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This is an increase of 9,723 tons of the land
deliveries, and a decrease of 3,470 tons in the deliveries
by water. Of this, 2,166 tons were condemned as
unfit for food.
13 tons 17 cwts. of fish were seized as unsound at
or near the London Central Markets.
DAIRIES, COWSHEDS AND MILKSHOPS ORDERS.
580 Dairymen and Purveyors of Milk were on the
register at the end of the year.
SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACT.
254 formal samples and 541 informal samples were
purchased under these Acts.
Of the formal samples 28, or 11 per cent., were
found to be adulterated, and of the informal 66 out
of 541.
Of the formal samples the adulterated articles were:
milk, 23 out of 215; butter, 2 out of 16; almond
oil, 2 out of 4 ; dripping, 1 out of 1 purchased.
Of the informal samples: milk, 24 out of 84 were
found to be adulterated; 27 of butter out of 147;
12 of drugs out of 141; 2 of dripping out of 18;
1 of almond oil out of 9.
Milk,—The extent of sophistication is given in the
preceding paragraph.