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aim at is that as long as he himself has the loaf in his possession it shall
be so treated as to render it immune from any complaint of gathering
impurities as it goes. All, or nearly all our solid foodstuffs can be
washed before being eaten, with the exception of bread, so that whatever
impurities may have attached themselves to the loaf are bound to
be consumed along with it.
Several of the more progressive bakers have attempted to create a
demand for bread specially wrapped, but their efforts have hardly met
with the success they deserve. But once let the public grasp the
advantages they will obtain by such protection and they will refuse to
have any other. Unfortunately bakers themselves have not yet realised
the value of wrapping paper for bread as a means of advertising.
Dairies, Milkshops and Purveyors of Milk.
These premises were kept under constant supervision during the year.
The number on the register at the end of the period under report was
214. During this period 48 were added and 35 cancelled. The inspections
numbered 676, 4 notices being served.
The cleansing and limewashing of these premises were carried
out as hitherto, and any repairs found necessary were duly enforced.
Corroded cans and measures were prohibited.
The following cases of infectious disease occurred in connection
with these premises :—Scarlet Fever, 8 cases.
In each instance action was taken in accordance with the Dairies,
Cowsheds and Milkshops Orders, the sale of milk being prohibited
until after disinfection and certification of the premises by the Medical
Officer of Health.
Fried Fish Shops.
Fried fish shops, together with the fish used, were regularly inspected
during the year and only one serious complaint of a nuisance was received.
This was in respect of a nuisance arising from a fish shop opened
next door to a dairy and was abated after the commencement of legal
action by the offended party.
Fried fish shops are difficult to deal with under the ordinary definition
as defined by the Public Health Acts. It may be said by some that all
fried fish shops commit a nuisance, but in seeking to obtain an injunction
we should remember the words of Mr. Justice Bruce, who described a
nuisance as " an inconvenience more than fanciful, and more than one of
mere delicacy or fastidiousness—an inconvenience materially interfering
with the ordinary comfort physically of human existence not merely
according to elegant or dainty modes and habits of living, but according
to plain and sober and simple notions among the English people."