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Destruction of Dogs, etc.— 115 dogs and 17 cats were
brought by their owners to be destroyed in the Lethal Chamber
at the Sanitary Depot.
Sale of Food and Drugs Acts.— Richard Robinson, Esq.,
Chief of the Weights and Measures Staff for the County of Middlesex,
has kindly supplied me with the following information as
to samples of Foods and Drugs taken by the County Council
Inspector in the Borough of Hornsey during the year 1914.
No of Samples No. of Samples
taken. adulterated
Milk 89 20
Butter 104 15
Cream 3 1
Tincture of Iodine 1 1
Liquid Paraffin 1 —
198 37
Number of Prosecutions 1
Number of Convictions 1
The figures given for adulterated samples include some adulterated
informal samples in respect of which no proceedings could
be taken.
Shops Acts.— There are 1,174 shops in the Borough, classified
according to the principal trade carried on in each shop as
follows:—
Bakers 37 Grocers 103
Butchers 53 Greengrocers 45
Book-sellers 9 Hair-dressers 33
Bazaars 5 Ironmongers 49
Boots and Shoes 78 Jewellers 24
Chemists 27 Licensed premises 67
Confectioners 86 Milliners 19
Chinaware 6 Music 6
Corn Merchants 12 Newsagents 30
Coal Merchants 42 Outfitters 22
Corsets 3 Oil and Colormen 21
Cycles 14 Provisions 22
Drapers 60 Photography 9
Dairies and Milkshops 39 Pawnbrokers 3
Fish Shops 20 Pictures 6
Furniture 36 Restaurants 25
Florists 17 Stationers 28