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(d) Outworkers.
263 visits were made during the year.
(e) Shops Act.
156 visits were made during the year.
(f) Adulteration.
This is dealt with by the County Council.
(g) Chemical and Bacteriological Examination of
Food.
This is dealt with by the County Council. A few
samples of milk were, however submitted for examination.
(h) Nutrition.
No action.
(i) Ice Cream.
249 visits to premises were made during the year.
There are 6 manufacturers and 58 vendors on the
register.
Of the former, only one manufactures on a large
scale and all samples taken from him proved to be very
satisfactory. All premises have been visited regularly
and advice given concerning production and hygienic
methods of sale.
47 samples were taken and submitted for examination
with the following results:—
Satisfactory Unsatisfactory
Manufactured in the district 12 Nil
Manufactured outside district 30 5
Of the total of 42 satisfactory samples, 25 were
classified Grade I under the Ministry of Health's provisional
grading scheme. In all cases dealers were
informed of the results of the analyses and when
samples were manufactured outside the district relevant
information was sent to the Public Health Department
concerned.
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