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Infantile Mortality and also the weakly and puny condition of
some of those who survive this method of feeding. When one
considers that the English farmer does not think this separated
milk good enough of itself wherewith to feed his calves it certainly
seems out of place that mothers should be satisfied to feed their
children upon it. I think those that do so err almost entirely
through ignorance and are in a large measure deceived because
the Vendor generally calls "Milk, Id. a quart," only occasionally
interposing the cry "Skimmed Milk, Id. a quart."
The noticeable difference meted out to the various
defendants for the similar class of offence in the Police Court, also
seems to put a premium upon causing trouble and inconvenience
in the discharge of ones duties, for during the year on the same
day before the same Magistrate there were two Defendants,
neither of them having legal advice, one pleaded guilty to the charge
of selling margarine for butter and explained certain extenuating
circumstances. A fine of £3 and £2 2s. costs was imposed.
The other in a much larger way of business came to the Court
and with much bravado produced an Analysts Certificate which
shewed that the milk was deficient in fat to the extent of 14 per
cent.; she still persisted in having the third portion submitted to
Somerset House for analysis, which certificate also shewed a larger
deficiency of fat than our Analyst had stated. This Defendant
also had a history in connection with these matters, which history
we were precluded from mentioning in the Court, and yet after
two adjournments on the Defendant's behalf this person was
practically let off with no fine and £2 2s. costs.