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Submitted by Klaus on Sun, 2021-04-11 18:53

Wide span of time given, guessed to be 1890s, possibly during the 1894 outbreak.

Update: Looking up Graham Street, the men are standing at the junction with Wellington Street.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1894
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bubonic plague
inspectors of nuisances

Did the idea of rat bins originate in India or Hong Kong?

Submitted by jill on Wed, 2017-03-29 02:45

Two of the photos that David comments on Gwulo include rat bins  https://gwulo.com/atom/19435 and https://gwulo.com/atom/19412  Previous correspondence has focused on how late rat bins remained a feature of the Hong Kong landscape. Some current readers still remember them.

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