Annual report on the sanitary condition of the District for the year 1894 page 24

St Olave 1894

Annual report on the sanitary condition of the District for the year 1894

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Table VI.
SALE OF FOOD & DRUGS & MARGARINE ACTS.

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During the year the following Samples have been taken and submitted to the Public Analyst:—

Articles purchased for Analysis.	Result of Analysis.	Observations.
Milk, (44 Samples)	Of which 23 were genuine	-
Milk	4 samples 4 % of water beyond the normal ...	No proceedings.
„	2 „ 3 % ,, ,, „	„ „
„	1 „ deficient in butter fat 14 %	„ „
„	1 „ „ „ 20%	„ „
„	2 „ Milk of low quality, and a trace of boracic acid present	„ „
„	2 „ Milk of low quality	„ „
„	2 ,, a trace of boracic acid present	„ „
„	1 „ added water 20 %	Vendor notified at time of purchase.
„	1 „ added water 18 %	Paid the cost, 12/6.
„	1 „ „ 14 %, and a trace of boracic acid present	Fined 40/0, and costs 12/6.
„	1 „ deficient in butter fats, 83 %	Fined £10, and costs 12/6.
„	1 „ „ „ 50 %	Fined £5, and costs 12/6.
„	1 „ „ ,, 80%	Vendor notified at time of purchase.
„	1 „ „ „ 90%	Taken while in transit, but being forwarded as skim milk.
Margarine	2 Summonses for exposing without labels, and 2 for selling without a marked wrapper	Fined two 40/0, costs 14/6 and two 20/0, costs 12/6.