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Of these 149 samples, three (of milk) were submitted by
the Inspector of the Metropolitan Dairymen's Association,
one (of butter) by the Guardians, and the remaining 145
by your Inspector; not a single sample was submitted by
any private purchaser during the twelve months.
The following convictions took place on my certificates
Higgs, 12, Robert Street, and 10, Shephord
Street; milk adulterated with 20 per cent. of water,
convicted for this sample and also for one taken in
January 1878, but for which the prosecution had
been deferred pending tho decision of an Appoal Case;
fined 2s. 6d. and £1 3s. costs in each case.
H. Bennett, 2, Belgrave Mews East, was convicted
of selling milk adulterated with 20 per cent. of added
water, and fined £1 10s. and £1 3s. costs.
Robert Field, 45, Warwick Street, Pimlico, was
convicted of soiling milk from which nearly half of
tho total fat had been removed by skimming, and
fined £5 and 12s. 6d. costs.
C. Fitter, 12, Market Street, Shepherd's Market,
Mayfair, was convicted of selling milk containing 23
per cent. of added water, and fined 9s. 6d. and
12s 6d. costs.
H. Bennett and R. Field were prosecuted by the Parish
Inspector, Higgs and C. Fitter by the Inspector of the
Metropolitan Dairymen's Association.
The other 3 adulterated samples of milk were samples
bought for information; 2 of them were watered, and 1
skimmed.
In addition to these, two samples of milk were bought,
one by your Inspoctor and one by the Inspector of the
Metropolitan Dairymen's Association, at shops whore
samples previously obtained for information had been found