FT.—3l.

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, 1938.

Table 2.—Showing Inspection of Premises engaged in selling or manufacturing Foodstuffs during the Year ended 31st December, 1938.

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

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Samples not complying. Number of Numbe r of bamples Vendors. , T , Number of Number of Health District. taken " Warnings Prosecutions samples. issued. recommended. Milk. Other. Milk. Other. I Milk. Other. Milk. Other. Milk. Other. North Auckland .. 178 22 94 21 15 2 4 4 2 Central Auckland .. 3,456 372 3,401 372 81 19 48 4 19 South Auckland 1,119 70 968 64 36 2 33 2 3 Thames-Tauranga .. 64 4 64 4 7 3 7 3 Taranaki .. .. 129 30 104 27 9 2 7 1 1 1 East Cape .. .. 198 60 166 53 5 8 2 8 1 Wellington-Hawke's Bay 412 69 400 60 17 4 9 4 8 3 Central Wellington .. 1,721 1 1,701 1 61 1 40 .. 21 1 Nelson-Marlborough .. 121 .. 118 .. 3 2 1 Canterbury .. .. 2,314 175 2,215 175 215 23 140 14 57 9 West Coast .. .. 362 61 345 59 24 8 8 4 12 3 Otago .. .. 1,496 267 783 76 210 7 69 1 39 1 Southland .. .. 235 47 139 15 67 .. 23 .. 15 .. Totals .. .. 11,805 1,178 10,498 927 750 79 392 41 181 20

(Excluding Inspections 'performed by Officers Employed by Local Authorities.) Inspections. Health District. Number of Number of cmises inspecte auoh Premises i Instances Goods engage m where Defects i were "seized" m iwTt U ffs mg occurred. or "destroyed." North Auckland .. •• 52! 95 1 Central Auckland .. .. • • • • 1 > 221 72 34 South Auckland .. .. ■■ 1,356 194 11 Thames-Tauranga .. .. • • • • 392 52 Taranaki .. . • .. ■ • • • 274 50 j 15 East Cape .. .. . • ■ ■ • • 737 250 9 Wellington - Hawke's Bay .. .. • • 1,321 199 75 Central Wellington .. .. .. • • 526 70 34 Nelson-Marlborough .. .. ■ • • • 462 39 16 Canterbury .. . . . ■ • ■ • • 71 1 20 West Coast .. • • • • • ■ 635 47 12 Otago 1,182 144 5 Southland .. • • '13 108 1 Totals 10,051 1,340 215