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N.B.—11 summonses (adulterations) were issued (4 convictions, 6 dismissals,
and 1 withdrawal), 1 summons under the Margarine Act (non-labelling) was
also issued (conviction).
Water.
1 sample of water (private house) was submitted to the Analyst
for analysis.
Public Health (Milk and Cream) Regulations, 1912 and 1917.*
All samples of milk are examined by the Public Analyst, as a
routine, for the presence of preservatives, and, of the total samples
of milk taken during 1923 (558 formal), in no single instance were
preservatives found. 11 samples of cream (all informal), and 12
samples of preserved cream (all informal), were also taken with
the results set out below.
The action taken under the Public Health (Milk and Cream)
Regulations, 1912 and 1917, may be tabulated as follows:—
Headings of Report of Administration.
1. Milk: and cream not sold as preserved cream:—
(a)
No. of samples
examined for the
presence of a
preservative.
(b)
No. in which a
preservative
was reported
to be present.
Milk 558 —
Cream 11 —
Nature of preservative in each case in column (b) and
action taken under the Regulations in regard thereto—Nil.
*The Amendment Order (February 8th, 1917) came into operation on
April 2nd, 1917, and lays down a maximum of 0.4 per cent. of Boric Acid
added to cream, such cream to be sold as preserved cream and to be
labelled with the words, "Cream containing boric acid is unsuitable for
infants and invalids."