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It will be noticed that the number of samples of milk reported by the
analysts to be of good quality during the year is much below that of
the previous 13 years. This is undoubtedly due to the phenomenally
dry season. The great scarcity of grass in the summer and autumn
presumably led to cows being poorly fed except in the few cases where
the farmers made up the grass deficiency by cattle cake and other
foods which in a normal season are not required till winter. This low
fat content of milk has been fairly general throughout the country.
It is not the first time in these reports that the superiority in the
quality of the milk in the Southern district has been noted.
Of the total 907 samples of milk taken during the year, 32 were
obtained on Sundays. These latter all proved genuine on analysis.
Adulterated Samples of Milk.—
Action taken.
275 N. 6.0 per cont. fat abstracted.
Warranty proved. Summons dismissed.
289 N. 5.7 per cent, fat abstracted. This was a sample taken in course of delivery
to a milk seller from whom Sample No. 275 N. had been purchased and who
had given notice under Section 21 and the second schedule of the Food
and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928. The wholesalers were summoned
and pleaded a warranty. They were not able to rely upon the warranty
as they had not given the requisite notice for a sample to be taken at
the place of delivery of the milk to them.
Having regard to the firm's previous good record the magistrate
dismissed the summons under the Probation of Offenders Act, on
payment of £12 costs.
35 N. 0.47 per cent, of added water.
No action taken.
59 N. 8.5 per cent, of added water.
Milk seller fined 10s.
62 S. 6 parts of formaldehyde per million parts of milk.
This was an informal sample obtained from a school. Formalin had
been used as a disinfectant spray in the school. Subsequent samples
proved to be free from contamination.
119 S. 4.0 per cent, fat abstracted.
Vendor cautioned.
325 S. 2.0 per cent, fat abstracted.
Vendor cautioned.
115 S. 13.0 per cent, fat abstracted.