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In addition samples of Food and Drugs were taken as follows:-
Milk, Tinned
Milk, Skimmed
Bread
Flour
Butter
Cheese
Coffee
Tea
Sugar
Mustard
Miscellaneous
(Bean Curd, Cheese, Lard. Etc.)
Pepper
Vinegar
Oils, Tinctures, Ointments, Etc.
Prosecution were undertaken in 8 cases where the samples failed to satisfy the legal requirements.
There were no food stuff's 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