"i. In view of the approaching plague season what measurça are being taken by the Board to present op mitigate the disease?

Importation of Foodstuffs. With regard to the question of

hired by, the Board for the housing the importation of "fondstuffs,-- ther of tenants so displaced from their next Item CJEL the agenda,-the houses. The praetlenbility of this | Chabrinuo said that Mr." Alabaster byslaw is thus limited. but the foul mised the question of ive frust Board can at any time consider Cantron in 1918. He was afraid that its application.

that was the first time be hart seen Co-operation of the Pubile.

the papers. He had looked up the Mr. Tso: Sir. I think the public gestion. A certain amount of ice will be very pleased indeed to hear was known to be imported into the that the Colony has been free of Colony in fats, and the Boned raised H. How many plagio enson des plague for a pering of twelve the question as to whether this curred in the Colony during months. It can hardly be expected muld he permitted with or without the last plague season?” that plague will be stamped out restrictions. In October, 1918, the The Chairman replied: "I think qutirely from the Colony on Board unanimously passeal a regola- strictly the Medical Oncer of account of the shifting nature and tion recommending that the importa. Health should reply in the second the constant. Increase ht its tion of ics from Canton be prohibit- question and myself to the Grst, population. The Sanitary De cd This went up to the Govern but with your permission, as thepartment

Was, I

understand, ment, but it did not necin to have answer to the second question is originally established to deal with been passed into legislation. It was very simple, I will answer bith plague cases, and after 30 years found as a matter of fact a week or myself. With your permission of hard work it has succeeded in two afterwards, that the importition will answer the second question showing a clean hill for the Colony, in questions had entirely censed. Tim The answer is none.

The efforts of this Department in Chairman thought there was this direction should not, I think, doubt as regards the legal 'question. be slackened. I 21 pleased to The intention of the Bourel was that. No cases of Plagu vither in hear this statement made by the this mld be brought under the notified be Head of the Sanitary Department general Importation aral Exporta- man nor rat were tween the 27th September, 1929, in respect of the measures taken and the pre-ent date, so that for to prevent or mitigate the disease, in Ordinance by which the Govern- in-Commeil might permit or restrict the first time since plague was dis and I hope the public will take revered here over 30 years ago, note of those

measures and co- any sort of importation. With re The Colony has been

free from operate with the Sanitary Depart gard to the mution he was about to known plague for over twelve comment in carrying out this arduous propose he had ventured, pustly in of Mr. Alabaster's rutive months. As to the first work.

|consequence question, the periodical cleansing | Dr. Koch shared in the grati- įminutė, to mid two words "any acti of boases under by-law 1 of the fiention expressed by Mr. Tso at cle" of food or drink. Food was do- by-laws governing Prevention and the alesence of plague. He refined by the Ordinance as "any arti Mitigation of Epidemic. Endemic, minded the Board that it was are used for ford or drink other, thu

It war rather oatmio or Infectious Disense, question [ suppressing, rat drugs or water."

A Record.

LON

CHANEY

will continue unless stopped by plague. Plague was not communi-oubtful whether under that would order of The Board. Arrange [euble from-man 6 man, but was

(Continned on Pagez:) ments are wear being made for tienaly brought about by diseased [Taying down of rat poise theagh-rats. So bog as the Department. out the City and Rowson at the pursued its policy of exterminal- Lead of this month stjctober, Ling rata, so jong might the Colony This will be repeated early in be free frond plague. "May I also 1926, The Board has power under venture to express the hope," Dr. by-law 2 oỀ the aforementionai | Koch addet, "That we shall make by-laws to order special cleansing efforts to exterminate typhoid as and disinfection in any districts well." ļin which pingue may be derinreti to exist; if this by-law has put la force the Medical Officer of Heailly-

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The Chairngen states). that a res

may order the removal of ceilings, by the Medical Officer of hollow partitions, etc., whleh mayHealth on chudern in the Tung Wah afford shelter to rats. The Medical Hospital in 1992, had been circulated Olleer of Health will, as hereto-and laid on the table. Tare were fore, make recommendations to the fee or two minutes of members ask-

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