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Table 15 —Samples of Food and Drugs Taken and Dealt With During 1948

The principal " other foods " sampled included — Samples. Ice-cream .. .. .. .. .. .. 735 Milk-shakes .. .. .. .. .. .. 745 Other milk products .. .. .. .. .. 238 Bacon and ham .. .. .... .. .. 270 Sausages .. .. .. .. .. .. 156 Other meat products .. .. .. .. .. 139 Eggs and egg-pulp .. .. .. .. .. 184 Cordials and beverages .. .. .. .. .. 180 Fruit, vegetables, and jams .. .. .. .. 74 The drugs, disinfectants, and soaps examined totalled 331 samples.

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Milk. Distriet. Number of Samples Not Complying. Warnings Prosecutions Samples. Number. Percentage. Issued. Recommended. North Auckland 212 7 3-3 1 Central Auckland 3,018 128 4-2 111 8 Thames-Tauranga 215 14 6-5 10 South Auckland 2,038 106 5-2 66 14 Taranaki 638 48 7-5 7 5 East Cape 201 14 6-9 5 2 Wellington - Hawkes Bay 1,648 172 10-4 43 9 Central Wellington 2,699 329 121 24 1 Nelson-Marlborough .. 310 13 4-1 7 Christchureh 2,991 183 6-1 101 22 West Coast 489 28 5-7 17 1 Timaru 1,300 215 16-5 71 Dunedin 2,105 208 9-8 105 Southland 380 37 9-7 27 Totals 18,244 1,502 8-2 595 j 62 Other Food . and Drugs. District. Number of Samples Not Complying. Warnings Prosecutions Poods Samples. Number. Percentage. Issued. Recommended. 1 Seized and Destroyed. North Auckland 89 4 4-4 1 Central Auckland 435 96 22-0 37 177 Thames-Tauranga 8 1 12-5 South Auckland 1.62 47 29-0 "30 2 31 Taranaki 53 4 7-5 1 3 7 East Cape .. 279 23 8-2 9 2 Wellington - Hawkes Bay 255 73 28-6 25 Central Wellington 380 79 20-7 " 2 2 18 Nelson-Marlborough 128 11 8-5 7 13 Christchureh .. 562 116 20-0 32 9 72 West Coast 25 10 40-0 5 21 Timaru 922 112 1-2 111 170 Dunedin 1,172 106 9-0 2 32 Southland 177 34 19-2 20 7 6 Totals 4,647 716 15-4 257 25 572