View report page

74
Formal.
Informal
Total.
Number of Samples procured:—
(а) Under Sale of Food and Drugs Acts:
(i) Number genuine 303 69 372
(ii) Number adulterated 23 4 27
(iii) Number poor quality, etc. (included in (i)
genuine above) 16 — 16
(b) Under Special Orders and Regulations:
(i) Number satisfactory 43 — 43
(ii) Number unsatisfactory 6 — 6
Action taken in respect of unsatisfactory samples:—
(i) Summonses applied for 11 — 11
(ii) Letters of caution sent to vendors 10 — 10
(iii) Reported to Ministry of Agriculture, etc — — —
Public Health (Foreign Meat) Regulations—Certificates
issued by M.O.H. 6 (8 visits to factories).
Foodstuffs Inspected for Export.
Tons
cwt.
qrs.
lbs.
Long Cut Hams (America) — 5 2 12
Beef (Australia) 1 11 3 18
Foodstuffs Destroyed.
(a Condemned at Slaughterhouse Inspections:—
(i) Beef:—
(3 briskets; 5 thin flanks; 2 thick flanks; 3 top ribs; 1 mid-rib;
1 back rib; 10 thin skirts; 3 thick skirts; 3 rumps; 3 loins;
2 forequarters.)
Pork (1 fore-end).
Total Weight .. 7 cwt. 1 qr. 20 lb.
(ii) Organs condemned and destroyed:—
Bovine:—Lungs, 80; Livers, 47, and parts of, 1; Mesenteries, 35,
Omenta, 20; Pancreas, 20; Spleens, 8; Tripes, 7; Udders, 23;
Kidneys, 11; Intestines, 2.
Sheep:—Lungs, 368; Livers, 76; Spleens, 3; Heart, 1.
Pigs:—Lungs, 55; Livers, 7; Mesenteries, 9; Omenta, 2; Kidneys, 6;
Hearts, 3; Spleens, 2.
Bovine Heads, 33; Tongues, 34. Pigs' Heads and Tongues, 12.
(6) Surrendered by owners as being unsound, or seized while exposed or deposited
for sale:—
Dogfish, 8 st.—Surrendered.
Tomatoes, 25 boxes and 6 lb.—Surrendered.
Lamb, 1 caroase, 28 lb.—Surrendered.
Crabs, 25 baskets.—Surrendered.
Crabs, 2 barrels.—Surrendered.
Prawns, 1 tin.—Surrendered.
Chestnuts, 30 lb.—Surrendered.
Strawberries, 5 baskets.—Surrendered.
Black Currants, 3 boats.—Surrendered.
Rabbits, 12 Ostend.—Surrendered.
Rabbits, 2 Wild.—Surrendered.