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UNSOUND FOOD.
Inspector Simpson, acting on information received from a neighbouring
borough, visited a shop in this borough and found deposited there
292 tins of condensed milk, which were unsound and unfit for the food
of man. The articles were accordingly seized, condemned by a Justice,
and destroyed.
Legal proceedings were instituted and the defendant was fined £25
and £5 5s. costs.
Inspector Shelley saw exposed for sale on a stall in Douglas Street
109 tins of jam which were unsound and unfit for the food of man.
The jam was seized, condemned by a Justice aud destroyed. Legal
proceedings were instituted and the defendant was fined £5 and £2
costs.
During the year, the following quantities of food were brought to
the notice of this Department, voluntarily by the owners, found to be
unsound, and destroyed :—
Apples 11 boxes Skate 20 stone
Beef 7 lbs. Smoked codling 1 box
Mackerel 1 box Tomatoes 120 lbs. & 3 boxes
Potatoes 4 tons, 5 cwt. Turnip tops 2 bags
Rabbits 69 Winkles 1 bag
Sheep's plucks 6
FOREIGN MEAT REGULATIONS.
The attention of this Department was drawn by H.M. Customs to
18 cwt. of cows' udders lying at a wharf in this Borough. These were
found upon inspection ro be unfit for human consumption and, after
formal notice to the owners, were destroyed.
SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS.
600 samples were purchased and submitted to the Public Analyst
for analysis. Of this number, 15 or 2.5 % were adulterated. In 7
instances legal proceedings were taken, and fines and costs amounting
to £19 12s. were inflicted.