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DR. HARTIGAN'S DEPARTURE:
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relating to the construction only apply buildings outside such reservation, as they
chpecially | drawn to meet the| which obtain in Chinese tenement houses and others of that class,
With regard to the resumption of insanitary | departed from Hongkong property, many blooks of buildings throughout had a long and intin the City of Victoria will undoubtedly have to be Hongkong. For more t few years, it gradually bought up by the Government and the century Dr. Hartigan's ni cticable way of areas laid out in a more sanitary manner, more hold word in the Colony
consolidate open space around each building being an was everywhere known and- Building Ordin especial desideratum in many of the most con- was universally esteemed, not
Public Healthgested areas, and we have accordingly incorpor- popular and clever family practitioner contain many ated in this Bill the clauses of the Crown Lands recognised authority on tropical d some of which, | Resumption Ordinance which appear to follow sanitary matters. Dr. Hartigan, amendment, closely the provisions of the Imperial Housing about twenty six, years ago, having uite in keeping of the Working Classes Acf and to provide been a doctor in the P. & 0.8. N. of the Imperial | all the necessary powers for the resumption of to join Dr. O'Brien, and when that 1875, and subse- insanitary or obstructive buildings In such medico retired a few years later, Dr. which deal not only onses compensation for resumption is always succeeded to the practice, being soon afterwards ation but also with the given, but the Bill does not propose to offer joined by Dr. Patrick Manson, and subsequently. buildings, and we are compensation to the owners for the erection of by Dr. Cahtlie. Both those gentlemen retired some years ago, and Dra. Stedman and Bannie provisions of the local sanitary dwellings on land at present unoccu-
ỡng. constructional matters pied, nor for the re-erection, on land already joined the firm. No family doctor one Ordinance will prove occupied, of dwellings of an improved type to kong, therefore, has ever had to the oficials whose duty those now in existence. The right of an owner continuonly intimate a connection with the law is complied with, but of property to re-erect dwellings of an in- Colony Dr. Hartigan; none shasua tects and others who design sanitary type, because his present dwellings in bringing into it so many little colonists. No medical practitioner- över...carried with buildings. The Bill is divided are insanitary, should not be admitted.
Part I being Preliminary,
him on his rounds breezier or -möre with definitions; Part II deal
cheery manner or inspired - more hope- and confidence in his patients. In publie life Dr. Hartigan was also well known. He was physi- cian to the Alice Memorial Hospital,«merved on several important special commissions, and was twice-st considerable intervals---a member · of the Sanitary Board, and took a very sötive part in its discussions and work. But, the worthy doctor's Celtic blood made him impatient of the checks and obstructions placed in the way of the reforms he advocated, and che resigned office after a spell of what he termed, if we remember rightly, "beating the air,” in a vain attempt to carry the measures then : proposed. He was also a prominent member of the Committee for the Sanitary Reform of the Colony, whose labours, have resulted in the [ arrival of the two sanitary experts sent out by the Secretary of States for the Colonies, Dr. Hartigan married a sister of Lady Jackson soon after his arrival here, and has two children. He has now decided to settle down in the old : country.
In regard to the question of cubicles it should be specially noted that the Bill does not pro-
• Health Administration; Parthibit cubicles, but regulates them by requiring Building Construction; Part IV with that every onbicle shall be provided with a As every of adjacent owners; Part V with window into the external air. sumption of Property by the Crown for cubicle is a dwelling compartment for one or ressors; and Part VI with Penalties more persons, and often for an entire family, it is only in accordance with the ordinary laws and Contraventions.
of sanitation to require that it shall be separately lit and ventilated by a window into the external air. The law has required since 1894 that every “habitable room" shall be so not in accordance with the provided and it spirit of that law that a dwelling room with one or two windows, should be subdivided into a number of rooms, each occupied by a family, of which only the room at the front of the building and possibly the one at the back can have windows into the external air. No person can legitimately claim the right to house tenants in windowless rooms, merely with a view to increasing the rental of his property, and where such Has been done, no claim to compen sation should be entertained for the discon- tinuance of this dangerous practice.
In Part II provision is made, in the con tution of the Sanitary Board, for a Sanitary mmissioner, as we are convinced that the nitary Department should be administered sa oficer who should devote the whole his time to such duties, and who should be ez oficio the Chairman of the Board and Head of the Department. This officer should bea medical man specially trained and skilled in · canitary affairs, and responsible to the Government for the efficient administration of the Department. Certain duties which are now performed by the Medical Officer of the name of the Board, have been transferred to the Sanitary Commissioner, but care has been taken not to encroach-in any way upon the powers of the Board, as we consider that such a Board is capable of doing much good work on behalf of the Colony The Bill accordingly imposes upon the Sanitary Commissioner the duty of dealing with all nuisances and sanitary defects of what
ture, but leaves to the Board the power ting licences, permits, exemptions, etc., trolling the policy of the Department and
the Government as to the sanitary the Colony.. We consider moreover should still be a Medical Officer of whò, with the Surveyor and the Colonial Bur would continue to be Live officers of the Board. been deemed necessary to trans- Tealth Officers to the Sanitary duties are essentially sanit- dont on tends to reader nitary, administration. Building clauses contained
· Biil, careful consideration. the Report submitted by hitects, and many of their beena adopted, such * for application the planned hin
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before ne is of the atters of tention has
We would ask (say Messrs. Chadwick and Simpson in conclusion) that the Bill may be referred to the Attorney-General so that its phraseology may be altered, where necessary, to the legal form, and any flaws in its construction rectified, and we believe that if the Govern- ment can secure its adoption by the Legislative Council with only such alteration as the Attorney-General may deem neccessary, the Colony will possess an Ordinance which will gradually secure a great improvement in its general sanitary condition, and will lead to the suppression of those diseases which are depen- and insanitary dent upon overcrowding conditions for their propagation.
THE HEALTH OF HONGKONG. The cases of communicable disease notified in Hongkong during the week ended the 7th inst. were:-Plague 53′ (1 Portuguese, the rest Chinese; 99 in Victoria, 14 outside the City), with 52′ deaths; cholera 16 (2 Europeans, Japanese, 13 Chinese; 12 in Victoris, 4 outside), with 18 deaths.
"At the end of the week ending 7th inst, the year a plague cases numbered 241] (2-6 Chinese, 14 other Asiatics, 1 European), with 233 deaths, (222 Chinese, 10 other Asiatics, 1 European).. The addition of 19 more sasen since then his ght the year's total to 280 at noon on Saturday last.
summary of deaths during April 1 of 673, including 30 from the Foreign community (24
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A CONSTABLE'S ADVENTURE IN THE NEW TERRITORY.
Police Sergeant Davitt, doing duty in the Sheung Shin district of the New Territory other day, had an adventure upon the fortunate termination of whi h, considering all the cnmstances of the case, he has reason to congratulate himself. Near the bo, ders met. three Chinamen, carrying heavy bam one of them, in addition, a bundle, which appeared very anxións to screen from observs- tion. This was enough for Sergeant. Davitt, and he ordered the man to stop and asked nature of the burden he was carrying- being no reply beyond a sullen look Davitt stretched out his hand. himself what the bundle contained, was immediately set upon by, the Chinamen, who attacked him with
the leg poles and struck him on smashing his sun helmet. Serg pluckily held on to his man and he sicceeded in wrenching contain, amongst other thin
and some ammunition
to snatch the weapon truncheon Sergeant
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