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at the entire disposal of the Board, no necessity at present exists for another Surveyor.
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.:
PRECAUTIONS AGAINST THE
PLAGUE.
The Acting Medical Officer.—I think a third Sani- tary Surveyor,necessary in order to expedite the con- nection of houses with the new system of drainage.
The following official correspondence, with re Tas Koting Captain Superintendent of Police-ference to the arrangements made to guard oondür:with the D. P. W.
against the plague, has been forwarded to us for
⠀ The PRESIDENT said that the addition of ■ | públication :— third: Sanitary 4 Surveyor was not necessary. Few applications had been received for the supervision of drains. As a matter of fact, the Board had not power to carry out this work for private owners."
REPORTI ON PLAGUE CASES.
> Mr. F. HMAT, Captain Superintendent of Police, forwarded a report from Inspector Stanton, respecting the case of plague at 79, Queen's Road West. The report stated that the patient, who was a coolie, had been living in the house sinos 4th April, when he returned from his native place, Lui Po Chün in the San Ui district.
The following minute by the Secretary was attached -
I seems clear that the man was infected in the colony, but he may have carried the infective matter with him from his house in the San Ui district.
There was also a report by Mr. F. H. May respecting the case of plague at 27, Nallah Lane, which stated that it was improbable that the case had originated in the house. Inspector Butlin had reported on the matter, and stated that the patient and his wife left Macao on or about 23rd April and went to Canton. They came to Hongkong by a steamer on the 23rd April,
The COLONIAL Suchetart wrote the follow- ing minute on the cover :-
I understand that Chinese are evading the restris tion dui immigration from Macso by going to Canton and coming to this colony by the Canton boats. I baye naked the Harbour Master to report whether the number of immigrants from Canton has increased since immigration from Macao was prohibited.
MORTALITY STATISTICS:
The death rate for the week ended 27th April was 15.6 per 1,000 per annum, as compared with 23.7 in the corresponding week last year. The Secretary noted that the features of most im- portance in the return were the deaths recorded from small-pox and typhoid fever-one death from each.
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The Board adjourned until next Thursday Wook.
THE PLAGUE.
9th May. No further cases of plague were reported yesterday. The case from No. 2, Pound Lane is dend.
10th May. Yesterday morning the system of dealing ont tobacco allowances to soldiers and policemen engaged in the house to house visitation work was commenced at the Police Station. Last year, during the plague, tobacco was served out to the men, and it has been thought advisable to adopt a similar plan, this year. The men will also be given coffee.
11th May.
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Public Works Office,
4-My instructions were them to tell of thous men to assist the Police and District Inspectors of Nuisances for certain of the services desned- to be urgent at the special private meeting of the Board held at 3.45 p.m. the same day, vis. come
(a) House to house visitation in conjunction: with the Police.
(b.) Disinfection of night soil in nik: latrines open to the public, and-
Hongkong, 6th May, 1895. Sir-I have the honour to forward for the (c.) Disinfection and cleansing of infested information of His Excellency the Governor the houses. enclosed copy of a report by Mr. Crow, Assistant 5. The instruction of H.E. the Governor, Secretary and Sanitary Superintendent, show-transmitted with a letter of the Deputy Assist. ing the arrangements that have been made with ant Adjatant-General to the Acting Colonial a view to preventing the further spread of the Surgeon at 7 a.m the following morning (May bubonic plague and deeling with any cases that 1st) and marked urgent, was communicated to me may occur,
by Dr. Atkinson soon after 8 o'cinokis
2The arrangements have received: my ap 6.—At 9.15 s.m. Lieut. Mathieson, personally proval, and I have given orders to the officers of handed over to ..me 12 · non-comurissioned: the Sanitary Board to strictly enforce the pro- oficers and men of the Royal · Engineert ;- visions of the Health Ordinances and by-laws | within half an hour seven of them were with: without fear or favour.
drawn under an order from headgaurters CƠMIS 3. His Excellency is aware (a) that Captain|municated by a non-commissioned offider. Their Hastings bas with the assistance of Mr. Crow places were filled by men of the Rifta Brigade, and other officers of the Sanitary Board arranged | who arrived soon after with the other 9 men of “ for the isolation of persons, who have been in that Regiment. contact with plague patients, in marriage - boats moored off Stonecutters' Island.
(b)—That the Colonial Surgeon has made the necessary arrangements in respect of the in spection of cases at the Tung Ws Hospital and their subsequent treatment if necessary at the hospital at Kennedy Town.
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(c)-That Dr. Lowson visits premises in which cases of plague occur west of the Hongkong Club. | (d)-That Surgeon-Major Westcott visits pre- | mises in which cases of plague occur east of the Hongkong Club and daily visits those persons in isolation.
(e) That the Director of Public Works has in consultation with the Colonial Surgeon ar- ranged to provide further hospital accommoda- tion as it becomes necessary, and is supervising the preparation of the necessary graves and in- terment of the remains of plague victims at the plague cemeteries at Mount Davis.
7-. The attached schedule sets forth the die position and duties of the whole detachment, con- sisting of 24 police and 21 soldiers.
