View report page

45
UNSOUND FOOD.
On November 9th, Inspector Shelley, acting on information received
from a neighbouring borough, visited a yard in this borough and found
deposited there in a cart, 516 tins of potted crayfish, 476 jars of potted
meat and 32 tins of condensed milk, which were unsound and unfit for
the food of man. The articles were accordingly seized, condemned by
a Justice, and destroyed.
Legal proceedings were not instituted as it was found impossible to
prove that the articles in question were intended for human consumption.
During the year, the following quantities of food were bronght to
the notice of this Department, voluntarily by the owners, found to be
unsound, and destroyed:—
Apples 2 boxes
Bacon 10 sides and l½ cwt.
Cherries 2 baskets
Chestnuts 56 lbs.
Codfish 2 boxes
Condensed Milk 88 tins
Crabs 20
Dates 38 boxes
Dog fish 1 trunk
Fish fillets 4 boxes
Grapes 40 lbs.
Haddock 6 stone, 3 boxes, 1 trunk
Herrings 2 barrels and 1 box
Herrings (tinned) 1 tin
Kippers 53 boxes
Pears (tinned) 280 „
Plaice 29½ stone
Potatoes 3½ sacks
Rabbits 140
Sardines 1 tin
Skate 9 stone and 2 boxes
Soles 1 box and 1 trunk
Tomatoes (tinned) 2 tins
Tomatoes 74 lbs.
Whelks 2 bushels
SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS.
600 samples were purchased and submitted to the Public Analyst
for analysis. Of this number, 35 or 5.8% were adulterated. In 18
instances legal proceedings were taken, and fines and costs amounting
to £41 18s. were inflicted.