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SECTION 4.—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, 1937.

Table 2.—Showing Inspection of Premises engaged in selling or manufacturing Foodstuffs during the Year ended 31st December, 1937.

T. R. Ritchie, Director, Division of Public Hygiene.

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Samples not complying. Number of -.J i. e o I JNumber ot fa ton Vendors. „ , , Number of Number of Health District. ' um ® Warnings Prosecutions Samples. ig8ued * recommended. Milk. Other. Milk. Other. Milk. Other. Milk Other. Milk. Other. " 7 T North Auckland .. 108 29 97 29 11 1 1 1 9 Central Auckland .. 2,894 292 2,866 270 68 21 43 20 21 1 South Auckland .. 248 34 289 33 11 1 2 8 1 Thames-Tauranga .. 75 1 75 1 8.. 2 6 Taranaki .. .. 58 1 58 1 1 . . .. 1 Bast Gape .. .. 150 86 121 24 2 11 .. I 11 2 Wanganui-Horowhenua 210 3 207 3 4 1 3 Wairarapa - Hawke's Bay 161 1 139 1 6 4 2 Central Wellington .. 1,719 26 1,676 26 34 18 15 Nelson-Marlborough .. 128 8 124 8 5 3 2 Canterbury .. .. 1,867 182 1,813 178 .105 11 74 11 24 West Coast .. .. 300 50 292 50 20 1 10 5 1 Otago .. .. 1,150 207 614 61 134 11 36 3 10 Southland .. .. 193 61 141 26 41 28 3 1 : Totals .. .. 9,361 891 8,512 711 450 57 222 46 111 3

Inspections. Health District. inspected N ™ ber of T Number of «r,rro™ri ;», sucl1 Premises Instances Goods mSEj - here Def r ts "r^ A :, Foodstuffs. occurred. or destroyed. North Auckland .. .. .. .. 603 149 4 Central Auckland .. .. .. .. 1,479 106 89 South Auckland .. .. .. .. 1,410 201 6 Thames-Tauranga .. .. .. .. 224 42 2 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 279 31 38 East Cape .. .. .. .. .. 614 157 Wanganui-Horowhenua .. .. .. 201 47 12 Wairarapa - Hawke's Bay . . .. .. 242 24 Central Wellington .. .. .. .. 286 20 17 Nelson-Marlborough .. .. .. .. 305 32 5 Canterbury .. .. .. .. .. 1,025 16 4 West Coast .. .. .. .. .. - y 603 91 4 Otago .. .. .. .. .. 1,681 232 24 Southland .. .. .. .. .. 507 66 11 Totals .. ... .. .. 9,469 1,214 216