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The 13 cowsheds have received 38 visits, and have been fairly well kept; the offensive
trade establishments have been visited regularly, a total of 47 visits being paid to these; and
also 13 visits to the knacker's yard. In none of these has any cause for complaint arisen
during the quarter.
I am, Sir,
Yours Obediently,
H. WILKINSON,
Meat Inspector.
Adulteration of Food.—During the first quarter 284 samples of food
and drugs were purchased, or procured during transit by the Inspectors, of
which, 5 were bought under the Margarine Act; 43 or 15*4 per cent, of the
total samples were found upon analysis to be adulterated.
The samples included, Milk, 151 ; Butter, 41; Coffee, 13; Cocoa, 8 ;
Demerara Sugar, 15; Iron Pills, 6; Cream of Tartar, 2 ; Tincture of the
Perchloride of Iron, 2; Whiskey, 1; Gin, 1. Of these there were adulterated :—
Milk 20, or 13 per cent.; Butter 5, or 12 per cent.; Demerara Sugar 7, or 47
per cent.; Iron Pills 4, or 66 per cent.
29 summones were issued, of which 26 were successfully prosecuted.
PenaltiesAltogether penalties to the amount of £56 were obtained,
and of this amount £35 15s. resulted from Inspector Ward's prosecutions, and
£20 5s. from the prosecutions by the other Inspectors.