The Health Department officials were extremely active all day last Fi The sub-district in which the Chinese ied of plague on the 26th ultimo, was vided into five sections and system tically visited by Health Offco officials. The Chinese, on the whole, appeared not to resent this procedure, but one saspect, whom the authorities desired to remove to the Isolation Hospital for tabbornly refused to go. persons, whose symptoms picious, were removed to the Hospital for isolation, and, including the man who refased to be moved, there are five other cases of indisposition ander observation in the Alabaster Road district.
If plague spreads it will be found necessary to obtain authority from th Chinese and Foreign officials for th compulsory isolation of the suspicions] cases. It is unfortunate that the Alabaster Road is close to the boundary of the Settlement, and almost in contact with the insanitary Chapei district. Should plague once: extend over the border it will be almost irapossible to prevent it from being reintredaced into the Settlement from Chinese ferriter; 'A large and representative meeting of members of the Medical Profession was convened at the Heslth Office na Sunday at 11 s, m, to consider questions in connexion with the appearance! of plague.
A detailed statement of the cireamstances connected with the outbreak was given with the help of flag map of the Northern District and microscopical specimens and caltnres of the plague germs taken from the recent cases were
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