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Food and Food Premises.
(1.) Correct statements made 5
(2.) Statements incorrect 0
5
" Crystallised Boric Acid " was the only preservative found.
Determination of milk fat in Cream sold as "Preserved
Cream " :—
(1.) Above 35 per cent. 5
(2.) Below 35 per cent. 0
Total 5
In each of these samples the provisions as to labelling were
duly observed and no thickening substances were found in any
of the samples.
Butter and Margarine.
401 samples of butter were submitted for analysis during the
year, and of these seven, or 1.7 per cent. were reported against.
30 samples of margarine were submitted for analysis and all
were reported genuine.
Other Articles.
12 samples of apples were examined for the presence of arsenic
and 10 of them were found to contain a small quantity of this
substance.
The Public Analyst reports specially on this matter in his
Annual Report on page 101 of this Report.
Further samples have been taken in 1926 and will be reported
on in that year.
Bacteriological Examination of Milk.
24 samples of milk were examined under Section 5 of the
Milk and Dairies (Amendment) Act, 1922, and the Bacteriologist
certified that one sample of "Certified" Milk contained Tubercle
Bacilli. The facts were reported to the Ministry of Health.
During the last three years the results of the examinations
of milk for the presence of Tubercle Bacilli were as follows :—