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SAMPLES TAKEN INFORMALLY.
Five samples of milk were taken informally, 2 of
which were found to be adulterated. One was 15 per
cent, deficient in fat and the other contained 35 per
cent, of added water.
Ten informal samples of butter were taken, 2 of
which were adulterated as follows : —
Sample 244 J.G.W. Found to contain 79 per cent.
foreign fat.
237 J.G.W. Found to contain 78 per cent,
foreign fat.
The 2 informal samples of Parrish's Chemical
Food both proved to be genuine.
A sample of condensed milk was found to contain
only one-twenty-fifth of the proper amount of fat, one
of lemonade to contain three-tenths of a grain of
Carbolic Acid per pint, and one of Flaked Beef Suet
to be 14 per cent, rice and wheat flour.
In addition to the above, the following samples
taken informally proved to be genuine : —
Cheese ... ... ... 1
Egyptian Cotton Seed Oil 1
PUBLIC HEALTH (MILK AND CREAM)
REGULATIONS, 1912 & 1917.
The following is a report of the work done under
the Regulations during the year ended the 31st
December, 1923 :—
Three hundred and fifty-five formal samples and 5
informal samples of milk were taken, and in no case
was the presence of a preservative reported.
Four formal samples of cream were taken, in 3 of
which boric acid was found to be present, the per-