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40.
Baby foods 2,310 pkts; Cake and pudding mixtures 2 cwts, 1 qtr. 1 lb;
Sugar 1 cwt. 1 qtr, 3 lbs; Cod liver oil 36 bottles; Fats 2 qtrs.10 lbs;
Sauces 52 bottles.
In addition to the above the following foodstuffs were inspected as to
soundness and passed as fit for human consumptions-
Meat 40 tins; 10 cwt. 3 qtrs. 26 lbs; Ham 195 tins; Bacon 11 ton, 10 cwt.
2 qtrs, 23 lbs; Poultry 1 cwt, 1 qtr, 20 lbs; Rabbits 1 cwt. 1 qtr, 20 lbs;
Fish 64 tins; Cereals 12 cwt; Fruit 170 tins; Dried fruit 8 cwt. 2 qtrs.
12 lbs; Nuts 3 tons 7 cwt. 1 qtr. 25 lbs; Dried vegetables 4 tons 3 qtrs;
Tea 3 cwt; Cheese 2 qtrs; Soup 482 tins; Salami sausage 1 cwt. 1 qtr; Milk
63 tins; Dried egg 1 qtr; Confectionery 1 ton; Miscellaneous groceries
7 tons,
PRESERVATIVES IN FOOD REGULATIONS.
All articles taken wsre in accordance with the Regulations.
PHARMACY AND POISONS ACT, 1933.
36 Licences were granted during the year. 113 Inspections and visits
were made, and general observation was kept of stalls and shops for
unauthorised sellers, but no infringements were reported.
PHARMACY AND MEDICINES ACT, 1941.
Throughout the year a watch was kept for contraventions of the Act, but
none was observed.
PET ANIMALS ACT, 1951.
There are nine premises licensed under the Pet Animals Act, 1951.
In three cases a considerable business is carried on, mostly in birds and
goldfish. Of the other six, one is a dealer in a few tame mice, two deal
in dogs and the other three in pigeons. In these six cases, dealing is done
on a very small scale only.
During the year 33 inspections were made of these premises, and in no
case were the conditions of the licence being contravened,
RAG FLOCK AND OTHER FILLING MATERIALS ACT, 1951.
At the end of 1954 the number of registered premises where filling
materials are used was 103, and during the year 12 licences were issued in
respect of premises where rag flock is manufactured or stored, 80 Inspections
of the premises were made,
6 Samples of filling materials were takBn and submitted to the Public
Analyst. All were found to comply with the prescribed standards.