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Where a consignment showed a plate count of between 250,000
and 2,000,000 the importer was warned that the prawns must be
used immediately after defrosting.
Surface plate count at 37° C.
No. of samples
Less than 250,000
397
250,000 — 2,000,000
132
More than 2,000,000
12
541
DESICCATED COCONUT
104 samples of Desiccated Coconut were submitted for bacteriological
examination during the year. No Salmonella organisms
were found in any of the samples examined.
UNSOUND FOOD
The general inspection of food in shops and on stalls forms
part of the duty of the District Public Health Inspectors. Food, in
the quantities stated, came under the notice of the Inspectors during
the year and, being found unfit for human consumption, was destroyed
or disposed of for purposes other than human food.
Weight
Description of Food
tons
cwts.
qrs.
lbs.
1
Meat
-
3
25
4
3
8
Meat, Canned
-
Fruit, Canned
-
1
-
1
1
Fish
-
2
-
Preserves
1
22
-
-
1
21
Various
-
-
Total
-
21
-
10