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Diphtheria Anti-Toxin.
Quantity provided to private practitioners Nil
MEAT INSPECTION.
Amount of meat delivered at Smithfield Market 54,824 tons
Amount of meat seized by Meat Inspectors at Smithfield
Market 361 tons. 19 cwts. 0 qr.
Amount of Meat seized by Meat Inspectors at Gold
stores Leadenhall Market and City shops 87 tons.4cwts.lqr,131bs,
No. of Prosecutions instituted Nil
No. of Demonstrations' and Instruction in Meat.Inspection.:-l ,
No. of Naval Officers receiving instruction in Meat Inspection:-Nil.
PUBLIC HEALTH (MEAT) REGULATIONS,1924.
The improvement in carriage of meat noted in past
reports has been maintained, although of course the
quantities carried are very much less.
PREMISES MERE FOOD IS PREPARED AND OFFERED FOE, SALE.
All these premises are subject to regular inspection.
Inspections have been made and without exception all
criticisms have received immediate attention.
ITINERANT FOOD VENDORS.
Constant inspections of barrows and of itinerant food
vendors' have been made and the issue of cautionary letters
has resulted in a marked improvement in the general condition
of this class of trade.
RIVERSIDE WHARVES.
The food delivered at riverside wharves has consisted of
the customary varieties and has been the subject of constant
inspection and 60 tons 7 cwts. 2 qr. 1 lb. have been condemned
as unfit for human consumption, a certain amount of which it
has been possible to utilize for cattle or poultry feeding or
other convenient purposes.
FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS,
892 samples have been submitted to the Public Analyst for
examination. 147 of these were formal samples and 745 were
informal samples. 31 samples were reported against.
The percentage of adulterated samples was 3.4
Legal proceedings were necessary in 7 cases,
5 applications were received for. registration as purveyors
of milk.
All were registered.