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72 FOOD SUPERVISION.
Strict regulations are prescribed for dealing with infectious illness among those
concerned with the milk trade, but no restriction is placed by law on the delivery of milk to
houses where such illnesses are being treated. It is common practice to deliver the morning
milk in cans which are collected later during the day. Some of the larger firms require their
customers to report any illness of an infectious character, and special precautions are then
taken. As a rule, however, the cans from infected houses are dealt with in the ordinary
routine, and such practice appears to afford a chance of spread of infection. It is not, however,
a simple matter to suggest a remedy.
Food Purveying.—The premises on the Register of Food Purveyors numbered 177 at the
close of last year, being 5 fewer than in 1003. Twenty-five of the premises were fried fish
shops. The inspections of restaurants, &c., numbered 367, and of fried fish shops GO. The
defects found are set out in Table 39.

* These were systematically dealt with in 1902, leaving no structural defects unremedied.