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36 REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH FOR 1959
Examination of Water from Swimming Baths
Eleven samples were submitted for examination, and all were
reported satisfactory.
Others
The three miscellaneous samples proved to be free of pathogenic
organisms.
Analysis of Food and Drugs
During the year 1,000 samples of food and drugs were procured
for analysis: 315 samples of milk, 638 other foodstuffs and 47 drugs.
Of these, 312 were submitted as formal samples while 688 were
purchased informally. One or 0.32 per cent. of the formal and 21 or
3.05 per cent. of the informal samples were found to be adulterated
or not up to standard. The total adulterations reported were 22 or
2.2 per cent. of the samples submitted.
The 22 samples found to be adulterated were:
Three samples of butter. Two samples each of camphorated oil,
bread and small rice and one sample each of milk bottle, dried
apricots, cooked pork, new biskoids, gravy salt, ground cloves,
instant coffee, shredded suet, bun, orange fruit cup, stoned raisins,
beef chipolatas and pork sausages.