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6
Butter 11 —
Lard 2 —
Coffee 2
Fish Paste 2 1
Egg Powde 1 —
Egg Substitute Powder 1 —
Lime Juice Cordial 1 1
Saccharin Tablets 1 —
235 21
Number of Prosecutions 4
Number of Convictions 3
Fines imposed £17
The figures given for adulterated samples include some
adulterated informal samples in respect of which no proceedings
could be taken.
Population.
In the Annual Reports for the five years 1915—1919 inclusive,
two estimates were made of the population, one for deathrate
purposes and the other for the birth-rate. The former was
an estimate of the civil population only, whilst the latter included
the men on military service.
In 1920 demobilisation had reached a stage at which it is
felt that the distinction between "Birth-rate populations" and
"Death-rate populations," made during a period when a large
part of the male population was under arms, might in general be
discontinued.
A single estimate of the population has therefore been made,
and this is applicable to both births and deaths.
The Registrar-General has estimated the population in
June, 1920, at 64,192. This estimate is based upon the number
of ration-cards issued in November, 1919. In last year's Report
I gave certain facts from which it could be reasonably assumed
that the Registrar-General's figures were an under-estimate of
the population of the district. For the year 1919, the RegistrarGeneral
estimated the population at 64.306; and he therefore
assumes that there was a decrease of 114 in the year.
I believe that the Registrar-General's estimate is too low
by nearly 3,000 inhabitants, but in view of the interesting figures
given by the Registrar-General in his recently published Annual
Report for 1919, I have deemed it expedient to accept his figures.
The following paragraphs may be quoted, as they bear,
not only upon the estimate of the population, but also as to the
housing needs as affected by the growth of the population.