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9. No milk will be declared as 'milk and water,' and no
declaration will be exhibited that the milk is otherwise
than genuine.
Witness
Signed
Failure to comply with the above conditions will render the
milk seller liable to have his name removed from the register."
Under the Act the milk vendor has a right to appear before the
Committee, or appeal against their decision at the Police Court, so
I think it would be advisable if we were in agreement on certain
broad conditions. Of course, special cases may arise where injury
to health comes in question, which can be dealt with on their merits.
I might add that all these conditions are in the interests of Public
Health, and many of them are designed to prevent the contamination
of milk by flies and dust.
FOOD AND DRUGS.
In Table IX of Appendix will be found a list of the samples
taken in 1922, and the action taken; 1,202 samples were taken,
compared with 1,201 in 1921, and 1,200 in 1920. Of these 2. per
cent. were found adulterated, compared with 5.6 per cent, in the
previous year, and 5.3 per cent. in 1920.
GENERAL SANITARY WORK.
Inspections.
In Tables F and G (pages 18 and 20) will be found particulars
of the general sanitary work by the District Inspectors during 1922.
The house-to-house inspections numbered 3,954. This is 1,526
below the total for the previous year.
5,412 intimation notices were served, compared with 6,366 in
the previous year.
Smoke Nuisances.
11 observations were kept on chimneys and 7 notices served.