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Of these all save five were reported to be genuine.
The five were among those taken at Cambridge Heath
Railway Station, and were taken from milk consigned
from a farmer at Waltham Abbey to a retailer in the
Borough. Two of the five were so near the limit as
not to warrant prosecutions, but in respect to the
remainirg three the farmer, after having set up a
somewhat unusual defence, in which a leaky Milkcooler
was put forward as the delinquent, was fined
in all £9.
Under Section 12 of the Sale of Food and Drugs
Act, 1875, any purchaser of a Food, or Drug, may for
a sum not exceeding 10/6 have such article analysed,
and is entitled to receive from the analyst a certificate
of such analysis. One person only during the year
availed himself of this power, the article examined
being gravy dripping, reported genuine.
Portion of
Private
Purchaser.
Inspector Rowsell lias continued the daily
inspection of the markets and the food deposited for
sale on the stalls and in the shops with most excellent
results.
Detection of
Unsound Food.
Public Health
(London) Act,
1891.
In view of the exceptional weather and the
number of stalls on Sundays, I have found it necessary
to have additional supervision and Mr. Ainley has
again rendered the most valuable assistance in this
direction on Sundays and at other times.