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The Government Inspection should be quite 1general, to see that the laws of the Colony are observed, and we think that with all buildings under the supervision of qualified men and absolutely no constructive work carried out without such supervision, the task of Govern- ment Inspection will be comparatively light and will not necessitate a large staff.
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Considerable building operations are now being carried out without any Architect and consequently without proper supervision, the owners not caring to pay for more than the plans and being satisfied with inferior work.
It is probable that most of recent failures will be found to have occurred on buildings not under the supervision of properly qualified persons.
We again draw attention to the evidence given at the enquiry into the Cochrane Street disaster, which showed that there was no skilled supervision, and to the evidence of Mr. Tooker when he is re- ported to have said that he believed if the building had been under the supervision of a European Architect, when the roof had been removed the Architect would have seen at once the bad state of the walls and the disaster would have been averted.
The large amount of building now being done by Chinese Contractors without the supervision of qualified persons is having a deplorable effect on quality of work, and work- men, and in consequence it is getting more difficult every year to get good work done.
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Owrers often decline or are unwilling to pay for the services of an Overseer, and it is not the anty of an Architect to be constantly on the work and thus ensure continuous good work and material.
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medicine and are either drafted at once by him to the Plague Hospital or detained under observation in case of doubt. Non-Chinese cases are almost invariably reported, in the first instance, by a registered medical practi- tioner, and such cases are, on the certificate of the medical attendant, removed direct to the Kennedy Town Hospital. Should such medical attendant certily, however, that the patient is being lodged and cared for without da ger to the public health," he is not removed ton Hospital. In making any application for removal, care should be taken to state distinctly whether the patient is alive or dead, for in the ease of dead bodies, a dead-box is forwarded for the removal. The ambulance is attended by a Chinese constable, or a coloured foreman, who conveys the details concerning the case to the Hospital Authorities.
Heavy wooden boxes, with rubber washers fitted to lids, are used for the removal of dead bodies to the Government Mortuary; these are kept at the various Police Stations, at the Board's mats heds and at the Steam Disinfecting Station, and information concerning the death is forwarded on a card attached to the body.
4. Treatment of the sick.-This is entirely in the hands of the Medical Department. The Government Hospital at Kennedy Town is supplemented by a series of Matshed Hospitals, also at Kennedy Town and by a Matsbed Hospital at Mongkokteni (Kowloon), which are managed by the authorities of the Tung Wah Hospital but are under the supervision of the Medical Department.
5. Disinfection of infected premises.—This is carried out by four European officers assisted by eight coloured foremen, Chinese foremen, 3 trained coolies and a varying number of carrying coolies. As soon as it is known that a case of For suggestion 4-
the disease has occurred at any house, a Chine e We beg to assure the Government that there constable is sent from the nearest Police Station is no desire on our part to restrict any qua.i.to detain all persons found therein (Bye-law 3 of fied person from practising in the Colony. the Bye-laws governing Disinfection of infected but we know to our certain knowledge of plans premises contained in Schedule B of Ordinance being made and work carried out by men who, 13 of 1991), and the officer in charge of the we honestly do not think, should be permitted disinfection proceeds to the house and having provided these persons with Government clothing (if they are unable to provide uninfected clothing for themselves) he removes own clothing, bedding. curtains, and car, the Steam Disinfecting Station, the clothing being tied up in coarse unbleached calico sheets and con- LEIGH & ORANGE, M.M. Inst. C.E.reyed through the streets in baskets. New goods,
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to do so.
We have the honour to be, Sir,
Your obedient Servants,
WM. DANBY. M. Inst C.E. PALMER & TURNER.
DENISON & RAM.
PLAGUE,
The following is Dr. Clark's report on the method of dealing with outbreaks of bubonic fever (plague), brought before the Sanitary Board on the 19th ult. :-
1. Notification.-Cases of infectious disease are required to be reported at once to the nearest Police Station (Telephone No. 15) or to the Medical Officer of Health (Telephone No. 120) or to the Sanitary Board (Telephone No. 257). This is compulsory on "all persons knowing or having reason to believe that any person has been attacked by or is suffering from bubonic plague, cholers or small-pox (bye-law 5 of the bye-laws governing notification of infectious disease contained in Schedule B. of Ordinance 13 of 1901); but it is almost universally evaded by the Chinese and even by the Chinese Doctors." The penalty for its evasion is $50. 2. Detection of the sick.-In the absence of notification this can only be effected by means of house-to-house visits. The Sanitary Board has power to institute, in addition to the visits of the District Inspectors, such special house to-house visits in any district in which either of the above-named diseases may prevail, and must define the limits of such district (Bye-law 8 of the Bye-laws governing "Disinfection of infected premises" contained in Schedule B of Ordinance 13 of 1901).
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silk clothing which has not been recently worn. furs and leather goods are not removed to the Steam Disinfector, but must as a general rule remain on the premises until they have been fumigated. When the clothing, etc., is re- turned (in the course of some two hours) from the disinfecting station, it is handed to the owners, who have already vacated the premises, and the Government clothing is returned to the disinfecting station to be steamed before it is again used. The people displaced from their homes during the disinfection and cleansing of the premises (which usually occupies some 5 or 6 hours in all) are at liberty to make use of the Board's matshed shelters until this is complete. but usually proceed with their ordinary avoca- tions or seek shelter in the street or in a neigh bour's house.
