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Miscellaneous (continued)—
Article. Where from. Description of Total Number General Eange of Weight
Packages. of Packages. of Packages.
Salmon in Brine Canada Casks 79 3 cwt.
Lemon Juice Italy Do. 20 5 cwt.
Lemon Peel in Brine Do. Do. 59 5 cwt.
Biscuits (various) France Do. 710 50 lbs.—100 lbs.
Cherries in Brine Italy Do. 500 3 cwt.
Extract o£ Meat South America Cases 1,136 100 lbs.
Anchovies Spain Casks & barrels 300 1 cwt.—1 cwt. 2 qrs.
Olive Oil Do. Casks 200 2 cwt.— 3 cwt.
CONDEMNATION OF FOOD INSPECTED AT RIVERSIDE WHARVES.
As a result of the daily Inspection of City Wharves, 226 loads of unsound food
were removed from these places during the year 1920 by the Cleansing Department.
The material so disposed of comprised:—
Tons. Cwts. Qrs.
Tinned Fruit. Vegetables and Fish 69 12 2
Condensed Milk (removed at request of Owners) 4 3 3
Fruit Pulp 23 9 2
Fruit (Various) 103 18 1
Vegetables (Various) 46 6 0
Miscellaneous 26 1 2
Totals 273 11 2
A portion of the above was removed at the request of the owners.
SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACT.
During 1920, 908 samples were submitted to the Public Analyst for examination.
Of this number 656 were taken as test samples without the formality of the Act being
observed, 62 of these were found to be adulterated, made up as follows:—
8 of Milk out of 164 samples taken.
46 of Butter out of '221 samples taken.
2 of Malt Vinegar out of 28 samples taken.
4 of Drugs out of 92 samples taken.
Of the formal samples, 35 out of 252 were found to be adulterated, made up as
follows:—
7 of Milk out of 173 samples taken.
25 of Butter (spread on bread) out of 75 samples taken.
1 of Drugs out of 2 samples taken.
1 of Coffee out of 1 sample taken.
1 of Malt Vinegar out of 1 sample taken.
The percentage of Milk adulteration of both formal and informal samples together
is 4.3 per cent., as compared with 6.3 per cent., which was the figure for 1919. Both
these may be taken as being percentages above the actual, on account of the many
samples taken in duplicate.
Of the 15 adulterated samples of Milk, eight were informal samples, seven of
which preceded the taking of official samples, all of which led to prosecution and conviction
of the offenders, and the other was a sample taken at the railway station in transit,
a duplicate sample of which was found to be genuine.
In no case was Milk sold at a Registered Milk Shop found to be adulterated. The
seven adulterated formal samples were obtained as follows: Two samples from men
selling in the street, one from a coffee-house selling glasses of Milk and four from small
confectioners' shops selling glasses of Milk. The percentage of adulteration varied
from 10 to 29 per cent, of added water.
BUTTER.— During the year no case of adulteration was discovered where Butter
was purchased in bulk, the whole of the sophistication occurring where the article was
asked for as Bread and Butter or Roll and Butter; and if this particular form of fraud
had not been persistently followed up in the City, the percentage of adulteration of
all articles submitted would have been exceptionally low.