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* Samples contained respectively 27.3, 26.5, 25.9, 25.9, 24.5, 24.5, 24.5, 23.1, 23.1,
22.6, 22.4, 22.26, 21.7, 21.7, 21.7, 21.7, 2.1, 20.8, 20.3, 20.3, 19.6, 19.6, 19.6, 19.6,
19.5, 19.1, 19, 18.9, 18.9, 18.9, 18.2, 18, 17.3, 17.2, 16.5, 16.5, 16.5, 16.5,16.1, 16.1,
16.1, 15.2, 14, 13, 9.8, 8.6, 8, 7.7, 4.3, 4, 2.5, grains of boric acid per lb.
Actios Taken—nil.
Infringements under Article 5 (1)—Nil.
Infringements under Article 5 (2)—Nil.
During the year 63 milksellers, having had samples of milk taken
by the inspectors under the Sale of Food Drugs Acts, made written
requests for samples to be taken from their consignors at the place of
delivery. All those 63 samples proved to be genuine.
Milk.—During the year 910 samples of milk were taken for analysis.
The analysts have graded samples in four standards of quality as stated
below. The legal standards below which milk is regarded as adulterated
are for fat, 3 per cent., and for non-fatty solids, 8.5 per cent:—
Good quality, over 3.8 per cent. of fat.
Fair quality, between 3.3 per cent. and 3.8 per cent. of fat.
Poor quality, between 3 per cent. and 3.3 per cent.
Adulterated, below 3 per cent. of fat and 8.5 per cent. non-fatty
solids.
The following table shows the total number of samples taken since
1910 and their classification into the grades as defined with the percentage
proportion of the total which each grade represented.
In the year 1926 the samples taken in each of the two districts of the
City are given.