Health Committee's report / City of Melbourne.

  • Melbourne (Vic.). Health Committee.
Date:
[1925]
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Credit: Health Committee's report / City of Melbourne. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The total number of adulterated samples of all foods, was 19, in respect of which proceedings were taken, resulting in fines and costs to the amount of £87/2/6 being inflicted. Prosecutions were also instituted in respect of 42 breaches of the Health Act and Regulations, the fines and costs imposed amounting to £172/8/-, as against 64 breaches (£190/17/-) in 1924. Twenty-eight seizures of food unfit for human consumption, or in contravention of the Health Act were made, and food utensils in defec¬ tive condition were seized in nine instances. EATING HOUSES. During the year 352 eating houses were registered, 54 were partly reconstructed, and 23 were abolished. Proceedings for breaches of the regulations were taken in eleven cases, in respect of which fines and costs amounting to £62 were imposed. With a view to exercising close supervision over these premises in the interests of the public, 7,980 inspections were made during the year by the Council’s Health Inspectors. PREMISES FOR MANUFACTURE OF ICE CREAM, AERATED WATERS, ETC. The number of premises for the manufacture of ice cream and aerated waters registered with the Council last year was 149, corresponding with the number for the previous year. Inspections totalling 2.069 were made of these premises, and 7,887 inspections were made of other food premises during the year. Fifty-eight premises were partly constructed and eighteen were abolished. In fourteen instances prosecutions were insti¬ tuted, fines and costs amounting to £31 being imposed. OFFENSIVE TRADES. The Committee have continued to exercise supervision over offensive trade businesses, totalling 98 in the City, no fewer than 698 inspections having been made during the year by the Council’s Health Inspectors. Three prosecutions for offences were instituted, fines and costs amounting to £5 being imposed. Three new premises were registered, of which one was newly-erected, while seven were partly reconstructed. In the Council’s Report to the Commission of Public Health, in accordance with the Com¬ mission’s requirements, is a full list of the premises registered in the City as offensive trade establishments. REGISTRATION OF BOARDING HOUSES. The number of boarding houses registered with the Council last year was 674, as compared with 661 for the previous year, while 39 were partly reconstructed and 59 were abolished. Inspections totalling 2,385 were made by the Council’s Health Inspectors. FACTORIES. Three hundred and forty-four applications for registration of premises as factories were dealt with by the Committee last year; 242 were approved, 10 refused, 37 withdrawn, and 55 were under considera¬ tion at the end of the year. These premises are registered by the Fac¬ tories Department, after the Council have approved of the premises being suitable for registration. The number of registered factories and shops in the City is 2,275, and 2,987, respectively. RAT INFESTATION AND DESTRUCTION. The number of premises inspected and dealt with in connection with rat destruction. in 1925 was 2,452, as against 2,919 in 1924, and the number of rats caught was 10,346 as compared with 9,423 for the previous year. The total amount collected for charges for the service of the rat-catching staff for rat destruction was £1,010/9/10. Structural work for rat prevention was effected at 158 premises. The number of prosecutions was four, in respect of which fines and costs amounting to £7 were imposed, #