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1909]
ceedings to be taken in 9 instances, which resulted in the defendants being
fined £40 16s. Gd. and costs. In the other casts there was no evidence that the
traders had the unsound food knowingly on their premises, and, indeed, it was
they themselves in some instances who had called the Inspector's attention
to it.
Inspection of Shops, Street Markets, Stalls, etc.—These were regularly
inspected as well during each day as on Saturday nights, as were also fruit
shops, sausage factories, and other places where food is sold or prepared for
sale. Altogether 11,093 visits were recorded by Inspector Wilkinson, which
are in addition to those of the district inspectors 7 of whom inspected the
various shops and stalls on Saturday nights, while every Sunday morning
throughout the year one Inspector keeps them under observation.
Unsound Fish.—The costers continue to bring fish to the Town Hall for
examination when on opening the trunks or boxes they have found the contents
to be unsound. The Fishmongers' Company a short time since requested
that all cases of this kind should be reported to them, which has been done.
In every instance the fish has been detained until it was possible to remove it
to the Manure Depot or Disinfecting Station for destruction in the destructor.
The food destroyed during the year was as follows:—