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[October 7, 1901.
SWATOW.
[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.]
Swatow, 29th September.
A BAILING RACE.
In this port things generally move very slowly. In fact it may be said with a certain amount of justification that, with regard to athletics, Swatow, the once renowned sporting place, is alas! retrograding. This fact is attributable to varions causes; yet in fairness to the port be it said that, when the sporting fraternity enters on a scheme, no matter of what description, it carries it out to a perfect consummation. Over sixteen months have elapsed since we had a regatta here, and now on the occasion of a Customs holiday, the Mid- Autumn Festival, Friday, the 27th instant, we hestirred ourselves once more, and a sailing race was arranged, for which eleven boats entered. The coherence of the community is ably illns- trated on such joyous occasions, when neither trouble nor expense is spared to make matters a snccess. On the day referred to we had regular King's weather with a none too strong breeze from the South-East and East. The race began at 2.30 p.m. and finished at about 4.45 p.m.. with the result of the Feilung carrying off the first, Black Bess the second, and Uiseng the third prize, which consisted of 70, 20, and 10 per cent. respectively of the entrance-fees. The two favourite boats Seamer (formerly Tekkee) and Ero would have taken either first or second place if they had not met with an accident in fouling one of the beacons. The following boats, enumerated in alphabetical order, competed in the race-Black Bess, Electra, Ewoo, Feilung, Inthia, Loongwah, Loongwang, Seamew, Trilby, Uiseng and Victoria. Mr. Andrew acted as judge, Mr. Holz as starter, and Mr. Nenbrunn is time-keeper.
8.5. "HALLOONG" AS FLAG-SHIP.
By the kind courtesy of the Captain and officers of the Hailoong, ship was dressed for the festive occasion, and several ladies availed themselves of the opportunity offered and repaired on board the ship, where they were nicely rezaled and from which they had a splendid view of the race.
TONKIN NOTES.
[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.]
Hanoi, 24th September.
A NATIVE RISING.
The Khas region is in a complete state of riot. M: Robert while defending Attopen received several lance-wounds in the breast and was immediately removed to Kou-toum, where With a handful of men forming the he died. garrison of Attamen he was called on to meet a band of 300 rebels, 150 of whom had fire-arms. The Khas were assisted by many Laotians. The total number of the rebels is estimated at 3,000. They have now fallen back on Saravane, which they have looted. Several ts have been established on the Saravane-Attopen road.. The Resident-Superior of the Laos region is much criticised owing to these events.
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A NOTABLE MARRIAGE. The disinfection of the premises consists in the spraying of the walls with a solution of M. Emery, administrateur des services civils, perchloride of mercury (1 in 1,000) followed by has married Miss Blanche Doumer, a daughter fumigation with free chlorine, obtained by the of M. Doumer, our Governor-General. addition of diluted sulphuric acid to chlorinated nuptial ceremony took place at Cape Saint lime (1 pint of a 1 in 5 solution of the crude James. The witnesses for the husband were acid to each lb. of the chlorinated lime). Floors M. M. Broni and Capas, those for the wife and furniture are then scrubbed with a solution M. Frégonis and General Dodds. The civil union of one of the coal tar preparations of carbolic was performed by M. Plant, the Cape St. James acid, and the walls are then lime-washed, administrator, and the religious marriage by the chlorinated lime being added to the lime-wash in the proportion of 1 t. to the gallon.
6. Burial of the dead. This is carried ont under the superintendence of one of the Board's European officers, all bodies being buried at the Kennedytown Plague Cemetery, unless a special permit has been granted for burial elsewhere.
General sanitary precautions. -- Chlorinated lime supplied to all the public latrines for use in the buckets, and the officers of the Board are instructed to see that it is freely used.
3. Removal of the sick and dead.-Ambu. lances for the removal of the sick are kept at the various Police Stations, at the Canton Wharf, at the Board's matsheds at Praya East. Praya West, Yaumati and Hunghom, and at the Steam Disinfecting Station in Taipingshan, and sick Chinese are removed in these ambu. lances to the Tang Wah Hospital on applicationed for every rat brought to an officer of the to the Sanitary Board, the Medical Officer of Health, or the Police, and are there examined by a Chinese Doctor trained in Western
A reward of 3 cents per head has been offer- Board, and over 50,000 rats have by this means been collected and destroyed during the first half of the current year.
Révèrend Père Simon. The forty invited persons were among the highest military and administrative authorities in Indo-China.
MISCELLANEOUS,
Serions dissensions, caused by animosity be- tween Roman Catholic converts and Buddhists, distress several villages in Nam Dinh Province.
Giang and his accessories in M. Martin's murder are still to seek, notwithstanding the very active pursuit of the Garde Indigène, un- der the command of Inspector Lambert.
M. Donmer, our Governor-General, will not visit Hanoi before the end of October. He intends to travel across Laos and will be accom. panied as far as Heung-Treng, where the lannches stop, by M. and Madame Emery.
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