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Sanitary Administration.

Twenty visits have been made to the shops in Column A,
These are still found to be conducted in a satisfactory manner,
no fish being detected unfit for food.
Proper offal receptacles are provided, which, in some cases,
are removed daily by a contractor, and in others three times a
week, depending, naturally, on the amount of trade. Empty
receptacles are left in place of the full receptacles removed.
All these shops are constructed on hygienic principles, with
impervious floors, slate or marble slabs, and, in some cases, tiled
walls.
Twenty-six visits have been made to shops in column B.
In twoshops modern stoves for fish frying have been installed. These
stoves are portable, that is, they are not made part of the building
as in the case of the old pattern brick stove. They are of cast iron
with tiling on the front and ends. The pans are covered with
hinged covers. From the space above the pans and between the
covers there is a duct leading to the fire and the flue, the direction
of the vapours being governed by a valve. Covered receptacles on
the top of the stove are provided for the storage of fish and
potatoes. These stoves are much more economical, both in the
quantity of frying medium used and in coal, and when properly
managed are quite satisfactory. All parts of the stove are easily
accessible for cleaning purposes, the tiling giving the whole a
neater appearance than in the case of the old stoves.