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3. Thickcning Substances.
Any evidence of their addition to cream or to preserved
cream. Action taken where found Nil.
4. Other Observations.
Every vendor in the Borough was supplied with a copy of
the Regulations by the Borough Council. In all cases before
proceedings have been instituted the Council has, in accordance
with Article 6 of the Regulations, afforded the vendor an
opportunity of furnishing an explanation in writing, and in two
cases (Nos. 11 and 17) the explanations given were considered
satisfactory.
Sample No. 31.—Milk was found to contain 6 per cent, of
added water and a preparation of nitric acid, equivalent
to 7 parts of potassium nitrate per 100,000 parts
of milk.
Sample No. 32.—Milk was found to contain 5 per cent. of
added water and a preparation of nitric acid equivalent
to 7 parts of potassium nitrate per 100,000 parts
of milk.
Proceedings under the Regulations and Food and Drugs Acts
in both cases are pending.
Notes on Report for the year 1913.
Case 5.—Conviction upheld by High Court, King's Bench
Division (Batchelour v. Gee .
Case 7.—Fined £2 and 2 guineas costs.
RAG FLOCK ACT, 1911.
The Rag Flock Regulations, 1912.
No samples of Flock were taken by your inspector
during the year.
SUMMONSES ORDERED.
During last year your Council and the Public
Health Committee gave authority for 82 summonses
to be taken out against persons for having failed to
comply with the requirements of notices which had
been served. It was not found necessary to proceed
in the great majority of cases, as the work was carried
out before the issue of the summonses.
In 7 cases summonses were taken out, a list of
which, together with the result of the proceedings
follows.