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(d) Outworkers.
220 visits were made during the year.
(e) Shops Act.
75 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.
299 visits have been made to ice-cream vendors and
manufacturers during the year in connection with routine
inspections and sampling.
There are six manufacturers and 70 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.
The plant is inspected regularly and the process is in
conformity with the Ice Cream (Heat Treatment, etc.) Regulations,
1947 and 1948.
59 samples were taken and submitted for examination
with the following results:—
Satis- Unsatisfactory
factory
Manufactured in the district 11 Nil
Manufactured outside the district 39 9
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