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January.—64 1½lbs. chicken ; 29 21bs. mock turtle.
February.—132 2lbs. chicken ; 123 61bs. beef.
April.—14 21bs. beef; 11 4lbs. beef.
June.—259 1½lbs. sausages; 114 61bs. mutton; 66 61bs. beef.
July.—362lbs. beef.
August.—126lbs. beef; 23 21bs. kidney and soup.
September.—61 6lbs. beef; 42 6lbs. mutton.
November.—27 2lbs. oxtail soup; 572lbs. beef.
December.—70 2lbs. beef ; 4 2lbs. beef.
Unsound Food. Shops and Stalls.
The shops and stalls in the district have been regularly visited with a
view to detecting unsound and unwholesome food, and in a few instances
parcels of fish, meat and fruit, on being examined, were found to be unfit
for human consumption and destroyed. In each case the vendor was
severely cautioned ; 27 cases of tomatoes, 1 box of haddocks, 3 cases of
haddocks, and 3 barrels of apples were brought to the Public Health
Offices during the year, and on examination were found to be unfit for
human food, which I condemned, and gave the usual certificate to that
effect.
Hairdressers' Shops.
The whole of the hairdressers' shops throughout the district have
been inspected with respect to the sanitary conditions of the premises and
cleanliness of the articles used in the businesses, and where necessary
intimations and statutory notices were served and the nuisances satisfactorily
abated.
Public-House Urinals.
These have been kept as clean as possible under the new powers
conferred by the Act.
Canal Boats.
The inspection of canal boats was without particular incident. All
the boats visited appeared to be in fair condition and in compliance with
the requirements of the Acts and Regulations.
Cleansing of Cisterns.
The cisterns of the following buildings have been inspected during