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in summons (the presence of formalin not being mentiond),
(1)
In 15 cases no action was taken for the following reasons:—
(a) bottles burst (2).
(b) amount of adulteration too small (13).
The total fines amounted to ;£41 10s., with £15 0s. 6d. costs.
(b) Butter.
211 samples were taken, and of these (i.e., 2.8 per cent.)
were declared by the Analyst to be adulterated—the adulterations
consisting of added margarine varying from a minimum 10 to a
maximum 100 per cent.
In 6 instances summonses were taken out, and 5 convictions
obtained, with penalties varying from 10s. (with 12s. 6d. costs)
to ;£l (with 12s. 6d. costs), one summons being withdrawn on
account of the Somerset House Analyst not upholding the
certificate of the Public Analyst.*
The total fines amounted to £4 10s., with £3 2s. 6d. costs.
(c) Coffee.
83 samples were taken, and of these 2 (i.e., 2.4 per cent.)
were declared by the Analyst to be adulterated with added
chicory, viz.: 45 per cent. and 50 per cent. respectively. A
conviction was obtained in each case.
The total fines amounted to £1 with £1 5s. costs.
The other samples of Food and Drugs (190 in number) taken
by the Inspector were declared by the Analyst to be unadulterated.
The expenses connected with the carrying out of the Food and
Drugs Acts in Lambeth Borough during 1905 amounted to
£84 2s. 0d.—consisting of £27 5s. l1d. for samples,
£25 4s. 0d. for Assistant (Deputy), £4 6s. 6d. for
* Somerset House certified that the sample of butter was "highly
suspicious," but that no foreign fat could be found therein.