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The Magistrate thereupon held that the milk being demanded from
a certain vessel and being so supplied, the vendor had sold what was
asked for, and no objection could be taken as to the quality of the milk.
These cases were accordingly dismissed.
Joseph Carrick, 337, Walworth Road.—Syrup sold as golden syrup,
but constituted as follows:—Cane sugar syrup 20 per cent., glucose
syrup 80 per cent.
The summons in this instance was withdrawn, the Council not being
in a position to show that there is a proper commercial standard for
" Golden Syrup."
Edward Gardiner, 150, Tabard Street.— Obstructing the Inspector
(Mr. Weatheritt), in the carrying out of his duty (purchasing samples of
milk and butter) and assaulting the latter's assistant. Fined GO/- and
42/- costs in respect to the obstruction, and 40/- and 21/- costs in respect
to the assault.
WEATHERITT v. DRURY.
A Milk Case—Abstraction of Cream.
The defence set up in this case, " that the milk was genuine as drawn
from the cow," is so important and far reaching as to require our closest
attention. The particulars of the case are clearly given by Mr.
Weatheritt in report to me, which I submit.
October 16th, 1901.
Sir—
I beg to submit the following report on the case of myself v. Drury,
heard at the Lambeth Police Court on 2nd inst.
On the date named, Henry Drury, 8, Alvey Street, was summoned
under Sec. 9 of the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, 1875, for selling on
28th August last, a pint of New Milk from which 12 per cent. of its cream
had been abstracted so as to affect injuriously its quality, without making
disclosure of its abstraction. When the case came on for hearing the
defendant's solicitor, Mr. Ricketts, produced a tabulated report of the
analyses of milk, alleged to have been collected from four cows on the
morning of the 25th September last, being the same cows that produced
the milk which was the subject of the summons. The report showed
that the mixed milk of these cows was 57 per cent. deficient in cream.
Mr. Ricketts also stated that he had the analyst and the man who
collected the samples in Court, and was prepared to put them in the
witness box.