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SHOPS ACTS, 1912-1936. Owing to the limited amount
of goods for sale in shops, and the restrictions on lighting, the
infringements of the Shops (Hours of Closing) Act, 1928, were
of a minor character, and it was not found necessary to take
legal proceedings in any case.
The Inspectors' time was chiefly taken up in revising the
register, ascertaining that the prescribed forms, as required by
the Shops Acts, 1912/1936, were exhibited in the shops, and a
proper record of the hours of employment of young persons was
duly kept; also assisting generally with other duties of the
department owing to the shortage of staff at various times.
SUPPLY OF INSULIN. During the year one new
application was received for a free supply of insulin. In
addition, 27 other persons continued to receive assistance in
this connection.
VACCINATION ACTS. The following is a summary of
the work carried out during the year 1945:
Number of cases in birth lists received during 1945 3,477
Number of certificates of vaccination received 927
Number of certificates of postponement owing to:
Health of child 98
Condition of house —
Prevalence of infection disease —
Number of certificates under section 2 of the Vaccination
Act, 1898, and number of statutory declarations
under section 1 of the Vaccination Act, 1907 1,333
Number of certificates of insusceptibility or of having
had smallpox 3
Number of cases:
Parents removed out of district 665
Otherwise not found 267
Number of entries in lists sent to public vaccinators 976
FOOD INSPECTION
MILK (SPECIAL DESIGNATIONS) ORDER, 1936
Particulars are given below regarding the various types of
milk graded under this Order, which were sampled during the
year and submitted to the appropriate tests. The methylene
blue test and the phosphatase test were applied to all samples
of heat-treated milk.
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