CITY MILK

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 57, 30 November 1917, Page 7

CITY MILK

AN ANALYST'S REPORT.

The City Milk Inspector mado sixty milt inspections last month, and ieported tbt fifty-six of the samples taken complied with tbe Act and that four were W jn M- Three prosecutions were, launched and one warning was issued. Commenting on this report at the City Council last evening Council J. E. Fitzgerald said that the Milk Inspector was doing excellent work. U here were more inspectors there would be no need for the erection of a clearsaid that an analyst's report for the year had just come to hand. It etated that 847 sampfe had been taken. TwenWt showedMJa* water had been added. The added water averaged 9 per cent Fifty-s« samples were deficient in fat theie were 44 samples of stale milk, M> showed excessive dirt; and twentythree others failed to comply with the Mayor said in reply to, Council, lor Fitzgerald's jemarke tfiat ''had tne nilk station not been gone onjnth milk would not have been forthcoming £O Councillor'Veiteh said he saw no reason for the Mayor's statement there had only been a threat by one "'Councillor Luckio thought there was every reason for the Mayor's state'"Councillor Fitzgerald laid .that he had been told .that a big firm had sa d that it did not intend to pu Mte milk through the clearing-house. Could the council insist on the firm's milTc jKang Xifayor said that ho believed the council could insist.