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On July 16th, Mr. William Hansford, of 26, Grace Street, Bromley, was
summoned for selling milk from a barrow without being registered. He was fined
£2, with 23s. costs, or 21 days.
Public Analyst's Annual Report, 1914.
During the year, 1,237 samples were submitted by the Inspectors for examination
under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, consisting of :—944 Milks, 2 Separated
Milks, 172 Butters, 1 Milk-blended Butter, 8 Fresh Creams, 1 Canned Cream, 6 Preserved
Creams, 1 Cheese, 3 Margarines, 6 Lards, 9 Cocoas, 15 Coffees, 14 Mustards,
25 Peppers, 2 Vinegars, 5 Pearl Barleys, 2 Flours, 4 Rices, 1 Ground Almonds,
2 Baking Powders, 1 Gin, 1 Whisky, 1 Camphorated Oil, 1 Tincture of Iodine, 1 Iron
Pills, 2 Liquorice Powders, 1 Liquid Paraffin, 6 Saffrons.
139 Samples, or 11 2 per cent., were found to be adulterated. These consisted
of :—108 Milks, 16 Butters, 3 Fresh Creams, 4 Cocoas, 1 Coffee, 1 Baking Powder,
1 Liquorice Powder, 5 Saffrons.
Proceedings were taken in 65 cases.
The total fines secured on the prosecutions were £135 9s. 0d., and the total costs
allowed were £67 2s. Od.
The average fine on the prosecutions was £2 1s. 8d.
There were two prosecutions for infringement of the Margarine Acts, resulting
in £3 fines and £1 15s. 6d. costs.
A Milk Vendor was fined £10 and £2 4s. 0d. costs for refusing to serve an
Inspector, and another Milk Vendor was fined 10s. and 2s. costs for failing to put
his name and address on his milk barrow.
Sunday Samples.
113 Samples were purchased on 24 Sundays:—110 Milks, 1 Butter, 1 Cheese,
1 Saffron. 13 Milks or 11.5 per cent. of the whole were adulterated, and 6 prosecutions
resulted.
Unofficial Samples.
210 Samples purchased informally by the Inspectors were examined. These
consisted of :—22 Milks, 152 Butters, 1 Margarine. 1 Cheese, 1 Coffee, 1 Coffee and
Chicory, 1 Mustard, 1 Pepper, 4 Vinegars, 8 Rices, 2 Pearl Barleys, 2 Self-Raising
Flours, 1 Lemonade Powder, 2 Cod Liver Oil and Malt Extracts, 11 Drugs. Of
these, 57 Samples or 27.0 per cent. were adulterated :—5 Milks, 48 Butters, 4 Drugs.
86 Samples were examined for the General Public, consisting of :—75 Milks,
2 Dried Milks, 1 Butter, 3 Margarines, 1 Cheese, 1 Lard, 1 Condensed Milk, 1 Pearl
Barley, 1 Flour. Of these, 9 samples or 10.5 per cent. were adulterated :—8 Milks,
1 Butter.