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One of the above retailors is licensed to bottle Tuberculin tested milk
raid one firm is licensed to pasteurise and bottle milk on the promises; one
firm is licensed to bottle pasteurised milk on the premises.
Supplementary licenses are granted to retailers who live outside the
Borough but who. sell milk in the Borough; the primary licence is granted by the
Authority in which they reside.
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UNSOUND FOOD
The following is a list of the food surrendered for examination end retained
as'Unfit for human consumption:-
3,935 tins of Evaporated Milk 87 Fish Cakes
(various brands) 34 Sponge rolls
548 tins beans 7 Shocolate rolls
375 tins peas 40 lbs apples
1,101 tins canned fruit 1 Case of rabbits
772 tins canned meat 1. sack sultanas
284 tins canned fish 1 doz. chocolate cakes
104 tins tomatoes 2 lbs chocolate
504 boxes of choose spread 1 Turkey
265 Australian eggs 1 Chicken
105 meat pies 7 boxes Fish (various)
48 lbs cocca.
together with various small consignments of Bacon; Cheese; Pickles; Carrots etc.
The above items do not include the food dealt with at shops subjected to damage on
account of "enemy action."
The Shops. Acts Inspector submits a monthly report to the Public Health
Committee, and the following is a Sirort summary:-
Visits to shops, licensed street traders, etc. 3,996
Contraventions -
CHEMICAL AND BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF FOOD.
The only examinations carried out by the Council are those for designated
milks. The matter has been discussed previously.
PREVALENCE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE
MEASLES AND WHOOPING COUCH
These diseases were made compulsorily notifiable in October, 1939. 1,0:4
cases of Measles and 174 cases of ' hooping Cough were notified during the year.
There were 3 deaths from hooping Cough and no deaths from Measles.
DIPHTHERIA
I am happy to report the continued low incidence of this disease. , 22 cases
were notified during the year compared with 18 in 1941, There was one death.
SCARLET FEVER
This disease continued to occur throughout the year in a mild. form; there
were 330 cases compared. with .143. in 1941; there were no deaths.
Return' cases numbered 12 allowing for an interval of 28 days between d
patient returning home from the Isolation Hospital and the onset of tho disease
in another inmate of the house,
SMALLPOX
No cases of smallpox were notified during the year.
POLIOMYSITIS
No cases of this disease were notified during the year.