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Purity of Food.—During the year 1,000 samples of food and
drugs were taken for analysis under the Food and Drugs (Adulteration)
Act. As a result 14 vendors were warned and 21 prosecutions
instituted, resulting in the payment of £52 6s. Od. in fines and costs.
One hundred and fifty-four samples of milk for analysis were
taken in the course of delivery from farmers to retailers in the
Borough. Of these 9 were found not to be genuine. Four hundred
and eighty-two samples of milk were taken in shops or in the streets
of the Borough in course of delivery by roundsmen to customers. Of
these 17 were found not to be genuine. Percentage of adulteration of
all samples of milk procured during the year—4-0.
INFORMAL SAMPLES.
Thirty-two informal samples of food were purchased or obtained
for examination.
Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1923.
The special designations under which milk may be sold or offered
or exposed for sale in pursuance of this Order are the following: —
"Certified," "Grade A. (Tuberculin tested)," "Grade A." and
" Pasteurised," and the Borough Council is authorised to grant
licenses to any person other than a producer to sell such graded milk.
The licenses are valid for a period ending on the 31st December of
the year in which they are granted.
Applications were received during the year from the undermentioned
dealers, all of whom satisfied the Local Authority that their
arrangements for the storage, treatment and distribution of the milk
complied with the conditions required : —
United Dairies, Ltd., 83, Upper Clapton Rd. "Certified,"
" Grade A." and
" Pasteurised"
do. 180, Victoria Park Rd. "Certified,"
Pasteurised,"
and " Grade A.
(Tuberculin tested.) "
A. Stapleton & Sons, Brookland Farm, North-
wold Road " Grade A.
(Tuberculin Tested.)"
and "Pasteurised."
A. Stapleton & Sons, 124, Dalston Lane " Grade A
(Tuberculin Tested.)"
Uninted Dairies, Ltd., 164, Stamford Hill "Pasteurised."
A. B. Mansfield & Sons, 2, Maury Road "Pasteurised " and
"Grade A.
(Tuberculin Tested.)"