17

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Weighing of Foodstuffs during the Year ended 31st December, 1920.

STCCTK)N 6.-ADMINISTBATI(>N. During the year two new health districts were formed —(1) the Hawke's Bay District, opened on the Ist January, 1920, under the charge of Dr. Mercer, with headquarters at Napier ; and (2) the Wanganui-Taranaki District, opened on the Ist July, J 920, under the control of Dr. Monk, with headquarters at Wanganui. Both these areas had formerly been included in the Wellington Health District. Two additional bacteriological laboratories were also established —one at the Gisborne, the other at the Palmerston North Public Hospital. The effect of these changes will undoubtedly be in the direction of vastly improved efficiency. An important venture was embarked upon during the year by the Head Office of the Department undertaking the storage and distribution of biological products. The object in view was to provide fresh serum at a reasonable cost for the public hospitals of tho Dominion. Tho scheme has proved most successful; the Department by buying in large quantities obtains liberal discounts, and is able, moreover, to reduce to a minimum the accumulation of time-expired serum, with its consequent loss. The great majority of the Hospital Boards have been glad to avail themselves of the Department's operations, and, judging by the absence of complaints, are well satisfied with the system. Certainly a very real economy has boon effected by thin means. The usual routine work of the Department was carried out during the. year in the direction of supervision of water-supplies and drainage-disposal schemes, inspection of buildings with a view to serving notices for demolition or repairs, inspection of hotels, abatement of nuisances, &c. It is satisfactory to record, that steady progress is being made in the general sanitation of the Dominion. M. H. Watt, Director, Division of Public Hygiene.

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Other Fi loilstuffs. Hospital District, Samples weighed. Number of Number of Samples. Vendors. Samples complying. Samples nol complying. Number of N umber of Samples. Vendors. Number of Samples. Number of Vendors. Number of Warnings issued. Number of Prosecutions recommended. Kaipara Whangarei .. Auckland Waikato Tauranga Bay of Plenty Taumarunui Waiapu Cook Hawke's Bay Palmerston North Waitaki Otago Vincent 0 1 94 11 108 12 .. i ' 127 15 Mil] 108 10 1 I 18 3 76 21 13 5 176 31 .. 1 1 ..12 2 .. | 66 5 10 1 6 1 91 11 86 10 127 15 99 10 1 I 12 2 76 21 13 5 168 28 3 22 9 _2 4 3 2 3 3 1 6 1 1 8 1 3 1 2 1 1 2 2 66 5 10 1 I Totals, 1920 806 119 757 J. 112 49 II II .1919 527 133 492 127 35 9 9 If INSPECTION 8 DURING THE Yl.. iR ENDED 'SI ST DeOEM BER, 1920. I. j Number of Number Premises* of such ! inspected Premises engaged in requiring maniifaetnr- Action re ing or selling Sanitary Foodstuffs, Defects. _____ i Number of Number Premises* of such Inspected Premises " engaged in requiring manufactur- A ction re . ing or selling Sanitary Foodstulls. j Delects. Hospital District. Number of ' Instances Articles were "seized" or " destroyed." Hospital District. Number of Instances Articles were " seized" or " destroyed." Bay of Islands Kaipara Whangarei Auckland Waikato Thames Tauranga Bay of Plenty Taumarunui Waiapu Cook Wairoa Hawke's Bay Taranaki Stratford Hawera Patea .. Wanganui Waipawa Palmerston North .. j 1 7 36 24 1 8 1 "l 5 19 2 6 is 50 35 21 10 225 90 650 129 490 76 1,591 88 886 171 486 12 163 13 488 40 264 3 193 9 110 14 427 31 680 26 3 106 10 19 1 274 7 140 11 264 29 Wellington Wairarapa Wairau Pi-ton Nelson Westland Buller Grey North Canterbury Ash burton South Canterbury Waitaki Otago Vincent Maniototo Southland Wallace and Fiord 25 11 K 299 11. 498 39 2118 15 5fi 1 181 5 1)7 10 311 13 268 4 578 35 190 10 81 2 154 4 314 34 40 1 12 2 206 10 18 i:i 35 3 152 12 14 15 1 Totals, 1920 506 11,077 933 „ 1919 1.25 11,890 657 * Not iiuinliei ■ of inspections.