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72
District.
Total.
Good Quality.
Fair Quality.
Poor Quality.
Adulterated.
No.
Per cent.
No.
Percent.
No.
Per cent. I
No.
Per cent.
North 459 248 54.0 146 31.8 54 J11 .7 11 2.30
South 535 259 48.4 217 40.5 51 j 9.5 8 1.40
1924 994 507 51.0 363 36.5 105 j10.5 19 1.90
1923 997 458 45.9 368 36.9 149 | 14 .9 22 2 .2
1922 998 493 49.4 338 33.8 138 13.8 29 2.9
1921 987 321 32.5 400 40.5 236 23.9 30 3.0
1920 977 449 45.9 362 37.0 131 13.4 35 3.5
1919 1,073 375 34.9 428 39.8 201 18.7 69 6.4
1918 919 320 34.8 302 32.8 194 21.2 103 ll.2
1917 920 329 35.7 304 33.0 162 17.6 125 13.6
1916 919 235 25.5 360 39.1 221 22.8 103 11.2
1915 937 303 32.3 327 34.8 225 24.0 82 8.70
1914 894 250 27.9 364 40.7 217 24.2 63 7.04
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
The quality of the milk shows a still further improvement, not only
in the amount of adulteration but also in the amount of milk supplied of
the best quality.
Twelve prosecutions were taken with regard to adulteration—7 for
fat abstracted (17, 14, 9, 8, 7, 5 and 4 per cent.) and 5 for added water
(17, 14, 10, 9 and 5 per cent.). The roundsman in a number of cases is
responsible. In one case the man admitted having added separated
milk.
Warranties were successfully proved in four instances.
For selling separated milk to which had been added water, two vendors
were fined: one £2 and £2 2s. costs, the other £1 and 15s. costs.
Sunday Samples.—83 of the samples of milk were taken on Sundays
during the year, two of which were reported adulterated, 3 per cent,
fat abstracted and 9 per cent, added water. One vendor was prosecuted
and ordered to pay £2 2s. costs, the other was cautioned.
Samples taken in course of Delivery—
On Delivery at Shops, &c.—8 samples of milk were taken as it was
being delivered by wholesale firms to retail customers, including shops,
hotels and hospitals. Of these samples, 6 were good, 2 fair. These
samples were taken in consequence of previous samples having been
found below the limit (including cases where a warranty defence was
set up).
The Public Health (Condensed Milk) Regulations.—29 samples were
examined and 28 were reported to comply with the Kegulations. In
the remaining case proceedings were taken, but as doubt was raised as