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Mitkshops, etc.—The number of premises upon which milk is sold is 229.
The number of applications received was 15. Under the powers granted by
the London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1908, 2 were refused on the
ground that the premises were unsuitable. Under this same Act 12 names were
removed from the register on account of unsuitability of the premises and for other
reasons, e.g., discontinuance of sale of milk, etc.
No appeals against refusals to register or removal of a name from the register
were made to a magistrate during the year.
One milk vendor who was discovered selling milk from a vehicle which did not
bear his name and address was detected and prosecuted under the Sale of Food and
Drugs Act. Further reference is made to this case later.
Examination of Milk.—The usual amount of supervision was exercised over
the milk traffic in the Borough during 1913, and for the detection of adulteration 536
samples were taken either formally or informally and submitted to the public analyst
for examination.
A number were also submitted to bacteriological examination and to these
reference will be made later.
Of the 536 examined chemically 37 (6.9 per cent.) were found to be adulterated.
This is a somewhat higher figure than for 1912, when 21 out of 550 (3.8 per cent.)
were proved on analysis to be below standard. The percentage in 1911 was 8.9 and
in 1910 9.5.
As heretofore vendors whose samples were found to be up to standard received
a notification to the effect that the dealings with the samples were at an end. When the
samples were found to be only slightly below the standard a special report was made
to the Public Health Committee, and in the majority of instances a letter of caution
was sent to the vendor.
In the case of samples that were definitely adulterated proceedings were
instituted.
The number with regard to which action was taken in 1913 was 22.
In respect of these, fines and costs to the amount of £27 16s. 0d. were
recovered. The amount in 1912, when the prosecutions numbered 16, was
£26 8s. 6d.
The practice of occasionally sampling on Saturday evening and on Sundays was
continued. 84 samples were obtained on delivery at the Marylebone Station of the
Great Central Railway.
Of the station samples, 7 proved to be adulterated, and proceedings were taken
in 3 instances. In the remaining cases the deficiency in fat was very small and the