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SECTION 5.—WORKING OF THE SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACT. Table 1.- Showing Samples respectively of Milk and other Foodstuffs taken and dealt with during the Year ended 31st December, 1928.

Table 2. —Showing Inspection of Premises engaged in selling or manufacturing Foodstuffs during the Year ended 31st December, 1928.

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Samples not complying. Number* Sample* Number Qf VendQi9 o( Number o( g8 Number Health District. issued. recommended. Milk. Other. Milk. Other. Milk. Other. Milk. Other. Milk. Other. North Auckland .. 168 71 160 64 13 2 9 15 14 11 Central Auckland .. 1,140 194 1,134 186 102 47 88 36 10 10 South Auckland .. 197 80 193 70 4 21 3 19 1 2 Thames-Tauranga .. 24 24 24 23 .. 12 .. 6 .. 6 Taranaki .. .. 116 22 93 18 4 3 3 2 2 1 East Cape .. .. 52 11 42 11 2 .. 1 . . 1 Wanganui-Horowhenua 168 82 166 69 3 8 .. 2 3 6 Wairarapa - Hawke's 339 147 328 130 5 4 .. .. 6 4 Bay Central Wellington ..1,677 80 1,646 50 32 13 18 2 13 10 Nelson-Marlborough.. 150 76 138 67 3 1 1.. 2 1 Canterbury .. 1,604 67 1,506 60 104 9 52 4 49 5 West Coast 117 18 79 17 3 1 2 1 Otago .. .. 702 194 399 146 56 42 48 34 4 4 Southland .. .. 295 160 190 105 30 42 21 33 5 8 Totals, 1928 .. 6,749 1,226 6,098 1,016 361 205 246 153 111 68 Totals, 1927 .. 6,399 1,004 5,863 827 395 203 227 115 117 82

Number of Premises inspected Number of Number of such tt nt. tv ± • 4. engaged in the Instances Articles Food Premises Hcflilth District. ii* • • o *j. selling or were seized requiring Sanitary Manufacture of or "destroyed." Alteration. Foodstuffs. North Auckland .. .. .. .. 2,376 11 260 Central Auckland .. .. .. .. 1,998 101 297 South Auckland .. .. .. .. 3,412 4 294 Thames-Tauranga .. .. .. .. 830 .. 292 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 532 14 183 East Cape .. .. .. .. .. 551 8 116 Wanganui-Horowhenua.. .. .. .. 459 48 53 Wairarapa - Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 653 7 76 Central Wellington .. .. .. .. 548 28 57 Nelson-Marlborough .. .. .. .. 582 2 86 Canterbury .. .. .. .. .. 830 8 28 West Coast .. .. .. .. .. 672 11 78 Otago . . .. .. .. .. 1,834 34 229 Southland .. .. .. .. .. 1,468 11 49 Totals, 1928 .. .. .. .. 16,745 287 2,098 Totals, 1927 .. .. .. .. 16,552 179 2,448