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All are conducted on voluntary lines and are doing good work
in the interests of child welfare. The Committee of the "John" Day
Creche approached the Council for a grant as they were urgently in
need of funds in order to carry out certain repairs to their building,
and the Council after perusing their accounts granted them £100 for
this purpose. The Board of Education, and later in its place, the
Ministry of Health, also contributed to its funds.
FOOD INSPECTION.
In addition to the tabulated statement with respect to samples
of food purchased under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, the
Inspector of Foods has furnished his usual Annual Report which will
be found in the Appendix to this Report, together with that of the
Inspector of Canal Boats.
In his Annual Report for 1918, embodied in my Annual Report
for that year, the Inspector wrote the following paragraph:—
"Miscellaneous Inspections and Unsound Food. During
the year (i.e., 1918) I have examined quantities of imported
bacon and hams, approximately 250 tons, at the premises of a
wholesale provision dealer and bacon dryer, who at the request
of the Ministry of Food dealt with parcels of faulty bacon and
hams which had to be cleansed, smoked, and alter inspection
disposed of to tradesmen with a quick sale, who were given
permits to sell the same free of coupons. This entailed a large
amount of work in examination for taint, &c., and 1 tons, 8 cwt.,
2 qrs., 27 lbs. were condemned and sent to the soap-boilers."
In this year's (1919) Report he states:—
"I have again had to deal with large quantities of faulty
imported bacon and hams during the year, and 37 tons, 18 cwt.,
3 qrs., 9 lbs. have been condemned and sent to the fat-melters
for soap-making."