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Following the usual practice, samples were taken systematically
in all parts of the district, with the object of insuring that the food
and drugs reported upon by the Analyst are representative of what
is consumed by the public.
Of the samples of milk, 24 were procured on delivery at railway
stations, and 68 from various institutions.
The high standard of quality of the food supply in the Borough
mentioned in the last annual report is more than maintained, as
shown by the fact that of the 2,000 samples procured only 32 were
reported by the Public Analyst to be adulterated, 19 of which
were informal samples, compared with 40 and 8 last year.
Warning Letters.
The number of formal samples found to be adulterated was 13.
Legal proceedings were instituted in four cases, and warning letters
were sent to the vendors of other samples as required.
Police Court Proceedings.
Following is the summary of proceedings at the Lambeth Police
Court in respect of offences against the Food and Drugs Act:—
Case No.
370 For selling milk deficient in fat to the Dismissed under Probaextent
of 9 per cent. tion of Offenders Act on
payment of £3 3s. costs
603 For selling milk deficient in fat to the Summons withdrawn
extent of 9 per cent.
607 For selling minced beef containing a Dismissed under Proba-
preservative ; tion of Offenders Act,
608 For selling minced beef containing a on payment of £1 Is.
preservative J costs
Bacteriological Samples.
During the year, 30 samples of milk and 2 of water were submitted
for bacteriological examination. Of the samples of milk, 4 were
procured on behalf of the Minister of Health under the provisions of
the Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1934, 5 from an institution,
and the remainder from various vendors throughout the Borough.
Notwithstanding that many of these milks were not sold under
special designations, with but two exceptions they satisfied the
requirements of the standard for pasteurised milk. Regarding
the two exceptions mentioned above, one sample (of raw
milk) was reported by the Bacteriologist to be infected
with tuberculosis. The attention of the County Medical
Officer of the district where the milk was produced was