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WEDNESDAY, JULY 14

||ITATION. |recommendations in Part One should be put into force in this villige.

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Shauldwan.

The sanitary measures at present in force appear to be adequate for

is area.

Tai Hang. In the coarse of future develop

at this village will become part the urban area. The difficulties regard to pig-styes in this neight

The Presidentaald, he would take the mattox up pain.

Resumption of Villages.

Dr. T'so commenting on the ro port, pointed out that the rural districts of the Colony were fast developing into residential areas for modern houses. Many vilinges would sooner or later have to be resumed and the question of te sumption was as they all knew hampered with difcution of a

ourhood might be solved by the sorte. Institution of a special reservation There was the question of com- e uni-set apart for pig rearing on a site pensation, and assuming a taje at into not too distant as suggested by compensation wore paid villagers way, as sub-the C.V.S.

what would they do for an occupa become avall-

We have considered separatolytion? Could they at once seck the following two villages, which urban life or would they seek an- Jay.

by reason of their close proximity other spot and live in the same res have been to the city of Victoria, owing to conditions as before? It would en individual urban expansion, have become probably be the latter and another dangerous and menace the health Insanitary village would spring up. We consider of the city. These villages are ecommendations Pokfulam, and the large collection will meet the of offensive mataheds which have this settlement. sprung up in the neighbourhood of of sumps and the Wong Net Chong Valley.

surface channels

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'drainage. At-

paid to standing

! undergrowth.

He suggested that the Govern- ment should formulate a scheme whereby a mudel village could be laid out to the New Territories, where they would have every faci- Wong Net Chong.

ity and encouragement to con- Since the resumption of the old tinue in their old occupations of village the matshed settlement has rearing pigs, poultry and growing become, established in, the neigh-vegetables for the Hongkong mar-

nt of this village bourhood. The now sheds are built so closely together that it.

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monetary compensation. If the This would be much, better than

members of the Board were in agreement with him he suggested that the Government be asked to

been erected generally by gardeners and la-förmulate such a scheme so that the last two or hourera.

uld be gradual- 161 the village Poportions.

nstruction ase should be VE. informs us receiving his

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eing fully and well lore alle 1 der the present regime. No specific recommends- tinu

pagirovcessary,

villagers, when their village was. The water supply. is from resumed, might be transferred streams open to gross contamina- there to live under better an-1 tion. Latrines and sumps where healthier conditions. they exist are of an unsatisfactory this could be added to the report. Perhaps

type. There is considerable dan

The President said the question ger from fire as the matsheds are be fore the Board was how far packed ao closely together. Mos-existing sanitation laws could be quitoes abound in the pools and applied to villages. He hardly sluggish streama. Pigs and other thought it was within the province animals wander about the paths of the Board to suggest how these and help to defile the place.

villagers shouki, be accommodated. he suggested he should forward. Dr. T'so's idea to the Government for its consideration.

Pokfulam.

This area is in close proximity to a large number of European Aplisha. Te most pressing style houses and we consider that aceite is an improved it is urgently necessary in the in-. watge Suppl. 1 it is not possible terest of public health that the to provide a ted water from Wong Nei Chong matsheds should Aberdeen tog proper wells should be wholly removed without delay." be sur A number of private { " wells and the existing unantifac- tary public wells should be closed The new wells when constructed should be maintained in good order and the water regularly examined both chemically and bacteriologi cally. The main village street should be re-concreted, and atten- tion paid to surface channel and One of the main industries is improved drainage.

pig rearing for the Hongkong mar- Pigstys should be erected in anket.

| approved reservation, The provi- sion a small premianept market should be considered by the Bani- tre Board.

Little Hongkong.

The removal of starm-water would be fanlitated by the con-. struction of surface channels.

The sanitary condition of this village is not good. It is an old established settlement said to have been in existence for more than a century. About 650 persons live here: the villagers grow vegetables and rear poultry for their own con sumption.

valent.

Flies and mosquitoes are pre-

Modern houses are being buik in the neigbourhood of this village arid it is becoming an important re- sidential area.

The Dairy Farm is also in close This is a somewhat isolated very proximity, and the C. V. S. sup- elean village and the general rethe main milk supply of the Colony ports nur view that the purity of commendation of Part 1 would

is in danger, by the presence of appear satikt actory to meet its needs..

this village.

Stanley,

The water supply should be im

proved. Tae existing public wells together with their pumps have been allowed to get badly out of repair. This should be attended

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On the above grounds we un- and complete resumption of Pok- hesitatingly recommend the early falam village.

A Suggestion. The President moved the adop- to without delay. The pumps and tion of the report and Col. Boylan well when repaired should be muin Smith in seconding agreed that it tained in proper order and, the Wwas a very useful report. The water periodically examined. Un-Committee had called attention to dergrowth in the neighbourhood the necessity of putting in the of the village should be cleared at local Press warnings against in- frequent, intervals. Poola and sanitary practices. He took it standing water should be filled in or regularly oiled.

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*Tytam. This is a small village close to Stanley consisting of about ten families. The water supply from the existing well is not constant. This well should be deepened and put in order or another wel) sunk on a new site. The recommenda- re Stanley also apply to tions Tytam.

that they meant this to be done on educational lines, and asked if any. steps were taken in the Colony to educate children to elementary sanitation and also whether any steps were taken to educate teachers in hygiene so that they might teach children hygiene.

The President replied that he took the question up about a year and a half ago when the whole question was being discussed with Shek 0.

the Director of Education and also The general recommendations of sent him a large number of Chin- Paft 1 should be put in force. The ese pamphlets which were publish- villagers appear very willing to ed in Shanghai by some Board. In apist in the sanitation of their aending them he asked if they. village as evidenced by" their erec-would be any use in schools and tion of a communal refuse incinern to the best of his recollection the" for. The Sanitary. Department Director considered they would not might see that this is properly used be "of much use to scholars al- and assist with a small issue of though they might be of use to kerosene. Care is necessary that teachers who could embody the the present water supply from amatter in their lessons spring shall remain uncontaminat- At the same time the vernacular el by builder's matsheds or the readers which Chinese scholars now drainage from new. bungalows used in school were more or less. which may be erected in this area up to date on this subject and had in the course of its development. reading lessons which included clementary matter such as mos- quitoes.

Au Kung Ngam.

This village is inhabited mainly by boit, builders. Supervision

Col. Boylan Smith said he, was. should be exercised over pools and struck by Ceylon where there was standing water. The extension of compulsory course in elementary. the Government water supply from schools on hygiene and the chil- Shaukiwan and the erection of dren had to learn something of atand pipes should be considered as the subject. Unless they had the present supply from a spring is some "method of compelling them able to dry up In winter. The to study the matter, and pass a test sland pipa at present i certain standard in the matter it More thus quarter of a mile dis was not much use putting adver- tonee from wie village; General tisements in front of them..

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The report was unanimously rdopted.

Fines. Speaking on the question of ry cent detected cases of adulterated. milk the President said there had been five cases but they were real- ly only one case, five bottles being concerned. The person sible was ined $100. He W23 actually found filling the bottles under a tap.

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