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(2) A complaint was made alleging that a loaf of bread sold under
a proprietory name was not, in fact. so. The loaf was submitted to the
Public Analyst who was able to certify it to be genuine.
(3) A loaf of brown bread was brought to me and a complaint
lodged alleging that after eating a portion, a burning sensation in the
throat was experienced by two persons. The Public Analyst could find no
abnormal constituent or impurity and certified the bread to be wholesome
and fit for consumption.
(4) The bottom three slices of a packet of sliced bread was found
to have a quantity of woollen rhaterial adhering and a complaint was made
to me in consequence. Proceedings were instituted in this case and the
defendants were fined £5. 0s. 0d. with £3. 3s. 0d. costs.
(5) A 1s. 6d. family block of ice-cream was found to contain a
piece of metal. There was a number of factors which raised doubts as to
where the metal had pierced the carton and got inside the ice-cream, and
the Public Health Committee decided that warnings should be given to
both manufacturer and seller.
(6) The purchaser of a bun complained to me in regard to the
presence of a piece of wire in the interior. Proceedings were instituted
in this case and the defendants were fined £5. 0s. Od. with £3. 3s. 0d. costs.
(7) A complaint was made that a loaf of bread was found after
purchase to have some foreign matter, thought to be cigarette ash. on the
crust. The Public Analyst found, however, that the dust was not tobacco
ash but consisted of a mixture of flour and ordinary miscellaneous dirt
including cotton and other fibres, dark siliceous particles and coal and coke
dust. There was no contamination in the interior except where it could
have been introduced from the outside during cutting of the loaf. A
warning was given.
(8) A milk bottle was found to contain some adherent deposit in the
interior. This was no doubt some cement which had hardened. The
Bottle was submitted to the Public Health Laboratory and their certificate
stated, "No pathogenic organisms were found". It was clear, therefore,
that the purity of the milk was unaffected and a warning was given.
(9) Some small pieces of glass were found in a bottle of milk and the
purchaser complained of this. The matter was very thoroughly investigated
and the committee decided not to prosecute but to issue a warning in this
case.
(10) The purchaser of a bun found that it had a sour bitter taste and
then noticed it was soiled. He thereupon brought it to me. The bun was
then in three portions, one being partly buttered, one unbuffered and one
partly masticated. They were all sent to the Public Analyst who found
that the trouble was due to the presence of a black mould. The presence
of this mould would account for a sour bitter taste, but there was no reason
to suppose it would be injurious to health. Proceedings were instituted in
this case, the defendant being fined £8. 0s. 0d. with £2. 2s. 0d. costs.
(11) A loaf of bread was found to contain a nail. Proceedings were
instituted in this case and the defendants were fined £5. 0s. 0d. with
£3. 13s. 6d. costs.
ICE CREAM.
Seventy-six samples were submitted for testing by the
methylene blue method and, of these, seventy-one reached grades
I or II standards. Five were placed in grade III and none in the