Mr. Chuang noted that in an agricultural society, the biggest threat to health is from contagious diseases such as tuberculosis, typhoid and gastrointestinal ailments.
莊局長指出，在過去農業社會中，由於貧窮與髒亂，最易危害人體健康的是急性的細菌性傳染病，如腸胃炎、肺炎、傷寒、霍亂。