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2. Informal Samples.
No informal samples of milk were taken.
(b) Butter.
1. Formal Samples.
181 samples of butter were taken, and of these 16 (i.e., 8.8 per
cent.) were declared by the Analyst to be adulterated, the adulterations
consisting of (1) added margarine (13), varying from a minimum
40 per cent. to a maximum 100 per cent., viz., 40, 60, 60, 72, 90,
95, 99, 100, 100, 100, 100, 100, and 100 respectively; (2) preservatives
present (3) varying from a minimum 0.18 per cent, to a
maximum 0.30 per cent. crystallised boric acid, viz., 0.18, 0.21 and
0.30 respectively.
In 3 cases no summonses were taken out for the reason that
the amount of adulteration (boric preservative) was too small, viz.,
0.18, 0.21 and 0.30 respectively.
Of the 13 summonses issued, there were 10 convictions and 3
summonses were withdrawn, the defendants having absconded.
2. Informal Samples.
773 samples were taken, and, of these, 110 (i.e., 14.2 per cent.)
were declared by the Analyst to be adulterated.
(c) Other Articles.
Details are to be found in Table Q.
Registration of Margarine Factories.
During 1915, 1 margarine factory was registered, viz., 110c,
Brixton Hill.
Since the Margarine Act, 18S7, came into force within the
Borough the following premises have been registered in addition to
the above: 233, Wandsworth Roard; 417, Brixton Road; 413,
Norwood Road; 71, Robsart Street; 75, Atlantic Road; 114,
Camberwell New Road; 32, Commercial Road; 14, Vassail Road;
92, Lambeth Walk; 266, Brixton Road; 64, Stamford Street; 21,
Lower Marsh; *11-13, Gray Street; †7, Juxon Street; 15, New Cut;
448 and 450, Brixton Road; Wessex House (Oakley Street) ; 22,
Wilcox Road ; 58, Patmos Road ; 63, New Cut; 166, Norwood
Road ; 13, Westow Hill; 66, Brixton Road ; 240, Brixton Road ;
23, Electric Avenue; 253, Wandsworth Road; 147, Lambeth
Walk ; 55, New Cut ; 44, Lower Marsh ; 218, Railton Road ; 220,
Coldharbour Lane ; and 106, Lambeth Walk.
2. Water.
Two samples of water were submitted for analysis during 1915.
* Registration was withdrawn on May 29th, 19)3.
t Registration was withdrawn on Nov. 23rd, 1911, and renewed on July
13th, 1914.