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of every weekday during the cooler months, the mid-week rest being abolished. Also premises known to be kept clean by their occupants were omitted from the cleansing lists.
MARKETS.
No new markets were opened during the year, the proposed Government Market for Sham Shui Po being abandoned until better times.
The floods on the West River wrought great havoc among the fishponds which supply the bulk of the freshwater fish sold in the Colony and for a time there was a great scarcity of this article of food, which was probably one of the main causes of the notable increase in the sale of pork shown in the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon's report. Certain of the dealers started to import live fish by rail from Shek Lung, but the supply is somewhat uncertain.
A comparative table of the Market Rents for the past few years will be found in the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon's report. There is a slight falling off in the total for 1915, which is probably due to loss of population and general depression resulting from the war.
POPULATION.
The last Census was taken in 1911. For the purposes of the tables in the report of the Medical Officer of Health the population is estimated by the usual methods to the middle of the year; but the population has been so much disturbed by frequent immigrations of Chinese refugees during the last four years that too much reliance should not be placed on these figures. Military and Naval statistics are omitted from the report.
REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE.
The total expenditure during 1915 was $343,908.19 compared with $353,431.65 in 1914: the estimate for the year was $391,793.00.
Certain revenues are collected by this Department, the bulk coming from market rents, and the rest chiefly from licence, registration and cemetery fees.
The total revenue was $271,673.14, compared with $264,352.82 in 1914.
A comparative table of the cost of scavenging for the last three years is appended. Other tables and details of the working of the Department will be found in the reports of the Medical Officer of Health and of the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon.
D. W. TRATMAN, Head of the Sanitary Department,
13th May, 1916.
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of every weekday during the cooler mouths, the mid-week rest being abolished. Also premises known to be kept clean by their occupants were omitted from the cleansing lists.
MARKETS.
No new markets were opened during the year, the proposed Government Market for Sham Shui Po being abandoned until better times.
The floods on the West River wrought great havoc among the fishponds which supply the bulk of the freshwater fish sold in the Colony and for a time there was a great scarcity of this article of food, which was probably one of the main causes of the notable in- crease in the sale of pork shewn in the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon's report. Certain of the dealers started to import live fish by rail from Shek Lung, but the supply is somewhat uncertain.
A comparative table of the Market Rents for the past few years will be found in the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon's report. There is a slight falling off in the total for 1915, which is probably due to loss of population and general depression resulting from the war.
POPULATION.
The last Census was taken in 1911. For the purposes of the tables in the report of the Medical Officer of Health the population is estimated by the usual methods to the middle of the year; but the population has been so much disturbed by frequent immigrations of Chinese refugees during the last four years that too much reliance should not be placed on these figures. Military and Naval statistics are omitted from the report.
REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE.
The total expenditure during 1915 was $343,908.19 compared with $353,431.65 in 1914: the estimate for the year was $391,793.00.
Certain revenues are collected by this Department, the bulk coming from market rents, and the rest chiefly from licence, regis- tration and cemetery fees.
The total revenue was $271,673.14, compared with $264,352.82 in 1914.
A comparative table of the cost of scavenging for the last three years is appended other tables and details of the working of the Department will be found in the reports of the Medical Officer of Health and of the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon.
D. W. TRATMAN, Head of the Sanitary Department,
13th May, 1916.
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