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Vermin and Scabies.—An active campaign was taken to
combat conditions arising from verminous infestation, and in
October the Scabies Order (S.R. & O. 1941, No. 1724), which
strengthens the hands of local authorities in dealing with the
disease, was made.
Legal proceedings to enforce various requirements or for the
recovery of penalties incurred by the breach of statutory requirements
were taken in 32 instances; fines were inflicted amounting
to £70, and costs to £23 13s. 6d.
Factories and Homework.—The number of factories in which
Mechanical means are used decreased by 34 to 241, and of nonMechanical
factories by 48 to 130. Inspections of these premises
Numbered 639. The number of homeworkers decreased bv 37 to
142.
Bakehouses numbered 45 at the end of the year, two being
opened and six closed during the year. The number of underground
bakehouses remained at 14. Three of the 45 premises do not rank
factories since only the proprietor works on the premises. 59
inspections of bakehouses were made during 1941.
Protection of the Food Supply.—1,200 samples (of which 533
were informally taken) were analysed by the Public Analyst. Of
these 26 (6 informal) were certified to be adulterated, which gives
a Percentage of adulteration of 2.2.
660 of the samples were of milk, the percentage of adulteration
among which was 2.4. There were 85 dairies (milk shops) registered
at the end of the year. 27 licences to sell tuberculin tested
milk and 50 for pasteurised milk were valid during 1941. 136
Premises (excluding street stalls) were on the register for the
Manufacture, storage or sale of ice cream, and 131 for the sale
preserved foods and 34 as fish shops. Street stalls from which
food was sold numbered 71.