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number of samples of various kinds of food that should be taken in
order to adequately protect the public. The appointment of a Sanitary
Inspector is advisable whose special duties would be to procure samples
under the Sale of Food and Drugs Act, to undertake a general supervision,
as far as practicable, of the food supply, and the frequent
inspection of bake-houses and other places where food is prepared.
SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS AMENDMENT BILL.
A Bill to amend the Sale of Food and Drugs Act, 1875, and the
Margarine Act, 1887, was brought before the House of Commons in
February last.
The main provision of the Bill was to make the act of sale by a
wholesale trader to a retailer a warranty that the article sold is of the
nature, substance, and quality demanded by the purchaser. Such a
provision, if passed into law, would entirely prevent the successful
application of the Sale of Food and Drugs Act, and your Vestry while
considering that a thoroughly comprehensive Amendment Act is
required both in the interest of the retailer and of the public, considered
the proposed bill to be altogether of a most unsatisfactory character
and accordingly presented a petition against the Bill.
Meteorology.
In Table J in the appendix will be found a record of the
meteorological conditions in each week of the year, together with the
number of deaths from certain diseases.
SANITARY WORK.
The subjoined table gives a record of the work done during the
year by your Sanitary Officials. It is unnecessary to detail the various
improvements effected; in all cases when a house is inspected it is
endeavoured to place it in every respect in a thoroughly satisfactory
sanitary condition.
North Ward. South Ward. Walham Ward. Total
Inspector Jones. Insp.Grigg. Insp. Croucher.
Number of complaints
received and attended
to, excluding complaints
of non-removal
of dust 380 356 549 1,285