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depots in the City of London. Rather a larger proportion
of condensed than fresh milk is consumed within the district.
The number of samples taken and submitted to the Public
Analyst for the year ending December 31st, 1914, were:—
Milk, 62; Butter, 72; Other Samples, 3; Total, 137.
The results of legal proceedings were as follow:—
Milk Adulteration:—
1 person fined £10 and 9/- costs.
1 person fined £2 and 9/- costs.
1 person fined 10/- and 9/- costs.
1 person fined 10/- inclusive.
For assault one person fined £2 and 4/- costs.
1 person ordered to pay costs.
1 case was withdrawn.
Other Foods.—156 inspections have been made to shops
where food is exposed and prepared for sale. 166 inspections
to slaughter-houses during slaughtering. No tubercular meat
has been condemned.
The following articles were destroyed at the request of the
owners:—Three cases of rabbits, a quantity of overripe fruit,
one box of haddocks and one box of cod.
Housing
The number of persons per family and size of tenement
occupied as shown by the Census of 1911 are as follows:—