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F 14 Boracic Powder (Informal). Contained 80 parts of lead per
million.
F 29 Boracic Powder (Same vendor as F 14). Contained 80 parts
of lead per million. The British Pharmacopoeia allows a
maximum of 25 parts of lead per million parts of boracic powder.
The vendor was cautioned.
H 153 Ammoniated Tincture of Quinine (Informal). Deficient in
ammonia to the extent of 12.9 per cent. A further sample
purchased formally from the same vendor was only slightly
deficient in ammonia and was returned as genuine.
Poor Quality Samples.
These include samples of inferior grade or of a doubtful character and are
47 in number.
Thirty-one or 3.4 per cent. of the total milk samples were slightly below
the legal standard of composition. This shows a decided improvement on
the total of 63 or 6.8 per cent. found in 1929.
In a report to your Public Health Committee I suggested that the low
figures obtained for the yearly average percentage composition of the milk
sold in the Borough might be improved if the vendors of inferior and possibly
adulterated samples, which are slightly below the legal standard of composition,
were cautioned. On the instructions of the Public Health Committee letters
of caution were sent by the Medical Officer of Health to the vendors of the last
5 samples which had been reported as "Poor quality, slightly deficient in
solids-not-fat."
Other poor quality samples were: 7 margarine and 4 butter (contained
a slight excess of moisture), 2 skimmed milk (slightly deficient in solids-not-fat),
2 glycerine (slightly deficient in glycerine) and 1 pearl barley (contained
0.3 per cent. of talc and a trace of sulphur dioxide).
Offences other than Adulteration.
Margarine.—In 13 cases the vendor had not complied with the requirements
of the Act with regard to labelling. In 3 of these cases the sample
had been purchased informally, in 7 cases the vendor was cautioned and in
3 cases legal proceedings were taken.
L 40. Unlabelled bulk. Vendor fined £10 with £3 3s. costs.
E 74. Improperly labelled. Vendor fined £1.
E 85. Improperly labelled. Vendor fined £1.