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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
In another case the vendor had flooded the district with handbills
stating- that he could supply "Pure new milk" at 3d. per
quart, of the same quality as was being supplied by local men at
4d. per quart. The vendor canvassed the district for custom, and
once the customers were secured the fraud began by the substitution
of skimmed milk for new milk. The Inspector had to
watch his opportunity, and during the dark hours of early morning
saw the vendor in the act of leaving some milk on the doorstep
of one of his victims. He then went up quickly and, taking
hold of the can, informed the vendor that the milk would be submitted
for analysis by the Public Analyst. This sample proved to
be deficient in milk fat to the extent of 31 per cent. Proceedings
followed and the vendor was convicted and fined ^5 with £2
costs.
The third case occurred on a Sunday morning, the Inspector
having procured a sample for analysis, disclosed his identity,
whereupon the vendor (knowing the milk was well watered) seized
the jug and upset the contents, refusing to serve another sample.
Proceedings were then taken for wilful obstruction and refusing
to sell, and a fine of .£"10 and costs or one month's imprisonment
being imposed, but the defendant having no money or goods went
to prison for one month.

164 samples of milk and 10 of butter were procured during
the early morning and mid-day of Sundays. Of these 15 samples
of milk proved to be adulterated, a percentage of 9.1, compared
with 2.6 in 1909, and 9 in 1908.