The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-07-21
MILKMEN MAY
Be PROSECUTED
FOOD COMMISSIONER SAYS THAT
POOR SAMPLES OF MILK WERE
FOUND BY HIM-HIS REPORT.

At yesterdays meeting of the Board
of Health DR.. sloggett Of the Insane
Asylum submitted his quarterly report.
On March 81 there were 175 inmates #
the asylum, 1872 males and 43 females.
On June 80 there were 1876 males and
AZ females. TIL number received was
90 ami % were discharged.
DR.. Monsarratt, meat inspector, re-
ported that in June he had examined
$40 cattle 1915 hogs, 1852 sheep and had
also inspected the meats imported
James Mott Jr, plumbing inspector
reported p sewer connections and 237
inspections made in June.
The report of food commissioner and
analyst Duncan was as follows:
"One hundred milk SAMPLES were ex-
amined, with sources as follows:
From wagons "a samples, below
standard.
From dairies samples, 2 below
standard.
Brought to office II samples, below
standard.
From Inspector Bowman, Hilo, 8
samples, below standard"
These figures give a total of sixteen
samples Of milk below standard.
The samples from milk wagons found
below standard were one from Borgo
for Dairymens Association, one from
a Japanese driver for G. Holt one from
Fernandez, one from Japanese driver
for H. Davis, two from V. NJ Soula
MT.
samples were made the basis of prose>
cution, Lloyd pleaded guilty and SEN
tence was suspended for thirteen
months. Mr.. Duncan says:
"a number Of the milk samples re-
ported adulterated this month, 1 am
of the opinion, were not adulterated
with water, but were from cows giving
a poo ql ality of milk. Several of these
dealers have been notified that the milk
sold by them is below standard but not
much Improvement has been noted.
1.-The milk standard of this Territory
is the lowest in the United States ana
dealers. should have no difficulty in
n Getting the requirements. If improv e.
ment is not noted in a short time it
will be necessary to prosecute a num-
Der of these dealers"
OF four samples of cream examined,
including one of pasteurized canned
cream, two samples contained 263
Cal per cent? and 219 OBJ per cent?
boric acid per gallon, respectively.
THE use of personalities in cream
has been a general practice in Homo
lulu for several years." the Analyst
says. USED in proper quantity prob
ably no danger would arise, as it's use
is confined mainly to adults. The
amount found is above the limit of
.25 per cent which is considered the
largest amount that should be used.
zone sample preservative, submitted
by a dealer, and used in cream, was
examined and found to be boric acid,
containing the equivalent of 9S.5 per
cent crvstallized boric acid"
Commissioner Duncan gives the
figures of five samples of vinegar, on
which Ne comments:
"The first three samples were bought
for cider vinegar, but the analysis
shows them to be spiri; vinegar and
probably cnlurcd, Gs - alst, the case
With thu last .Wo. but which were not
p&r chased as amy particular kind. The
first three samples are aGUiterated, in
that they were sold under the name of
anota"r article. The nan es of the
dealers selling spirit vinegar as cider
vinegar are as follows:
81. Y. w. Sing, Nuuanu street.
''2. Territory Grocery Co., Vineyard
and Emma streets.
"2. Territory Grocery Co., Vineyard
and Emma Straats
"3. Chin Yang, Fishmarket (Govern-
ment.)
THE following foods were examined
with results as below:
"One sample of catsup for mineral
acid; not present
1.-TWO can salmon; contents fit for
food.
Ten cans oysters swelled cans.
Ten Jars preserves; fermented.
'Thirty-siX cans assorted fruit; cans
swelled.
Twenty cans Chinese foot; cans leak
ing and corroded
1.-THE above seventy-siX tine and jars
We're condemned and destroyed as un-
fit for food.
Two miscellaneous samples sub
mitted by a physician were tested for
mercury and arsenic; result not pres
emit
water was examined as follows:
Hilo Water Works; result as reported
Pahoa Water Works; result as reported
Water from dairy; result as reported
ate submitted by physician; no con-
taminatlon."
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