The 1894 Plague
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Submitted by ianhart on Sun, 2011-07-17 04:08
I'm a film maker who lived in Hong Kong for 12 years. Now back in Australia, I'm researching a film script about the tumultuous year of 1894 when bubonic plague struck Hong Kong and Yersin/Kitasato isolated the bacillus. Just managed to get a copy of "The Whitewash Brigade" which is a mine of detailed information. I'm particularly interested in any photographs of this period. I'll be back in town in October to spend time in the medical Museum. Other suggestions welcome.
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Book on 1894 Plague
Sean wrote:
There is a book by Edward Marriot called "The Plague Race" which I found useful when researching my family history in HK. See www.thehongkonglegacy.com
Hope it helps. It's a great story.
Sean
More about the plague
The government reports of the time contain a lot of information about the plague. eg go to the HKGRO website, then in the first column 'Sessional Papers' click on year 1894, and you'll see a Governor's Despatch on Bubonic Plague. Browse through later years for more on the subject.
There's another book about the plague referenced here.
Contemporary newspapers would also be a good source.
Please let us know if you find any other good sources.
Regards, David