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* Since 1904 a new system has been adopted, a special inspector being
appointed to carry out the duties under the Sale of Food and Drugs
Acts, instead of, as formerly, several of the district inspectors doing
this work.
It will be seen from the above table that the improvement
effected by the vigorous enforcement of the Acts in their District
by the Council has been well maintained during the year. It
should also be noted that the improvement has been coincident
with the increase in the number of samples taken during the past
seven years.
Milk.
Of the total number of samples taken under the provisions
of these Acts during 1913, 637 (i.e., 63.7 per cent.) were milk
samples. Of this number, 40 (i.e., 6.2 per cent.) were reported
by the Public Analyst to be adulterated. During 1912, 629 of
the samples purchased referred to milk of which 53 (i.e., 8.4 per
cent.) were found to be adulterated.
The nature of the adulteration in the adulterated samples of
milk was as follows :—
1. Extraneous water (22), varying from a minimum of 1 per
cent, to a maximum of 12 per cent., viz.:—1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2.4,
3, 3, 3, 3.5, 5.5, 6, 6.7, 7, 7.3, 7.4, 8, 8.7, 10, 12.
2. Deficiency in milk fat (14), varying from a minimum of
2 per cent. to a maximum of 26 per cent., viz.:—2, 5, 5, 7, 7,
8, 8.3, 8.6, 9, 12, 14.6, 18, 20, 26.