111
12
In addition samples of Food and Drugs were taken as
follows:-
י
Milk, Tinned
Milk, Skimmed
Bread
8
1
... 37
Flour
Butter
... 19
13
Cheese
7
Coffee
21
Tea
12
Sugar
27
Mustard
11
Miscellaneous
9
(Bean Curd, Cheese, Lard. Etc.)
Pepper
Vinegar
9
22
·
Oils, Tinctures, Ointments, Etc. ... 17
Prosecution were undertaken in 8 cases where the samples failed to satisfy the legal requirements.
There were no food stuffs seized and ordered to be destroyed under Section 83 of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance
7.-VACCINATION.
Under the new Vaccination Ordinance, No. 12 of 1923, all Public Vaccinators are since 1st January, 1924 under the control of the Principal Civil Medical Officer, who is the Superintendent of Vaccination. As Registrar of Births, the Head of the Sanitary Department is responsible, for ensuring the vaccination of all children whose births are registered, and Appendix H shows the results of action so taken.
8. SCAVENGING.
Approximately 342 tons of refuse were received daily at the refuse depots from the City of Victoria, Hill District, Shaukiwan, Quarry Bay and Kowloon Peninsula. About 5 tons