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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, 1936.

Table 2. —Showing Inspection of Premises engaged in selling or manufacturing Foodstuffs during the Year ended 31st December, 1936.

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

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21 H.—31. 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, 1936. Samples not complying. Number of , T , o i -Number of ' fator. eS Vendors. , T , Number of Number of Health District. ' : J 1 m ® r 01 Warnings Prosecutions Samples. isaued ® rec0 mmended. Milk. Other. Milk. Other. Milk. Other. Milk Other. Milk. Other. North Auckland .. 91 12 86 7 5 4 1 Central Auckland .. 2,069 204 2,069 190 91 9 71 7 20 South Auckland .. 183 38 175 21 15 1 7 8 1 Thames-Tauranga .. 112 5 112 5 1 . . .. . . 1 Taranaki .. .. 66 . . 64 .. 1 .. .. 1 .. East Cape .. .. 205 118 205 58 1 1 1 1 Wanganui-Horowhenua 224 5 223 5 3 .. .. .. 3 Wairarapa - Hawke's Bay 205 2 202 2 1 .. 1 Central Wellington .. 1,560 26 1,560 25 18 4 8 2 10 2 Nelson-Marlborough . . 60 16 60 15 1 .. . . 1 Canterbury .. .. 2,011 133 1,969 128 83 13 63 8 20 West Coast .. 283 15 261 15 10 1 8 1 2 Otago .. .. 753 264 583 30 35 1 20 1 12 Southland .. 104 49 85 18 17 3 6 1 7 Totals .. 7,926 887 7,654 519 282 33 189 21 86 3 Table 2- —Showing Inspection of Premises engaged in selling or manufacturing Foodstuffs DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1936. Inspections. H ealth District. Premised inspected N ™ ber of _ Number of 0 „„ 0 „ 0 j such Premises Instances Goods Manufacturing where ™ Foodstuffs. occurred. or "destroyed.' North Auckland .. .. .. .. 608 70 Central Auckland .. .. .. .. 1,158 146 54 South Auckland .. .. .. ..! 2,006 192 1 Thames-Tauranga .. .. .. .. 318 37 2 Taranaki .. .. .. . . .. 238 42 4 East Cape .. .. .. .. .. 533 123 1 Wanganui-Horowlienua .. .. .. 190 13 9 Wairarapa - Hawke's Bay ... .. .. 197 13 3 Central Wellington .. .. .. .. 256 19 47 Nelson-Marlborough .. .. .. .. 153 7 2 Canterbury .. .. .. .. .. 967 21 8 West Coast .. .. .. .. .. 697 81 4 Otago .. .. .. .. .. 1,539 127 6 Southland .. .. .. .. .. 667 70 7 Totals .. .. .. .. 9,527 961 148 T. R. Ritchie, Director, Division of Public Hygiene.

21 H.—31. 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, 1936. Samples not complying. Number of , T , o i -Number of ' fator. eS Vendors. , T , Number of Number of Health District. ' : J 1 m ® r 01 Warnings Prosecutions Samples. isaued ® rec0 mmended. Milk. Other. Milk. Other. Milk. Other. Milk Other. Milk. Other. North Auckland .. 91 12 86 7 5 4 1 Central Auckland .. 2,069 204 2,069 190 91 9 71 7 20 South Auckland .. 183 38 175 21 15 1 7 8 1 Thames-Tauranga .. 112 5 112 5 1 . . .. . . 1 Taranaki .. .. 66 . . 64 .. 1 .. .. 1 .. East Cape .. .. 205 118 205 58 1 1 1 1 Wanganui-Horowhenua 224 5 223 5 3 .. .. .. 3 Wairarapa - Hawke's Bay 205 2 202 2 1 .. 1 Central Wellington .. 1,560 26 1,560 25 18 4 8 2 10 2 Nelson-Marlborough . . 60 16 60 15 1 .. . . 1 Canterbury .. .. 2,011 133 1,969 128 83 13 63 8 20 West Coast .. 283 15 261 15 10 1 8 1 2 Otago .. .. 753 264 583 30 35 1 20 1 12 Southland .. 104 49 85 18 17 3 6 1 7 Totals .. 7,926 887 7,654 519 282 33 189 21 86 3 Table 2- —Showing Inspection of Premises engaged in selling or manufacturing Foodstuffs DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1936. Inspections. H ealth District. Premised inspected N ™ ber of _ Number of 0 „„ 0 „ 0 j such Premises Instances Goods Manufacturing where ™ Foodstuffs. occurred. or "destroyed.' North Auckland .. .. .. .. 608 70 Central Auckland .. .. .. .. 1,158 146 54 South Auckland .. .. .. ..! 2,006 192 1 Thames-Tauranga .. .. .. .. 318 37 2 Taranaki .. .. .. . . .. 238 42 4 East Cape .. .. .. .. .. 533 123 1 Wanganui-Horowlienua .. .. .. 190 13 9 Wairarapa - Hawke's Bay ... .. .. 197 13 3 Central Wellington .. .. .. .. 256 19 47 Nelson-Marlborough .. .. .. .. 153 7 2 Canterbury .. .. .. .. .. 967 21 8 West Coast .. .. .. .. .. 697 81 4 Otago .. .. .. .. .. 1,539 127 6 Southland .. .. .. .. .. 667 70 7 Totals .. .. .. .. 9,527 961 148 T. R. Ritchie, Director, Division of Public Hygiene.