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CEMETERIES.

Section V.—Inspection and
Supervision of Food.
The district sanitary inspectors constantly have in mind
that unsound or unfit food may be offered for sale, and that
premises where food is prepared may not be maintained in a
hygienic condition. For these reasons inspection of food and
food premises is carried out daily as a routine measure.
Bakehouses, fish shops, butchers' shops, eating houses,
sausage shops, ice cream vendors, milk shops, the market
places, and all premises having any association with the preparation
and/or sale of food, are therefore under constant
supervision. Three inspectors have special duties in connection
with this part of the work, devoting regular times to the
supervision of the milk supply, the examination of meat, and
the sampling of food offered for sale in the markets. Our
experience demonstrates that there is a definite improvement
in the conditions under which food is prepared, kept and
offered for sale, but that constant reminders are necessary to
maintain the improvement. In tabular form is shown below,
in Table No. 30, the number of premises on the registers,
the number of inspections made, and the number of notices
served. Most of the notices dealt with want of cleanliness on
the part of the traders, their employees, premises, or utensils.