The following Minutes of mooting held on the 17th instant are ordered to be published Plague in the South.—De. Henderson drew attention to the fact that Plague had extended to Swatow and Amoy which were now officially declared infected Ports. The returns from Hongkong show no di munition in the number of cases and one or two foreigners are reported to have been attacked by the disease during the past few months. In view of all this it is necessary to make the arrangements as complete as possible for the reception of any case of plague that may be brought to Shanghai and it is decided by the Board again to draw attention to the recommendation made at the meeting held on May 28th that the Fumigation station and Isolation Huts at the Point should be placed fin charge of a foreign medical officer, who would sce that everything was kept in a proper state of efficiency.
Native Hovses.—While the condition of the Settlement so far as scavenging, drain cleaning, ete., is concerned may be regarded as now fairly satisfactory, the interiors of the native dwelling houses have in no way improved. The attention of the Board had frequently been directed to the overcrowding in certain districts and this is an evil which has of Into been constantly increasing. With Plague throat ening it was a matter which we could not afford to neglect and yet under existing circumstances it was difficult to see what course of action was open to the Council. In the large towns of Europe and America the rule was so much cubic space, {so many inhabitants, and if the proper proportion was exceeded the overcrowded house was regarded as a public nuisance and dealt with as such by the magistrate under the the Nuisance Act. In Shanghai unfortunately the matter cannot be so easily arranged.
Cholera.—Dr. Henderson informed the Board that the Governors of the Shantung Road Native Hospital had decided not to admit any more cholera patients and the preparation of a place for the reception of such cases was therefore a matter requiring immediate attention,
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