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Proceedings were taken in 46 cases.
Total fines secured on the prosecutions £185 2s.
Total costs allowed £32 15s.
The average fine on the prosecutions was £4 0s. 6d.
There were in addition 9 prosecutions for infringements of the Margarine Acts,
resulting in £91 19s. fines, and £9 l1s. costs.
Sunday Samples.
106 Samples were taken on 17 Sundays, 98 Milks and 8 Butters. Of these
15 Milks and 3 Butters, or 17.0 per cent. were adulterated, and 7 prosecutions
resulted.
Unofficial Samples.
242 Samples purchased informally by the Inspectors were examined, consisting
of:—17 Milks, 202 Butters, 1 Margarine, 1 Pepper, 6 Breads, 3 Flours, 1 Tea,
7 Soda Mints, 4 Seidlitz Powders. Of these 74 Samples, or 30.6 per cent., were
adulterated, consisting of:—6 Milks, 61 Butters, 4 Soda Mints, 3 Seidlitz Powders.
5 Samples of Butter were examined for the general Public and found genuine.
Preservatives.
All Samples of Milk and Butter were tested for Preservatives.
1 Sample of Milk contained Formalin and 18 Samples of Butter contained small
quantities of Boron preservative.
1 Milk was artificially coloured.
Food Orders.
The following Samples were submitted under the various Food Orders:1
Bun, 3 Scones, 15 Cakes, 2 Biscuits, 1 Pastry, 2 Teas.
There were 13 contraventions.
In addition to the samples already enumerated, 37 miscellaneous Samples
were examined for the Public Health Department.