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Outworkers.
The premises where male outworkers live and work have been
inspected, and notices to cleanse the premises have been served where
required.
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 remainder, which is all examined
by the consignee is for sale for both home consumption and export. A
large amount goes into the Mercantile Service, all of which is examined
and labelled by the Board of Trade officials before being sent away.
The following tinned foods (as set out below) on examination were
rejected by the consignee as unfit for human food; the rejected portion
was set apart by the consignee in a separate building for the
purpose of being sent to a fat boiler to be rendered down for fat;
proper precautions are taken to prevent the condemned food being used
for any other purpose.
815-61bs. beef, 572-21bs. beef, 1—41b. beef, 10-1lb. beef, 461061bs.
mutton, 424-21bs. mutton, 20-21bs. steak, 9-21bs. brawn,
2-21bs. sausages, 142-21bs. soup, 10-31bs. tongues, l-2¾lbs. tongues,
31-2½lbs. tongues, 5-21bs. tongues, 4-1¼lbs. tongues, 126-l½lbs.
chickens, 735—1lb. salmon, 2065-2½lbs. fruits.
The "Regulations under the Public Health (Regulations as to Food)
Act, 1907," give more power to inspect food imported into this country,
and will facilitate a more rigid examination, also supervision of the disposal
of unsound food.
Public Schools.
I have, as specially instructed, inspected the Public Schools in my
district, particularly in respect to the water supplies and sanitary
conveniences. The water supply for drinking purposes at each school
was found to be drawn from the rising main, and the storage cisterns
(which are used for supplying the sanitary conveniences only) are cleansed
periodically. The sanitary conveniences and offices were found to be in
a clean and satisfactory condition. In cases where drinking cups
were found to be missing they were afterwards reinstated.