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Table 3.—Legal Proceedings for Year 1930. Number of Amount. , T .,, . . . Prosecutions. £ s. d. Milk below standard .. . . . . .. . . 45 251 17 5 Milk, added water .. . . . . . . . 47 ggg j5 q Ice-cream below standard .. .. .. ~ 3 17 3 10 Butter below standard . . . . . . 7 56 8 5 Spirits not true to label .. .. .. .. 9 124 411 Vinegar below standard .. .. .. .. 1 406 Cream below standard . . . . . . . . 3 17 9 6 Preservative in cream .. .. .. ] 536 Camphorated oil below standard . . . . . . 4 20 19 8 Food premises (Reg. EL 125) .. .. . . .. 9 29 2 6 Nuisance . . .. .. . . .. 4 515 6 Advertising .. .. .. . . . . . . ! 3 13 0 Breach of isolation .. .. . . . . .. 1 2 110 Plumbers Registration Act .. . . .. . . 2 416 Unregistered private hospital .. . . . . . . | 2 110 139 £903 17 3 SECTION 6,—ADMINISTRATION. Reports received from the various Medical Officers of Health show a progressive improvement in the sanitary conditions generally throughout the Dominion. My thanks are due to officers of the Division of Public Hygiene for a considerable reduction in administrative expenditure. That their individual efforts to that end must be sustained during the coming year is regretted but inevitable. The Hawke s Say Earthquake. Officers from all parts of the Dominion rendered signal service as supernumeraries to the health and sanitary staffs of Napier and Hastings in restoring the sanitary services of the stricken towns, improvising sanitation in temporary camps and billets, abating nuisance's of a most varied and unforeseen character, and particularly in measures designed to prevent the outbreak of disease. I am proud of their service : it was willing, strenuous, unostentatious, and effective. In the Gisborne district the Medical Officer of Health, Gisborne, and his district staff carried on unaided. At Wairoa particularly the damage was considerable, and the restorative work performed was strenuous and effective. _ Food and Drugs— The usual amount of routine sampling has been carried out, and the results indicate that, in general, no serious manipulation or adulteration of foodstuffs is prevalent. Thanks are again due to the Comptroller of Customs and the Dominion Analyst and their officers for valuable assistance and advice. I desire to again express my appreciation of the continued loyal and able co-operation of the Medical Officers of Health and their staffs. T. McKibbin, Director, Division of Public Hygiene.

PART lII.—SCHOOL HYGIENE.

aV ! tlle tonour t0 re P ort 011 the work of tlle Division of School Hygiene for the year ended 31st March, 1931. In accordance with request for brevity, only short reference will be made to activities more fully dealt with in previous reports. Staff. Ihe permanent staff consists of a Director, twelve School Medical Officers, and thirty-one school nurses, but owing to several changes during the year is not at present at full strength. t -i-P-l' Medical Officer for Nelson, was unfortunately compelled to retire on account of ill health, his resignation being received with great regret. Dr. Elizabeth Gunn left in December on a year s leave m order to go abroad. Dr. Kathleen Abbott has been acting very capably as relieving School Medical Officer since June. There have been several changes in the personnel of the School Nursing Service.

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