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On Sunday, 20th July, a sample of milk was being purchased (by
an agent) from a street Vendor in Sumatra Boad. The Vendor was
about to hand the jug to agent when he saw the Inspector approaching,
he immediately emptied the contents of the jug back into his can
and then kicked the can over, spilling about 7 quarts of milk on the
roadway. Shortly afterwards ho was observed to empty the contents
(water) of a 4-quart can into the roadway.
For this obstruction he was summoned before Mr. Curtis Bennett
at Marylebone Police Court on 15th August, and was fined £3 and
£1 13s. 6d. costs. In default of distress one month's imprisonment.
Sample No. 272, Milk—Delivered by contract to North-Western
Fever Hospital. Sample procured in course of delivery was found on
analysis to be adulterated. Vendors were summonsed before Mr.
Curtis Bennett at Marylebone Police Court on May 9th. After two
adjournments, the case was dismissed with 3 guineas costs, it having
been proved that the quality of the milk came up to the standard
prescribed in the Hospital contract and arrived at by the reading of
Horsley's Lactometer. This is an antiquated and unreliable method
of analysis, and its use by the Metropolitan Asylums Board for
standardizing the milk supply of its Hospitals is, in my opinion,
indefensible.
Bank Holidays.—A. general inspection has been made of the food
sold on the Heath on these days, and various samples taken. All have
been found satisfactory, except sample No. 55 "Sarsaparilla," which
was found to be a mixture of water and sugar, flavoured by a trace of
pear drop essence. The sample contained no Sarsaparilla.The Vendor,
who lived at King's Cross, was summonsed before the Justices at
the Hampstead Petty Sessional Court, where he was fined Is. and
2s. costs.
Legislation.—The Board of Agriculture under Sec. 4 of the Sale of
Food and Drugs Act, 1899, made the following regulation which
extends to Great Britain, and came into force on May 15th, 1902:—
Where the proportion of water in a sample of butter exceeds 16