Topical Guide: Plague (1894-1926)
Plague (1894-1926)
Background / Government Measures / ImpactPossible Keywords
Plague/ Bubonic Plague, Squatter(s), Tai Ping Shan Street, James Lowson, Bacteriological Institute, Professor Kitasato /Possible Keywords
Lime washing/ Whitewash, Disinfection, Rat-catchers, Rat-traps, Rat-poisoning, Plague inspector, Matshed /Possible Keywords
Sir Henry Arthur Blake, Blake Garden, Infected port, Sanitary Board, Tung Wa Hospital, Corpse(s)Archival holding (examples)
HKRS58-1-23-33: Inland Lot No. 1082 - Application by Tung Wa Hospital for Reduction of Crown Rent of - while Used for Plague Hospital, 1903-1904HKRS202-1-5-18: Matsheds for the Plague and Rat-catching Staff - Requests Authority to Fix Gas Lamps within and in the Neighbourhood of the..., 1902
HKRS202-1-7-83: Temporary Inspector for Rat-poisoning Purposes - Recommends the Appointment of Mr. John Bendyshe as..., 1903
HKRS202-1-11-43: Coffinning of Plague Corpses without the Use of Chloride of Lime - Forwards Suggestion from the Tung Wa Hospital as a Measure of Checking Dumping, 1904
HKRS149-2-2210: Agreement & Bond: Agreement with Sham Iu and His Excellency Sir Henry Arthur Blake as to Lime Washing of Infected Houses in the City of Victoria and the Villages of Hunghom, Kowloon Point and Yaumati for the Year 1903 and $500 Securing Same, 1903
HKRS202-1-1-23: Bubonic Plague that the Board Recommend the Government to Revoke the Government Notifications Declaring the City of Victoria and the Villages of Yaumati and Hunghom Infected with..., 1900 / HKRS202-1-1-11: Bubonic Plague - Method of Dealing with Outbreaks of - Forwarding..., 1900
HKRS203-1-25-16: From H.E. the Governor of Hong Kong Dated 15th June 1903 - Plague Cases Press to be Informed of Discharges from Hospital, 1903
HKRS58-1-42-42: District Plague Hospital at Sai Ying Pun - Application for Grant of Site for Building - , 1908
HKRS202-1-1-7: Temporary Quarters for the Police on Plague Duty in Yaumati - Requests Authority to Incur Expenditure for..., 1900
HKRS202-1-3-20: Professor Simpson's Memoranda on Plague Prevention - Reply to C.S.O. Letter No. 1174 of 28th May, 1902, Regarding..., 1902
HKRS202-1-4-125: Plague in the City - Forwarding Resolutions of the Board Concerning the Outbreak of..., 1902
HKRS202-1-5-44: Plague, 1902 - Statement of Expediture Disinfection of House in Victoria, 1902
HKRS202-1-6-10: Plague Inspectors - Recommends the Appointments of Certain Inspector as..., 1903
HKRS202-1-6-62: Limewashing of Plague Infected Houses - Calling for Tenders for the..., 1903
HKRS202-1-13-10: Dr. Fremantle's Suggestions Re Plague Procedure, 1904 / HKRS58-1-40-13: District Plague Hospital in Kowloon City - Petition for Permission to Utilize a Government Building & for Grant of Money for Repairing Same, 1907
HKRS202-1-7-91: Matshed Plague Hospital - Requests the Re-erection of A - at Mong Kok Tsui, 1903
HKRS202-1-15-32: Plague - Reports that Hong Kong is now Free from..., 1905
HKRS202-1-17-16: Plague at Yaumati Police Station - Recommending Temporary Vacation of the Living Quarters, 1906
HKRS203-1-22-25: From H.B.M. Consul General of Shanghai Dated 11th March 1901 - Telegram from Shanghai Declaring Hong Kong a Plague Infected Port, 1901
Government publication (examples)
Reporting Outbreak of Plague. Report by Dr. Lowson, 1894, CO129/263pp43-71Article ‘Discovery of Plague Bacillus’ by Prof. Kitasato, 1894, CO129/263pp490-493
Total Morality Figures, Epidemic Abating, 1894, CO129/263pp240
Reference file (examples)
PRO-REF-199: Disasters