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25
Milk, cream, condensed milk, etc. 39
Butter, margarine, cooking fat, cheese 25
Ice cream, lollies 19
Fruits, vegetables (including canned and tinned) 4l
Tinned fish, shellfish 24
Meat and meat products 87
Herbs, condiments, spices, sauces, etc. 47
Flour, flour confectionery, puddings, cakes, etc. 82
Beverages, non-alcoholic 51
do. alcoholic 27
Jams, preserves 11
Sweets, confectionery 40
Miscellaneous 12
503
All the samples of milk proved satisfactory, the
average milk fat content being 3.71 per cent. The legal miniraui
is 3 per cent.
13 samples of pork sausages were taken, the average
meat content being 68.9 per cent; the lowest meat content was
66 per cent. 3 samples of beef sausages gave meat contents
of 51, 52 and 52 per cent.
There were 15 adulterated or unsatisfactory samples,
details of which are given in the Statistical Summary.
UNSOUND FOOD
Wherever possible, such food is salvaged for use
either for animal feeding stuffs, soap manufacturing or other
industrial purposes. Other condemned food is either destroyed
at the Public Health Station or removed to the Council's
Dusting Wharf for disposal with other trade refuse.
ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION
The work of the Department in this connection resolved
itself into three aspects.
1.Investigation of complaints and action to abate
nuisances,
2.Continuation of cooperation with the Department of
Scientific & Industrial Research on the investigation into the
trends of air pollution, and