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X—FOOD CONTROL.
In January 1938, a District Sanitary Inspector had occasion
to visit a food shop and found evidence of rat infestation.
Some of the food bore evidence of being fouled by rats and
the Inspector seized a quantity of butter beans, haricot beans
rice, dried peas and packets of salt; the total weight being about
ten cwt. The food was examined by the Magistrate that afternoon,
and again upon the following morning, and a destruction
order was granted.
Legal proceedings were taken against the proprietors of the
shop and the Magistrate inflicted a penalty of £21 with €2 costs.
In August, 1938, another of the District Sanitary Inspectors
upon receipt of a complaint visited a food shop and seized 15 tins
of Herrings in Tomato Sauce. He also seized 20 tins of the same
type at a stall in one of the street markets which was connected
with the shopkeeper.
These 35 tins were examined by a magistrate, and a destruction
order was granted.
Legal proceedings were taken against the shop-keeper and his
supplier. The summons against the shopkeeper was withdrawn
and that against the wholesaler was withdrawn upon payment of
£3 3s. costs.
PUBLIC HEALTH (IMPORTED FOOD) REGULATIONS,
1925, 1933 and 1937.
One hundred and one samples have been taken during the
year by the Wharves Inspectors. Of this number five samples
were submitted to ascertain the composition, four to ascertain the
composition and for the presence of preservative, 18 for the
presence of preservative, ten for the presence of preservative and
metals, one to ascertain the composition and whether contaminated,
and the remaining 63 for the presence of metals.
In addition, one sample of Beer was taken for bacteriological
examination.