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77
District.
Total.
Good Quality.
Fair Quality.
Poor Quality.
Adulterated.
No.
Per cent.
No.
Per cent.
No.
Per cent.
No.
Per cent.
South 384 103 26.8 156 40.6 97 25.2 28 7.20
North 526 152 28.8 187 35.5 136 25.8 51 9.60
1913 910 255 28.0 343 37.6 233 25.6 79 8.60
1912 873 251 28.7 297 34.0 252 28.8 73 8.30
1911 911 305 33.3 311 34.1 218 23.9 77 8.40
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 31.0 176 20.4 82 9.50
1907 792 255 32.2 290 36.6 172 21.7 75 9.40
1906 806 267 33.1 252 31.2 168 20.8 119 14.07
1905 831 305 36.7 281 33.8 153 18.4 92 11.07
The amount of the superior quality milk is less than in 1912, when
a considerable fall was noted.
Forty-three prosecutions were taken with regard to adulteration—
28 for fat abstracted, 10 for added water, 4 for both fat abstracted and
added water, and 1 for having 6'13 grains of boric acid per pint.
Twenty-six 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 21 instances,
and were successful in 15, although there is good reason to believe that
several of the vendors habitually sell adulterated milk; 1 case was
withdrawn with the magistrate's approval—the defendant attributed
deficiency to natural causes, also stating that it was the first complaint
in twenty-five years.
Sunday Samples.—109 of the samples of milk were taken on 11
Sundays during the year; 9 (8-7 per cent.) were found to be
adulterated. One sample taken, being separated milk, was found to
contain 5 per cent, added water. The defendant was fined 8s. and
12s 6d. costs. Since Sunday sampling was instituted the number of
adulterated samples has fallen to half what it was at first.
Samples taken in course of Delivery—
(a) At Railway Stations.—58 samples of milk were taken on arrival
at Victoria and Charing Cross Railway Stations. Eleven were reported
of good quality, 25 fair, 18 poor and 4 adulterated:—Fat abstracted,
7 and 4 per cent. (2); added water, 4 and 3"5 per cent. (2).
(b) On Delivery at Shops, &c.—19 samples of milk were taken as it
was being delivered by wholesale firms to retail customers. Of these
samples, G were good, 8 fair, 4 poor, and 1 adulterated (17"6 per cent,
added water). These samples were taken in consequence of the milk
F