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79
District.
Total.
Good Quality.
Fair Quality.
Poor Quality.
Adulterated.
No.
Percent.
No.
Percent.
No.
Percent.
No.
Per cent.
South 366 98 26.7 132 36.0 112 306 24 650
North 507 153 301 165 325 140 276 49 9 60
1912 873 251 287 297 34. 0 252 28.8 73 8. 30
1911 911 305 333 311 341 218 239 77 840
1910 947 332 35. 0 328 34.6 179 18.9 108 11.40
1909 951 285 29.9 357 37.5 223 23.4 86 9 04
1908 860 335 38 9 267 310 176 20 4 82 9 50
1907 792 255 32 2 290 36. 6 172 217 75 9.40
1906 806 267 331 252 31.2 168 20.8 119 14.07
1905 831 305 36.7 281 33.8 153 18.4 92 11.07
Although the amount of legal adulteration is low, the quality of
the milk samples generally is not so good. The amount of "Poor"
quality milk is in excess of last year.
Thirty.four prosecutions were taken with regard to adulteration—
24 for fat abstracted, 7 for added water, and 3 for both fat abstracted
and added water. Thirty.two cautions were given to sellers whose milk
contained less than 5 per cent, of added water, or had less than 5 per
cent, of fat abstracted. Warranties were set up as a defence in
17 instances, and were successful in 16, although there is good reason to
believe that several of the vendors habitually sell adulterated milk;
1 case was withdrawn on the magistrate's suggestion—the defendant's
employ^ having been prosecuted for watering his master's milk and
sentenced to two months' imprisonment.
Sunday Samples.—78 of the samples of milk were taken on 9
Sundays during the year; 5 (6.4 per cent.) were found to be
adulterated. One sample taken, being skimmed milk, was found to
contain 37.2 grains boric acid per gallon. A cautionary letter was sent
to the vendor. In the six previous years the figures were 9.1, 10 6,
ll.0, 10.5, 8.6 and 12 per cent, respectively.
Samples taken in course of Delivery—
(a) At Railway Stations.—63 samples of milk were taken on arrival
at Victoria and Charing Cross Eailway Stations. Fifteen were reported
of good quality, 25 fair, 20 poor and 3 adulterated. Fat abstracted,
14 per cent. (1); 3 per cent. (2).
(b) On Delivery at Shops, &c.—29 samples of milk were taken as it
was being delivered by wholesale firms to retail customers. Of these
samples, 6 were good, 10 fair, 12 poor, and 1 adulterated (3.6 per cent,
added water). These samples were taken in consequence of the milk