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CANAL BOATS ACTS.
Annual Report for the Year ended 31st December, 1925.
To the Medical Officer of Health,
Sir,
I beg to report for the year ended December 31st, 1925,
that for the purpose of Canal Boats inspection, I made 13
visits, on the following dates, viz.:—
January 8th, February 3rd, 18th and 27th, March 20th,
April 23rd, May 5th, June 10th and 25th, July 7th and 13th,
September 2nd and 29th.
No boats were found for inspection during the year; there
is no doubt that this method of conveying goods has been
superseded as far as the portion of the Canal situated in this
Borough is concerned.
This Council is not a Registration Authority under the
above Acts.
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, 1926.
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.
Anchovies 56 lbs.
Apricot pulp 220 lbs.
Apple pulp 44 lbs.
Beetroot l½ baskets
Blackberries 213 lbs.
Cherries 8 baskets
Cods' Roes 1 box
Cod 1 trunk
Condensed Milk 49 tins
Haddock 4 boxes
Hake 1 box
Potatoes 14 lbs.
Tomato Puree
11 tons 16 cwt. 2 qrs. 2 lbs.
Winkles 2 bags
SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS.
698 samples were purchased and submitted to the Public Analyst
for analysis. Of this number, 15 or 2.1% were adulterated. In three
instances legal proceedings were taken, conviction being obtained in
two cases. The remaining summons was dismissed, the vendor
successfully pleading warranty.