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3. Defective and foul storage cisterns were found and remedied
at 77 houses, compared with 90, 106, and 51 in three precedingyears.
At 53 houses the supply was found insufficient or
temporarily cut off.
Food and Drugs Act.
4. 443 samples were submitted to the public analyst and 19
or 4.3 per cent., were found to be adulterated, compared with 4.1,
5.7, 8.4, 7.4, and 9.3 in the five preceding years.
5. Proceedings were taken in every case adulterated; 3 were
dismissed, 2 on proof of warranty. A conviction was obtained in
16 cases (these figures refer to proceedings actually taken during
the year, and consequently do not correspond with the figures
in the preceding paragraph).
6. A total of £88 12s. Od. was imposed in fines and £11 16s. 6d.
in costs.
7. 346 of the samples were fresh milk, 3 separated milk, and
6 condensed milk. 17 of these or 4.8 per cent. were adulterated,
compared with 48, 6.1, 9.3, 6.5, and 8.7 in the five preceding
years.
72 samples were bought as butter, and 2 were found to be
adulterated.
Table XVIII. shews the other articles analysed, all of which
were found genuine.
8. Of the 18 adulterated milk samples for which proceedings
were undertaken, 8 were for abstraction of fat, 11 for addition of
water, one being for both.