8---As regards the house to house visitation care has been taken to so arrange that a soldier is in every case accompanied by a constable when searching a house. Directions-havo : been given to confine the inspection for the present to houses of the worst class, Dwellinga, in the. vicinity of houses. in which plague cases have occurred are being inspected daily. · Daily, res ports of the number and situation of the houses visited have been called for. The Captain Superintendent of Police has been good enough to put these instructions down in orders for the. guidance of the Police.
9-The disinfection of the night soil of publie latrines-a servise to which the Board, especially the medical members, attach considerable import« ance-bas been entrusted to four soldiers under (.) That the Director of Public Works is the supervision of the district sanitary officers. enforcing the provisions of Ordinance 15 of Chloride of lime was the disinfectant ordered 1894 as to the removal of cubicles, cocklofts, and to be used. In some cases where there, had boon rubbish from private premises in the immediate slight opposition to this messure I have, giton vicinity of two of the houses in which onses of distinct orders that in the event of any resist- plague occurred on the 30th of April, and Mr.ance on the part of the keepers to the Board's Ram, Assistant Sanitary Surveyor, is doing order being maintained a prosecution is, to be. similar work in the vicinity of the premises in | instituted. which the other case of plague occurred on the same date.
the soldiers originally, detailed; for the disinfec- - 4-The Sanitary Inspectors in several health|tion and cleansing of houses are for the present districts in the city, eight in number, and in the either assisting the Polios in the house to house. villages continue to perform their usual duties, visitation or the District Inspectors in their res, so that the general improvement of the sanitary pective districts. condition of premises throughout the colony. may not be neglected in the event of cases of plagas occurring in particular localities.
5. Mr. Crow is inspecting all premises and effecting, with the assistance of the staff of the Sanitary Board, the vacating of premises oc- cupied in contravention of the provisions of Or- dinance 15 of 1894 so far as time permits, his first duties being the supervision of those opera- tions described in the attached report.—I havO, &c.,
FRANCIS A. Cooper, Director of Public Works, President, Sanitary Board.
A man suffering from plague was admitted into the Kennedytown Hospital yesterday. He is alleged to have come down from Canton on the 7th inst. and to have resided at No. 2, Wing Lok Street, third floor. He went on board the The Honourable The Colonial Secretary. steamer Belgic on Thursday and was sent to hospital by order of the Health Officer of the port. We understand this is the only case of plague now under treatment at Kennedytown.
The police in their house-to-house visitation are being materially assisted by about twenty Rifemen.
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Sanitary Department, 3rd May, 1895. Sir. The following are the steps taken by me in pursuance of the instructions conveyed to me verbally by the late Vice-President on the 30th ultimo.
10-In the absence of any fresh cases.of plasma t
11-As these matters were put in hand by direction of the Captain Superintendent of Police before Captain Ha-tings took over Mr. May's dution, I attach a copy of this report with a request that it may be transmitted to the Ast- ing Captain Superintendent of· Polico as early. as possible.—I have, &e.
W. EDWARD Crow, Acting Assistant Secretary
and Superintendent, The Secretary, Sanitary Board.
Colonial Secretary's Office.
11th May, 1895. Bir,—I am directed by His Excellency the Governor to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of your letter No. 199 of the 6th instant and of its enclosure, showing the arrangements which have been made for preventing the spread of the plague and for dealing with any cases that may occur, and to state that they have been circulated 2-About 3 p.m. on that day the Captain among the unofficial members of the Legislative Superintendant of Police informed me that a Council, whose approval of the arrangements force of 1 European Police Sergeant, 7 Euro-made is recorded in the enclosed copy of a pean Police Constables, and 16 Chinese Con-minute by the senior unofficial member. "Chinese immigration prohibited vessels leav-stables had been detailed for house to house In accordance with the request of the un.
The following telegram has been received by the Hongkong Government from the Governor of the Straits Settlement :-
ing or touching at Macao, Swatow, Hainan after 10th Max."
The llowing telegram was received by the Colca Becretary from the British Consul at Amoy on the 11th inst.:-" Amoy reported by Medical Officer to be free from plague.”
13th May. No case of plague has been reported sinos Friday last. The man from the Belgic died on Sunday. We understand there is no case of plague now under treatment in the hospitals, At Macno the disease continues epidemic, the dontha still numbering about thirty per day.
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visitation, to commence at 7 a.m. the following day, and that soldiers had been applied for to help, and directed me to so inform the District Inspectors concerned. I did so at 3.30 p.m.
3-About 6 p.m. I met Mr. May at the Cen. tral Police Station and was then acquainted with the answer he had received from the De- puty Assistant Adjutant-General, viz. that 12 non-commissioned officers and men of the Royal Engineers and 9 non-commissioned officers and men of the Rifle Brigade had been detailed by order of His Excelleney the Major-General fo: service with the Civil Authorities.........
official members of the Legislative Council, a copy of this letter and of your report and its on- closure will be forwarded to the local press for publication. I have, &c.,
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary. The Honourable F. A. Cooper, Director of Public Works and President of Sanitary Bostu.
MINUTE, †
The Hon. the Colonial Secretary.
On behalf of my unofficial colleagues, amongst whom these papers have 'epeen circulated, I wish
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