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served, which has had the desired effect of abating the nuisances. No
recurrence of the nuisances taking place, and no necessity to take legal
proceedings.
Unsound Food, Shops and Stalls.
The shops and stalls in the district have been frequently inspected
in respect of unsound and unwholesome food, and during the past year
there has been no occasion to seize any article exposed for sale.
During the year two cases of conger eels, ten baskets of cherries and
one case of skate were brought to the Public Health Offices to be examined,
and were found to be unfit for human food. After the usual precautions
being taken to prevent any abuse of the condemnation, the usual certificate
was given for the purpose of the purchaser getting his money from the
wholesale vendor.
Riverside Wharves where Food is Stored, etc.
There is only one wharf in my district, viz., Concordia Wharf, Cold
Harbour (Ramornie Meat Co.), where food (all tinned) is landed, some
of which is warehoused for other firms; the other, which is all examined,
is for sale for both home consumption and export. A large amount goes
into the Mercantile Service, all of which is examined and duly labelled by
their officials before being taken away. The following number of tinned
food (as set out below) on examination were found to be blown or otherwise
damaged and consequently condemned as unfit for human food,
which were set apart in a building adjoining these premises for the
purpose of being sent to a fat boiler to be rendered down for fat. Proper
precautions have been taken to prevent the condemned food being used
for any other purpose.
293 61bs. beef, 323 21bs. beef, 21 llb. beef, 3 21bs. steak, 1 2ilb.
steak, 9 21bs. sausages, 32 21bs. soup, 4 21bs. tongue, 2 llb. tongue,
1,043 61bs. mutton, 168 21bs. mutton, 32 l½lbs. chicken—making a
total of 1,931 tins.
The "Regulations under the Public Health (Regulations as to Food)
Act, 1907," give more power to your Inspecctor to inspect food
imported into this country, and which will facilitate a more rigid examination,
also supervision of the disposal of unsound food.