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good organisation by the management. Perhaps the outstanding
defect is the unsatisfactory arrangements for the washing of hands of
the employees and in only a few premises was there hand-washing
with hot water facilities adjacent to the water-closet. Cloakroom
accommodation is generally insufficient. The pre-cooking of food is
not the general practice and where this practice is adopted only
exceptionally was there no refrigeration. Extensive improvements are
necessary in the dish washing arrangements, the sinkage is inadequate
and the final high temperature rinsing arrangements are noted by their
absence. These are just some of the defects noted in the survey—
defects which the proprietors themselves are very anxious to abolish.
Their difficulties are many and if I have recorded some adverse
criticism it is merely to express a desire for greater perfection and
safeguard.
Unsound Food.
5 tons 0 cwts. 3 qrs. 4 lbs. of unsound food was surrended as
unfit for human consumption and destroyed, or used where possible
for animal food after suitable treatment. In Appendix X is a list
of items of food affected.