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(5) Fertilisers and Feeding Stuffs.—2 satisfactory samples
were taken during the year.
(6) Other Foods.—The quantity of unsound food examined
and surrendered shows no sign of diminishing. More fish and eggs
were dealt with than in the previous year. From these examinations
the following foodstuffs were condemned as unfit for human
consumption :—Fish 795 tins, fruit 510 tins, meat and products
460 tins, milk 1,761 tins and 1,961 tins or packages of other foods.
In addition, the following foodstuffs were condemned as unfit for
human consumption:— cheese 36 lbs., eggs 2,394, fats 46 lbs., fish
6,275 lbs., fruit 1,811 lbs., meat 426 lbs., sugar 131 lbs., tea 172 lbs.,
other foodstuffs 2,109 lbs.
(c) Adulteration.
A wide variety of foodstuffs were sampled and submitted to
the Public Analyst for analyses. The number of samples found
adulterated or below standard was much less than usual.
Systematic sampling has continued throughout the year, involving
Sunday and evening work and special attention has been given
to school milk supplies, the quality of which has been well
maintained by the suppliers throughout the year. Examinations
of the milk have also been made for the presence of dirt or other
foreign matter but with negative results. Commodities in short
supply have received particular attention.
Quick porridge oats with a pronounced bitter taste were
submitted to the Public Analyst who reported that the bitter
taste was natural to the oats or to the method of preparation
before marketing. Similarly, the unusual flavour of a portion of
jam roll was said to be due to an excessive proportion of synthetic
flavouring.
Milk sampling necessitated a scientific check on one of the
few remaining rural aspects of the Borough. Arising from an
unsatisfactory sample of milk it was necessary to take "Appeal
to Cow" samples from the one and only dairy farm. As the
cows were not a party to the deficiency of milk fat of the sample
in question, the retailer was prosecuted.