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The special inspection of these premises for which applications
for registration have been received has added considerably to the
work of the Department.
In addition to the special inspections reported above, the usual
routine inspections of all other known food premises such as bakehouses,
milkshops, general stores, the kitchens of shops, hotels,
restaurants, and public-houses, have been made during the year,
as follows :—
Bakehouses 335
Milkshops 1,189
Ice cream premises 1,211
Other food premises or stores 1,620
Restaurants, etc 467
Generally speaking, the conditions disclosed have been found
satisfactory, and such alterations and cleansing found to be needed
have been carried out as a rule without the service of notices.
(d) Merchandise Marks Act, 1926, and Agricultural Produce Grading
and Marking Act, 1928.
The Orders made under the above Acts relating to the marking
of certain imported foods, and the manner in which that marking
is to be applied receive constant attention, and all breaches of
the Act or the Order made thereunder are brought to the notice
of the persons responsible.
(e) Artificial Cream Act, 1929.
During the year no application for registration under the
above-mentioned Act of premises used for the manufacture and
sale of artificial cream was received.
(/) Pharmacy and Poisons Act, 1933.
On the 26th October, 1933, the Council appointed the two Food
Inspectors as Inspectors under Part 2 of the Pharmacy and Poisons
Act, which received the Royal Assent in that year. The operation
of the Act was, however, suspended for the time being ; the
commencing date was eventually fixed as the 1st May, 1936.
Under the provision of the Act and of the Rules made thereunder,
poisons are divided into two classes. Part 1 of the Poisons List
and Part 2 of the List. Part 1 includes poisons that may only be
sold by registered pharmacists. This is administered by the