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Public Analyst's Annual Report.
During the year 1908, 1,210 Samples were examined under the Sale of Food
and Drugs Acts, consisting of:—779 Milks, 305 Butters, 2 Butters (Milk blended),
10 Margarines, 2 Lards, 4 Cocoas, 11 Coffees, 20 Mustards, 38 Peppers, 6 Oatmeals,
2 Ground Rices, 1 Ammoniated Tincture of Quinine, 6 Camphorated Oils, 2 Castor
Oils, 4 Creams of Tartar, 3 Lime Waters, 3 Crushed Linseed, 1 Olive Oil, 2 Powdered
Rhubarbs, 5 Milks of Sulphur, 3 Tinctures of Iodine, 1 Tincture of Iron.
190 Samples, or 15.7 per cent, were found to be adulterated. These consisted
of:—128 Milks, 51 Butters, 1 Butter (Milk blended), 1 Margarine, 2 Cocoas, 1 Ammoniated
Tincture of Quinine, 2 Lime Waters, 1 Powdered Rhubarb, 1 Milk of
Sulphur, 1 Tincture of Iodine, 1 Tincture of Iron.
Proceedings were taken in 84 cases.
Sunday Samples.
73 Samples were taken on 15 Sundays. Of these, 10 were adulterated, and
5 prosecutions resulted. The adulteration of Sunday Samples was 13.7 per cent, as
compared with 15.8 per cent of week-day Samples.
Drugs.
During the year Samples were purchased from most of the Chemist shops in
the district, 31 Samples in all, and of these 7 were found to be adulterated, and
1 prosecution resulted. The adulteration of Drugs was 22.6 per cent, as compared
with 15.3 per cent, for the Food Samples.
The total fines secured on the prosecutions amounted to £301 4s. 0d., and
£71 11s. Od. was allowed in costs.
The average fine secured on the prosecutions was £3 11s. 8½d.