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destroyed as suspicious or tainted, in no instance was I justified in
seizing any food stuff exposed for sale during these visits.
Foodstuffs Surrendered from Itinerant Vendors, Stalls and Small
Dealers Premises.
During the year, at the request of the owners, the undermentioned
articles of food were examined at the Public Health Offices in some
instances and on the district in others, and were found unfit for human
food and were destroyed by the owners:—
1 trunk fresh herrings.
1 trunk cod roes.
1 trunk whiting.
Sale of Food and Drugs Acts.
Fifty-seven samples of food and drugs were purchased and submitted
to the Public Analyst for analysis. Of that number 8 (being butters)
contained boric acid preservatives ranging from .2 to .5 per cent. Of
the remaining samples taken 3 were certified to be so adulterated that
summonses were issued against the respective vendors.
The nature of samples and extent of adulteration, with result of
prosecutions, are indicated below:—
2F Milk—Deficient in fat and solids not fat to the extent of 16 6
and 105 per cent. respectively.
Vendor fined £10 and £2 2s. costs.
11F Butter—Adulterated with 49.7 per cent of foreign fat.
£10 or two months' imprisonment.
47F Milk—Adulterated with 10.5 per cent. of water.
£2 and £1 3s. costs.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
CEPHAS FOAD,
Sanitary Inspector and Inspector under
the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts,
and Inspecctor of Canal Boats, Poplar
South Division.