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CANAL BOATS ACTS.
Annual Report for the Year ended 31st December, 1923.
To the Medical Officer of Health.
Sir,
I beg to report for the year ended December 31st, 1923,
that for the purpose of Canal Boats inspection, I made 19
visits, on the following dates, viz. :—
January 23rd, February 19th, March 8th and 26th, April 17th
and 25th, May 14th, June 5th and 18th, July 10th, August 1st,
September 10th and 14th, October 19th, 25th and 29th, November
30th and December 12th and 18th.
Number of visits - - 19
Number of boats inspected - Nil
This Borough is not a Registration Authority.
The arrangements made for the inspection of Canal Boats
are: Periodical inspection by Sanitary Inspector duly appointed
under the Canal Boats Acts, jointly with other duties as District
Sanitary Inspector.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
F. Hewett,
Canal Boat Inspector.
January 4th, 1924.
UNSOUND FOOD.
During the year, the following quantities of food were brought to
the notice of this Department, voluntarily by the owners, found to be
unsound, and destroyed :—
Bacon ... 1 cwt. 3 qrs. 9 lbs. Roe ... ... 1 box
Cherries ... ... 13 baskets Sardines ... ... 216 tins
Fish in Tomato ... 21 tins Tomatoes ... ... 10 boxes
Mackerel ... ... f box Winkles ... ... 4 cwt.
Plaice . ... ... lli stone
SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS.
603 samples were purchased and submitted to the Public Analyst
for analysis. Of this number, 22 or 3-6 % were adulterated. In 13
instances legal proceedings were taken, and fines and costs amounting
to ^43 16s. were inflicted.