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ICE-CREAM.
Sixty-nine shops where ice-cream was made or sold were
inspected during the Summer, 136 visits being made to them, and
where necessary instructions given in regard to the cleansing of
utensils and premises.
COFFEE AND EATING HOUSES.
During the year an inspection was made of all the Coffee and
Eating Houses, when the premises and arrangements were generally
found to be in good order and condition.
UNSOUND MEAT AND FOODS.
In this connection Mr. Fred Wilson and Mr. T. M. Boswell,
the Assistant Inspectors, have paid a weekly visit to the slaughterhouses,
shops, and markets, the number of inspections made for
this purpose being :—
Slaughter-houses 819
Shops 659
Stalls in Markets 1,100
2,578
The number of carcases examined during the visits to slaughterhouses
is as follows :—
Cows 93
Oxen 278
Calves 9
Sheep 1,955
Pigs 456
2,791
During the examination of these carcases while being dressed 35
organs, also the two forequarters, crop, flank, and brisket of a
bullock, two forequarters, two wing ends of loin and flank of an ox,
and the two hind quarters of a bullock, were found to be diseased.
These were all surrendered by the owners and destroyed.
The carcases generally were in good condition, and there was
no case which necessitated the obtaining of a Magistrate's Order.
The following articles were also submitted for inspection, and
as in each case it was found that they were unfit for the food of man,