In addition to the large number of fires which at the time. of hostilities destroyed many crowded sections of Industrial "'districts and rendered Gimeult the problem of workers future housing, there have also been fires in the "Yangiszepoo districts since the cession of hostilities. which have again reduced available housing There has been an influx of factories into. the Western District extra-Seltloment roads area inside the defence perimeter. As land. is) cheaper in the more' sparsely. occupied residential areas, many have set up establishments there.
The Tsao Ka Doo area has seen considerable industrial activity, prac tically all empty buildings having been taken over for industrial use Including the large plants of two former Chinese middle schools, on! on Vu. Yuen Road and one on Kiaochow Road, The following table shows the number of Industrial enterprises istered by the Industrial Section on Outside ronds Inside the defence per~ lineter, Table Factories on Extra-Settlement Roads, inside Defence perimeter.
No, of No, of Figures supplied by the Fire Department show that for the first four months of 1938 there were 183 fires attended in occupied areas, involving damage or destruction of a total of 461 dwelling houses and 103 straw Tt is worthy of note that almost all the straw huts in the Eastern district, have now been burnt,
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