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SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS, PUBLIC HEALTH (PRESERVATIVES, ETC., IN FOOD)
REGULATIONS, PUBLIC HEALTH (CONDENSED MILK) REGULATIONS AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(DRIED MILK) REGULATIONS. RESULTS OF PROSECUTIONS.
Sample.
First Quarter.
Nature and Extent of Adulteration.
Result.
163 Milk 17 per cent. of original fat abstracted £3 and £2 2s. Costs.
236 Sweet Spirit of Nitre 58 per cent. deficient in Ethyl Nitrite £5 5s. and £2 2s. Costs.
281 Whisky 39.7 degrees under proof £2 2s. and £2 2s. Costs.
Second Quarter.
453 Milk 12 per cent. added water £1 and £2 2s. Costs.
470 Milk 6 per cent. added water £2 and £2 2s. Costs.
530 Milk 13 per cent. deficient in fat Dismissed. Magistrate satisfied
milk delivered as given
by the cow.
533 Milk 26 per cent. deficient in fat Dismissed. Magistrate satisfied
milk delivered as given
by the cow.
551 Milk 6 per cent. added water Dismissed under Probation of
Offenders Act, with £5 5s.
Costs.
552 Milk 2 per cent. added water Dismissed under Probation of
Offenders Act.
553 Milk 6 per cent. added water Dismissed under Probation of
Offenders Act, with £5 5s.
Costs.
Third Quarter.
764 White Precipitate 64 per cent. deficient in Ammoniated £5 and £2 2s. Costs.
Ointment. Mercury.
773 Milk 7 per cent. added water £5 and £2 2s. Costs.
Fourth Quarter.
871 Milk 3 per cent. added water Dismissed under Probation of
Offenders Act.
872 Milk 16 per cent. added water £5 and £3 3s. Costs.
SUMMARY.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
First Quarter, Fines 10 7 0 Costs 6 6 0
Second Quarter „ 13 10 0 „ 14 14 0
Third Quarter „ 10 0 0 „ 4 4 0
Fourth Quarter „ 5 0 0 „ 3 3 0
Total Fines 38 17 0 Total Costs 28 7 0
PUBLIC HEALTH (IMPORTED MILK) REGULATIONS, 1926.
Only one application has been received for registration in accordance with the provisions
of the above-mentioned regulations, which provide that no person shall receive milk
from outside the British Isles unless he is registered by the Sanitary Authority into whose
district the milk is imported.
The applicants were duly registered, and subsequently samples from the first consignment
arriving in the City were examined in order to ascertain whether they complied with
the regulations as far as bacterial content and freedom from tubercle bacilli were concerned.
It was found that the bacterial content was in excess of the number permitted, and the
attention of the importers was accordingly directed to the circumstances. It was learnt
that the importation was an emergency measure only, necessitated by the low production
of milk in this country at the time, and that such importation had been confined to a few
consignments only. An undertaking was given by the importers that, in the event of their
again importing fresh milk, every possible endeavour will be made to ensure that it conforms
with the requirements of the regulations.
*RECONSTITUTED AND SYNTHETIC CREAM BILL.
The Reconstituted and Synthetic Cream Bill, which was introduced into the House of
Commons in the early part of the year, had, as its object, the control of the production,
disposal and sale of reconstituted and synthetic cream. "Reconstituted Cream" was
defined as a preparation which contains no fat other than milk fat, and is as nearly as possible
identical in composition with natural cream. "Synthetic Cream" was defined as a similar
*Since this Report was drafted, the Artificial Cream Act, 1929, has been placed on the Statute Book, and powers somewhat similar to those under
the Reconstituted and Synthetic Cream Bill are now available in this connection. Observations on this Act will be included in my next Report.