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6. The highest penalty inflicted was £10 on a large dealer,
for 10 per cent. fat abstracted.
7. The increase in the percentage of milk adulteration
found was explained in my last Annual Report; it does not
mean increased adulteration, but a higher standard of milk
purity adopted by the Borough Council.
Food Inspection.
8. Inspectors Eance, Tedham and Dee continued to act as
special food and meat Inspectors on Friday and Saturday.
There were two seizures (pork and beef), and 47 surrenders of
unsound food, compared with a total of 23 seizures and surrenders
in 1903, and 20 in 1902. 34 of the lots surrendered were
pork affected with tuberculosis. Prosecutions were undertaken
on account of both seizures, and the defendants fined respectively
£150 or five months imprisonment, and £50 or three
months imprisonment.
In another case where the unsound meat was seized in 1903,
the defendant was fined £10.
Of the remaining lots surrendered, 6 were fish, 2 beef, and
others veal, oysters, tomatoes, and rabbits.
Dairies, Cowsheds and Milk Shops.
9. On January 1st, there were 154 milk shops on the
register; 54 were added and 12 removed during the year,
leaving 196 registered at the close of the year, compared with
123 and 154 in the two previous years. These were all
inspected at least once during the year by Mr. Powell and 9
notices served for sanitary defects, which were complied with.