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KITCHENS OF RESTAURANTS.
During the year 1901, 67 kitchens of restaurants were inspected and 17 notices
served. During the year 1902, the kitchens of hotels and public houses that had restaurants
were also inspected and in all, 122 kitchens were inspected and the 40 notices that were served
included the following nuisances:—
Kitchens dirty 16
Drains defective 9
Soil pipe defective 1
W. C. in improper position 6
W. C. defective 5
Additional W. C. required 2
Gully choked 1
Paving defective 12
Dustbin, defective or absent 2
Insufficient ventilation 6
OTHER FOOD SHOPS.
During the year other food shops were from time to time inspected, such as butchers,
poulterers, fishmongers and fried fish shops, greengrocers and fruiterers, and much tinned food
was also inspected.

Application was also made for the removal of 20 cases of unsound apples, but on inspection
a large portion was found to be sound, and only those that were unfit for food were removed and
destroyed.
The whole of this unsound food was seen by me prior to its removal and destruction by
the Council's contractor.
SMOKE ABATEMENT.
Much attention was given to the abatement of smoke from boilers and furnaces. The
chimney shafts of the Borough were frequently kept under observation, and 27 notices were
served to abate smoke nuisances.
METEOROLOGY.
The mean temperature for the year was 49°.2—the same as for the year 1901. The
rainfall was 19.34 inches, being 5.46 inches below the average of the preceding 86 years.
Further details are given in Table VIII.
I desire to express my appreciation of the excellent assistance and hearty co-operation
that I have received from the Staff of the Public Health Department during the year, and the
readiness with which they have taken their turns for work after office hours and on Sundays,
during the outbreak of small-pox and for the inspection of the market streets.
I have the honour to be, Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
W. A. BOND.