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Police Count Proceedings under the Butter and Margarine
Act, 1907.
On October 28th. Mr. Joseph, Solomon of 2, Devonshire Street, was
summoned for serving Margarine from an unlabelled box and in an unmarked
wrapper.
He was fined 10s. with 23s. costs.
On October 29th. Mr. Morris Tropp, of 15a, William Street, was summoned
for failing to have his wrapper properly marked.
He was ordered to pay 23s. costs.
On November 26. Mrs. Matthews of 2, Pole Street, was summoned for an
infringement of the Margarine Act.
She was fined 10s. with 12s. costs.
Public Analyst's Annual Report.
During the year 1909, 1,203 Samples were examined under the Sale of Food
and Drugs Acts, consisting of:—866 Milks, 1 Skimmed Milk, 2 Separated Milks,
233 Butters, 2 Milk-blended Butters, 5 Margarines, 1 Cheese, 2 Lards. 5 Cocoas,
11 Coffees, 1 Beer, 23 Mustards, 30 Peppers, 2 Gingers, 3 Arrowroots, 1 Cornflour,
2 Flours, 3 Oatmeals, 1 Ammoniated Tincture of Quinine, 3 Camphorated Oils,
1 Castor Oil, 1 Lime Water, 1 Crushed Linseed, 2 Milks of Sulphur, 1 Powdered
Rhubarb.
140 Samples, or 11.6 per cent. were found to be adulterated. These consisted
of:—117 Milks, 18 Butters, 1 Milk-blended Butter, 1 Cocoa, 1 Pepper, 1 Ammoniated
Tincture of Quinine, 1 Lime Water.
Proceedings were taken in 75 cases.
Sunday Samples.
87 Samples were taken on 20 Sundays. Of these, 13 were adulterated, and
7 prosecutions resulted. The adulteration of Sunday Samples was 14.9 per cent. as
compared with 11.4 per cent of week-day Samples.
Drugs.
10 Samples of Drugs have been examined, of which 2 were adulterated, and
there was one prosecution. The adulteration of Drugs was 20 per cent., as
compared with 11.6 per cent. of Food Samples.
The total fines secured on the prosecutions amounted to £342 7s. 0d., and
£80 7s. 6d. was allowed in costs.
The average fine secured on the prosecutions was £4 11s. 3½d.