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issued is 53, with 52 convictions and £104 5s. 5d. in penalties,
and £35 0s. 3d in costs. In 16 cases (average), the vendors
were cautioned. In the Borough, 710, 704, 1010, 1200 and 1500
samples were taken during 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904 and 1905
respectively.
During 1906, no samples were submitted to the Public Analyst
by private purchasers.
Particulars of the 1500 articles submitted by the Food and
Drugs Inspector during 1906 are as follows:—
(a) Milk.
962 samples were taken, and of these 63 (i.e., 6"5 per cent.)
were declared by the Analyst to be adulterated. 5 of the samples
were purchased as "separated" milks (none adulterated). The
63 adulterations found were as follows :—
(1) Added water (23), varying from a minimum 2 to a
maximum 14 per cent., viz.:—2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4,
4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 6, 6, 6, 7, 11 and 14 respectively.
(2) Deficient in milk-fat (40), varying from a minimum 6 to
a maximum 40 per cent., viz.:—6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8, 9, 9,
10, 10, 10, 10, 12, 12, 13, 13, 14, 15, 15, 15, 16, 16, 18, 18,
19, 19, 20, 20, 22, 22, 22, 24, 27, 32, 34, 40 and 40 respectively.
Ill 32 cases of milk adulteration, summonses were taken
out, and in 29 cases convictions were obtained, with penalties
varying from a minimum 5s. (with 12s. 6d. costs) to a maximum
£10 (with 16s. 6d. costs). In the remaining 3 cases the
results of the summonses were as follows:—
(a) summonses dismissed (2)—warranty proved ;
(b) summons withdrawn (1)—legal technicality, a wrong
name having been given.