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Under the provisions of the L.C.C. (General Powers) Act,
1928, Section 29, any premises used for the sale, manufacture, or
storage of ice cream must be registered by the owner or occupier
with the Sanitary Authority, and penalties are imposed on any
person offending against the provisions of this Section.
This Section is not meant to apply to any premises occupied
as a factory or workshop, nor to any premises used as an hotel,
restaurant or club.
Fish Shops.—There are 11 fishmongers, and 13 premises
are occupied and used for the cooking of fish and chipped potatoes.
These premises were frequently visited and the cooking was found
to be carried on satisfactorily and without nuisance.
FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS.
176 samples were purchased under the provisions of the Sale
of Food and Drugs Act, and submitted to the Public Analyst for
analysis, of which 174 were certified to be genuine and 2 adulterated,
the adulterations thus being equivalent to 1*1% of the samples
taken, as compared with 0.6% the previous year.
Of the total number of samples purchased, 68 were milk, of
which 2 were certified to be adulterated.
In one instance it was necessary to take legal proceedings.
The Public Health (Condensed Milk) Regulations,
1923-1927, and Public Health (Dried Milk) Regulations,
1923-1927.-—5 samples of condensed milk were taken during the
year—all were found to comply with the Regulations.
Only the well-known brands of dried milk were found to be
on sale, and in all cases the Declaratory Notices complied with the
Regulations,