# J 3
## GENERAL
### Agriculture
17. The district suffered no serious damage from rain, drought or typhoon during the year, except in Southern Lantao where the first rice crop was damaged by drought. The rice, bean-curd and vegetable crops were poor and prices remained low. Pineapple crops, chiefly grown at Tsuen Wan and Tai O, were good with price well sustained. Bean-curd business, centred in Tsuen Wan, continued in a bad way.
### Fisheries
18. The fishing business was uneven; good in Tai O and Lamma, fair in Cheung Chau, and in Tsuen Wan definitely bad.
### Transport
19. The Hong Kong and New Territories Ferry Company maintained a regular schedule throughout the year. The Tsuen Wan line did badly as in previous years whilst the competing bus service did well.
### Registration of Births and Deaths
20. Registration commenced in 1932. The Police Stations at Tsuen Wan, Cheung Chau and Tai O are the registry offices for their respective districts. 938 births and 554 deaths in all were registered as against 976 and 452 respectively for 1934. There were four prosecutions and light penalties were inflicted. On the basis of 1931 census (41,000) and assuming a birth rate of 30 per 1,000, three fourths of all births including those on boats are being registered—a very satisfactory showing in the circumstances.
### Sanitation
21. The scavenging work has been satisfactorily maintained in Cheung Chau, Tai O, Hang Hau and Tsuen Wan. Considerable new paving and drainage work was carried out at Tai O. The Government-aided removal of all pigsties in Hang Hau to the site provided by Government was completed during the year. Paving in Hang Hau was also improved: there is now a paved street running the length of the village.
### Hygiene
22. The Government medical service was maintained, consisting of a travelling dispensary on the mainland, routine visits by a Medical Officer to the islands, and resident midwives with dispensaries at Tai O and Sham Tseng.
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GENERAL.
Agriculture.
17. The district suffered no serious damage from rain, drought or typhoon during the year, except in Southern Lantao where the first rice crop was damaged by drought. The rice, bean-curd and vegetable crops were poor and prices remained low. Pineapple crops, chiefly grown at Tsuen Wan and Tai O, were good with price well sustained. Bean-curd business, centred in Tsuen Wan, continued in a bad way.
Fisheries.
18. The fishing business was uneven; good in Tai O and Lamma, fair in Cheung Chau, and in Tsuen Wan definitely bad.
Transport.
19. The Hong Kong and New Territories Ferry Company maintained a regular schedule throughout the year. The Tsuen Wan line did badly as in previous years whilst the competing bus service did well.
Registration of Births and Deaths.
20. Registration commenced in 1932. The Police Stations at Tsuen Wan, Cheung Chau and Tai O are the registry offices for their respective districts. 938 births and 554 deaths in all were registered as against 976 and 452 respectively for 1934. There were four prosecutions and light penalties were inflicted. On the basis of 1931 census (41,000) and assuming a birth rate of 30 per 1,000, three fourths of all births including those on boats are being registered-a very satisfactory showing in the circumstances.
Sanitation.
21. The scavenging work has been satisfactorily maintained in Cheung Chau, Tai Ŏ, Hang Hau and Tsuen Wan. Consider- able new paving and drainage work was carried out at Tai O. The Government-aided removal of all pigsties in Hang Hau to the site provided by Government was completed during the year. Paving in Hang Hau was also improved: there is now a paved street running the length of the village.
Hygiene.
22. The Government medical service was maintained, consisting of a travelling dispensary on the mainland, routine. visits by a Medical Officer to the islands, and resident midwives with dispensaries at Tai O and Sham Tseng.
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