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to be adulterated; whilst the annual average number of
summonses issued is 53, with 52 convictions, and £104
5s. 5d. in penalties, and _£35 0s. 3d. in costs. In the
Borough, 710, 704, 1010, 1200, l500, 1500, 1800 and 1800
samples were taken during 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905,
1906, 1907, and 1908 respectively.
During 1909, no samples were submitted to the Public
Analyst by private purchasers, but 2 informal samples (1
mustard and 1 olive oil) were taken by the Inspector.
Particulars of the 1800 articles submitted by the Food and
Drugs Inspector during 1909 are as follows:—
(a) Milk.
741 samples were taken, and of these 64 (i.e., 8.6 per
cent.) were declared by the Analyst to be adulterated. 2 of
the samples were purchased as "separated" milks (one
adulterated) and 2 as "skimmed" milks (none adulterated).
The 64 adulterations found were as follows:—
(1) Extraneous water (24) varying from a minimum
2 to a maximum 25 per cent., viz.: 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3,
4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6, 7, 7, 7, 9, 9, 11, 11, 12, 18, 21 and
25 respectively.
(2) Deficiency in milk-fat (38) varying from a
minimum 1 to a maximum 18 per cent., viz. : 1, 1, 2, 3,
3, 3, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6, 6, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 8, 8,
9, 10, 10, 11, 12, 12, 13, 13, 14, 14, 14, 14, 15, 17 and 18
respectively.*
(3) Extraneous water and deficiency in milk fat (2);
viz.: 3 and 2 per cent. in a sample of milk, and 13 per
cent. extraneous water added to a separated milk, deprived
of half its natural fat.
* One sample of milk was deficient in 8 per cent. of milk fat, and
also contained 0 001 per cent. of formaldehyde (vide Appendix, p. 39)