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(c) Brawn, 11 grains—Withdrawn, in view of the conviction in
the previous case (a), the vendor being the same person.
In the other 13 cases, no summonses were taken out, having
regard to the small amounts of added preservatives present.
(h) Other Articles.
The other samples of foods and drugs not mentioned above
173 in number) were declared by the Analyst to be unadulterated
Obstruction to Officer in Discharge of Duties.
On June 18th, 1907, one of the Female Inspectors (through a
deputy) purchased ¼-lb. of salt butter and one-pennyworth of milk
at 148, Lambeth Walk, the goods being served by Mrs. Lewis.
On completion of the purchases, the Inspector entered the shop
and stated that the articles were being purchased for analysis by
the Public Analyst. Mrs. Lewis thereupon snatched the parcel
of butter from the Inspector, tore off the paper, and threw the
butter on the side counter, and then proceeded to serve the
Inspector with another sample of butter, saying that a mistake
had been made, fresh butter having been served instead of salt
butter. The Inspector demanded, several times, the return of the
first sample of butter purchased, but with this request Mrs. Lewis
would not comply. Thereupon the Inspector went round to the
side counter and took up the butter in her gloved hand, and some
of this butter was again snatched out of the Inspector's hand, an
action which was repeated by a Mr. Sage (shopman) who, meanwhile,
had come upon the scene. A traveller for a butter firm
at that time entered the shop, and a good deal of discussion and
explanation took place. during which Mrs. Lewis again came
round to the Inspector with a cloth in her hand, and quickly
wiped off some of the butter that remained on the Inspector's
gloved hand, before the Inspector realised what was being done.
Finally, the police, who were called in, asked to see the Council's
authority under which the Sanitary Inspector acted. The