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INSPECTION OF OTHER PREMISES ETC. (CONTD)
tripe, offal and other meat shops; fried fieh eel and
other fieh shops; premises where ice cream is made; and other
places where food is prepared for sale. 1,482 inspections were
made of these premises during the year. 2 notices under the
Food Bye-Laws were served requiring remedy of defects.
UNSOUND FOOD.
4,449 tins Tinned Foods; , 8l tins Evaporated Milk; 30½ lbs.
Fruit; 5 lbs. belted potatoes; 201 lbs. flour; 72 lbs. sugar;
l½ lbs. cheese cuttings; 1 lb. Marmalade; 2 lbs. Jam; 22 lbs.
Butter; 3 lbs. .Bacon; 15½ lbs. Meat; 12 lbs. Sausages;
21 x 6 lbs. Tins Corned Beef; 254-2¼ lb. tins salmon and
anchovy roll; 6 stone Fish, and 27 Pigeons.
FOOD AND DRUGS ACT 1938.
During the year 595 samples were submitted to the Borough
Analyst for analysis; of these 274 were taken as "formal" and
321 "Informal". Of this total 7 proved to be adulterated, all
having been purchased informally. In each case a further sample
was taken and found to be genuine. No legal proceedings were
taken.
INFECTIOUS DISEASE AND OTHER DISEASES.

DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION CLINIC
269 new cases attended the Clinic during the year.
WHOOPING COUGH IMMUNISATION CLINIC
The Council established in October 1939 a Clinic for active
immunisation against whooping cough, at the Maternity and Child
Welfare Clinic, 10 John Street. The Clinic is held on Wednessay
afternoons of each week.
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