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Bakehouses.
The occupied bakehouses have been regularly inspected during the
year. The bi-annual cleansing has been carried out satisfactorily, and
the places kept in very good order.
Dairies, Cowsheds, Milkshops.
These places were regularly visited as necessary during tho year.
All dippers and storage vessels have been closely inspected as to cleanliness,
and have, generally speaking, been kept as clean as possible.
In some cases, where infectious disease has occurred at any milkshop,
the milk on the premises has been destroyed and the utensils
disinfected before milk has been allowed to be sold again. No case has
been "nursed" at home whore milk was sold.
Smoke Nuisance.
All complaints from outside quarters have been attended to, and
also my own observations of shafts. No legal proceedings have been
necessary, all "Notices," whether verbal or statutory having been
attended to.
Food and Drugs Acts, 1875 to 1007.
During the year samples of various kinds of food and drugs have
been purchased for analysis, and in each case where adulteration has
been found legal proceedings have been instituted with results as shown:—
Milk—Deficient in fat to extent of 8 per cent. and in solids not fat 1.4
per cent. Defendant fined 5s. and 23s. costs.
Butter—Consisting wholly of foreign fat. Defendant fined £2 and 23s.
costs.
Milk—Deficient in fat to extent of 13 per cent. Defendant fined £2 and
23s. costs.
The milk taken on delivery at the Institutions in the district and at
the Schools has proved genuine,