H— 31.

SECTION 4.—NUMBER OF VESSELS INSPECTED DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1931.

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, 1931.

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— I ( 1 .. i dumber -r, Infectious- Tnfii.m S5S —*j ctr ! mCase3 ' c — I Combined Auckland Health District — Auckland . . . . .. • ■ 317 193 Opua . . . . . . • • | 1 Tarana.ki Health District — New Plymouth . . . . • ■ 16 East Cape Health District— Gisborne .. .. ■ • • • 1 • • 1 Combined Wellington Health District — Wellington ' . . .. . . 148 ..111 10 | 18 Wanganui .. . . . ■ • ■ 5 . . • • • • | Napier . •. .. . • • • 6 Nelson .. • • • • • • 1 ■ ■ • • • • i Picton .. . . .. • • 2 .. . • ■ ■ | Waikokopu. . .. .. •• 1 Combined Canterbury Health District, — Lyttelton .. .. . • • ■ 22 . . 1 Timaru ■ ■ • ■ ■ ■ Greymouth.. .. . . ■ • 1 1 Westport . • • ■ • • 1 3 i Combined Otago Health District — Oamaru .. • ■ • ■ • • 1 ; Port Chalmers .. .. . . 19 Bluff .. .. .. . . 42 Totals ; 586 193 12 10 18 I

Samples not complying. Number of Samples , T i, . I Number of taken. Number 01 Vendors. Numbcr ol SampleB . Number of Warnings Prosecutions Health District. issued. i recommended. Milk. | Other. Milk. Other. Milk. Other. Milk. I Other, j Milk. | Other. North Auckland .. i 138 45 j 134 45 .. 1 •• 1 •• Central Auckland .. ! 945 180 940 174 89 29 j 77 17 12 10 South Auckland .. 193 34 | 193 33 6 2 4 2 2 .. Thames-Tauranga .. 51 15 51 15 2 2 1 .. ~ Taranaki .. .. 54 52 43 43 1 2 .. .. 1 East Cape .. .. 144 j 13 144 13 3 .. 2 .. 1 .. Wanganui-Horowhenua 198 53 197 47 6 9 4 3 Wairarapa-Hawke's 217 . 43 210 42 6 4 2 2 4 1 Bay i Central Wellington .. 1,766 | 42 1,694 39 70 2 ! 21 I 37 Nelson-Marlborough .. 188 40 174 40 4 2 I 1 3 1 Canterbury .. 1,672 107 1,605 92 113 26 j 91 19 6 7 West Coast .. 155 69 ! 152 67 8 9 j 6 8 2 1 Otaso .. .. 1,084 365 460 170 j 135 61 | 83 38 19 2 Southland .. .. 297 93 | 153 73 j 29 26 ! 20 24 8 1 Totals.. .. 7,102 1,151 ! 6,150 j 893 478 I 174 313 ! 115 j 98 1 30 I I I I 1 _J I I