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Butter Adulterated with 79.6 foreign fat. Vendor fined
£4 and £1 costs.
The market places and stalls were regularly inspected throughout
the year. I have on several occasions, on the Vendors' application,
examined the articles of food purchased by them at the markets and
when found unsound, unwholesome, and unfit for food, had the same
destroyed as trade refuse, and gave the necessary certificates to that
effect, but in no instance was anything exposed for sate at the time of
my visit in such a condition as to justify a seizure, excepting that in
one instance it was proved in evidence that a quantity of unwholesome
tinned condensed milk was so deposited as to be intended for
the food of man.
In accordance with your instructions I visited a tradesman's
premises at Chrisp Street, and there found a case containing 71
blown tins of condensed milk which were seized by me, brought to
you, and by your approval taken to Court. The Defendant's
assistants admitted that the tins were deposited for the contents being
used for making "caramel toffee."
On the same being proved to be unsound, unwholesome, and unfit
for the food of man, a penalty of £20 was inflicted and £10 10s.
costs allowed the Board.
Five notices of intention to apply for renewal of slaughter-house
and cow-house licenses were received from my district. The premises
were again forthwith inspected, and where necessary various works
were executed on the service of written "intimations" and notices.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
RICHARD E. MINERS, Assoc. San. Inst.,
Sanitary Inspector and Inspector under
Sale of Food and Drugs Acts.
Bromley, South Division