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Islington 1911

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]

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1911] 312
Milk.—601 samples were submitted to the Public Analyst, of which
59, or 9.8 per cent., were adulterated. This percentage is slightly above that
of 1910, when it was 9.3, and is considerably above the figure for 1909, when
it was 6.9. The apparent increase in the adulteration is probably due to the
method of private sampling now adopted. Perhaps the better way to express
it would be to say the adulteration detected was 9.8 per cent.

Table: The following statement shows the number of samples examined by the Public Analyst in each quarter, together with the numbers returned as adulterated.

The following statement shows the number of samples examined by the Public Analyst in each quarter, together with the numbers returned as adulterated.

Samples Examined.Adulterated.Per cent. Adulterated.
1st Quarter -I501812.0
2nd „162148.6
3rd „1381813.0
4th „15195.9
601599-8

Table: The record of the detected adulteration of milk in Islington since 1892 has been as follows:—

The record of the detected adulteration of milk in Islington since 1892 has been as follows:—

Samples AnalysedGenuine.Adulterated.Per cent. Adulterated.
18921711393218.7
18932131734018.7
18942061693717'9
189541334370l6.9
18964684185010.6
1897513464499.5
18985434925i9.4
18995324775510.3
19005414855610.3
19016325567612.0
1902586528589.9
1903508458509.8
1904600553477.8
1905594549457.6
19066345607411.8
1907597557406.7
1908604552528.6
1909605563426.9
1910621563589.3
Totals9,5818,59998210.2
1911601542599.8