(vii) Mosquito Prevention:- The routine work of oiling pools and inspecting dwellings for breeding places was carried out by District Inspectors, as well as by one Inspector and one Foreman with coolies specially employed, and full use was made of the powers given by the by-laws for the Prevention of Dissemination of Disease by Mosquitoes. The usual cutting of undergrowth in May and October was also carried out in conjunction with the Botanical and Forestry Department and the Military Authorities (as regards Military lands).
6.—Work DONE UNDER THE FOOD AND DRUGS ORDINANCE AND SECTION 83 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND BUILDINGS ORDINANCE.
162 samples of fresh milk were submitted for analysis under section 12, of which 157 were found to pass the standard and 5 to be below standard.
In addition samples of Food and Drugs were taken as follows:
Milk, Tinned 10 Milk, Skimmed 1 Bread 40 Flour 10 Butter 11 Coffee 15 Sugar 10 Miscellaneous (Bean Curd, Cheese, Lard, Etc.) 45 Pepper 14 Vinegar 14 Oils, Tinctures, Ointments, Etc. 28Prosecutions were undertaken in 17 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.