[Report 1935] / Medical Officer of Health, Cardiff County Borough & Port.

  • Cardiff (Wales). County Borough Council.
Date:
1935
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Credit: [Report 1935] / Medical Officer of Health, Cardiff County Borough & Port. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Summary of Legal Proceedings.—The results of prosecutions under the Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928, are summarised in the following table :— No. of Sample Article Result of Analysis Result of Prosecution 128 Milk Contained 10% of added water and deficient of 19% of fat Paid £\ 9s. Od. costs 134 Milk Contained 4% of added water Fined £3 and £\ Is. Od. costs 636 Milk Deficient of 13% of fat Paid £\ 5s. 6d. costs 847 Milk Contained 8% of added water Fined £] 848 Milk Contained 10% of added water \ Fined £3 and £\ Is. 6d 849 Milk Contained 8J% of added water f costs 1.054 Milk Deficient of 15% of fat Fined £3 and 10/- costs 1.385 Milk Contained 34% of added water Fined ^10 \and £'3 3s. 1,386 Milk Contained 36% of added water Fined ^10 / costs 981 Potted Meat Contained 10% of rice starch and 33% of added water Fined £2 and 4/- costs 817 Vinegar Deficient of 38% of acetic acid Fined £\ Summonses in respect of the following samples were withdrawn on the suggestion of the Stipendiary Magistrate, the circumstances being similar to the associated samples for which the defendants were prosecuted :— Nos. 135, 136 and 137 (connected with No. 134). No. 637 (connected with No. 636). No. 1,053 (connected with No. 1,054). The total of the fines and costs in respect of samples examined during the year amounted to £41 14s. Od. Comparison with previous years is made below :— Year Prosecutions Convictions Dismissed Fines Costs Total f s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 1929 5 1 4 6 0 0 — 6 0 0 1930 16 12 4 18 0 0 3 9 6 21 9 6 1931 14 14 — 24 15 0 6 6 7 31 1 7 1932 17 13 4 23 10 0 0 11 6 24 1 6 1933 7 6 1 29 0 0 1 18 6 30 18 6 1934 19 16 3 38 10 0 22 6 0 60 16 0 1935 11 11 — 33 0 0 8 14 0 41 14 0 1929-1935 89 73 16 172 15 0 43 6 1 216 1 1 Summonses in respect of one sample in 1934 and five samples in 1935 were withdrawn. Imported Food.—In addition to the samples of food and drugs analysed for the Urban Sanitary Authority, 32 samples of imported food were examined for the Port Sanitary Authority. The following table shows the nature and number of each article, the amount of preservative when this was found to be present, and the country of origin where stated :—