[Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, East Riding of Yorkshire County Council.

  • East Riding of Yorkshire (England). County Council
Date:
1925
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Credit: [Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, East Riding of Yorkshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    i Article Analysed. No. found Adulter- ated, &c. No. of Prosecu tions. Amount of Penalties including Costs. Remarks. 1 11 1 ]ferought forward ... £ s. d. 45 15 52 7 6 milk Curd (formal)... 1 — — Proceedings considered in- advisable. Milk Curd (informal) 2 — — No proceedings. Being in- formal samples, proceedings were inpracticable. d Potted Meat 1 — — Small adulteration rendered proceedings inadvisable. (Scotch Whisky 4 3 4 0 0 1 conviction. 2 proceedings pending. There were circumstances in con- nection with the purchase of the other which ren- dered proceedings inadvis- able. Cautioned. Totals 53 18 56 7 6 X,P>.—The two cases adjourned at the close of the year ended .Slst March, 1025, for third portions to be sent to the Government Analyst were dealt with as follows : — 70c Milk. Fined £10 and Government Analyst’s Fee, £1 Is. Od. Analysis by Public Analyst confirmed by Government Analyst. 71c.. Milk. Fined £5 and Government Analyst’s Fee, £1 Is. Od. Analysis by Public Analyst confirmed by Government Analyst. During the year four iiersons were proceeded against under Part 3 of the Sale of Food Order, 1021, for exjxising imported meat for sale not labelled as inpiorted. Convictions were obtained in each case, the total fines, including costs, being £11 2s. Od. From tlie foregoing table it will be seen that of the total number of samples taken, 5-3 or nearly 8% w^ere adulterated or below the prescribed standard. The number of samples taken corresponds to 3.9 per 1,000 of the estimated population of the County. The rate recommended by the Ministry of Health for efficiency is 2.0 per 1,000,