View report page

23
where by the courtesy of the occupiers or owners the Inspector
is permitted to enter, can be inspected. Since, however, it
is rare that admission is refused, practically a fairly complete
house to house inspection can be made under the existing
law.
The second case (Warwick v. Graham), settles the
meaning of the words "Proper lodging and accommodation"
in reference to compulsory removal to hospital of persons
certified to be suffering from any of the notifiable diseases.
The Court held that the words were clearly directed to the
protection of persons from infection, and not only to the
protection of the sick person himself. So that although the
sick person may have excellent nursing and in every respect
"proper lodging and accommodation" from the patient's
point of view, yet, if the patient is liable to communicate and
spread the malady, the Sanitary Authority may obtain a
Magistrate's Order for his compulsory removal.
THE LABORATORY.
SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS.
During the year 1899 the large number of 506 samples
were examined for adulteration (a full list is given in
Table VI.). Of these only 20 were certified to be
adulterated.
The 20 comprised 5 samples of milk and 15 of butter.
The 5 samples of milk were either watered milks or both
watered and skimmed; one sample had, in addition, no less
that 80 grains of borax to the pint. The vendors were
prosecuted and fined.
The 15 samples of butter were simply margarine sold
as butter, and containing from 60 to 95 per cent. of fat other
than that of butter fat.
A sample of bottled gooseberries was found to be heavily
coloured with a green aniline dye. The sample was
submitted by a private purchaser.
A very large number of canned fruits and bottled fruits
were specially examined for preservatives, but none were
detected.