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In one or two instances the kitchen required some lime-whiting,
which was immediately done upon the service of intimation.
County Council Sewers.
The nuisance from open ventilators in roadways has been considerably
reduced, but not entirely obviated, since the installation
of the shaft ventilators has been completed.
Food and Drugs Acts.
Fifty-three varied samples of food have been obtained and
submitted to the Public Analyst for analysis, of which five were
certified to have been adulterated, in two instances convictions
were obtained with costs, and in two instances vendors were
cautioned, and one case was dismissed on a warranty.
A sample of mustard was found on analysis to be adulterated
with 5 per cent. of wheaten flour. The vendor was cautioned by
instruction of the Public Health and Housing Committee.
A sample of milk was found on analysis to be deficient in fat
and solids not fat to the extent of 20 and 13.5 per cent. respectively.
At the Thames Police Court the vendor was fined £3 and 23s. costs.
A sample of milk proved on analysis to be deficient in fat and
solids not fat to the extent of 15 and 5 per cent. respectively. The
vendor, a company, relied with success upon the warranty of the
farmer who supplied the milk. The magistrate was satisfied, after
hearing the evidence, that the warranty was, in this case, an
effective defence, and accordingly dismissed the summons, but
allowed no costs against the Council.
A sample of milk contained a proportion of a foreign ingredient:
Formaldehyd, 0.01 per cent. A summons was issued, and at the
hearing at Thames Police Court the defendant was fined 1s. and
3 guineas costs.
A sample of butter was adulterated with 74.8 per cent. of foreign