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Legal Proceedings.—I have attended at the Police Court 45 times in connection
with my duties as prosecuting Food Inspector.
I am, Sir, yours obediently,
J. Osborne,
Food Inspector.
To the Medical Officer of Health.
Sir,
I beg to submit my report for the year 1911.
I made 721 visits to the market streets, 40 visits to premises where food is
in course of preparation for sale, and took 100 samples under the Sale of Food
and Drugs Acts.
123 visits were made to the licensed slaughter-houses, where I saw the
following animals killed and dressed :—
98 Bullocks
125 Sheep
16 Lambs
and examined the following carcases : —
23 Beef
83 Mutton
— Lamb
making a total of 345 animals and carcases examined.
156 inspections were made of cowsheds, milkshops, and dairies.
I had the following food destroyed by fire at the dust destructor, viz. :—
2 carcases of Beef and organs. Tuberculous
2 pairs of Ox lungs. ,,
2 Ox heads and tongues. „
1 Ox liver. Flukes
1 ,, Abscess
6 cwt. Potatoes. Decomposed
60 lbs Skate. „
2½ cwt. Beef and Mutton. ,,
1 trunk uncured Haddocks. „
10 boxes of Kippers. „
5 gallon tins of Prawns. ,,
60 Fowls. „
6 Ducks. ,,
1 trunk of Coal Fish. ,,
I am, yours obediently,
W. G. Auger,
Food Inspector.
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