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Shoreditch 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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CONDENSED MILK REGULATIONS.
Ten samples of condensed milk were taken, four of which were full cream and
six machine skimmed. Three samples of the full cream and four of the machine
skimmed milk were returned by the Analyst as genuine. One sample of full cream
and two samples of machine skimmed milk were submitted for analysis in unopened
tins. These were of the consistency required by the Regulations, the Public Analyst's
remarks being that the three samples would yield a satisfactory fluid in the specified
dilution.
MILK AND DAIRIES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1922.
Under Section 3 of the above Act, which came into operation on January 1st,
1923, one licence was granted to sell certified milk.
SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS.
The reports of the Public Analyst, Mr. H G. Harrison, M.A., show that 1,049
samples were submitted to him during the year. This number is at the rate of 10
per 1,000 inhabitants, and is above the average for recent years.
The results of the year's work are summarised in the following Table :—
| Quarter of 1923. | Number of Samples taken. | Number of Samples Adulterated. | Percentage Adulterated. | N umber of Prosecutions Instituted. | Prosecutions withdrawn because of Warranties, &c. | Prosecutions Proceeded with. | Number of successful Prosecutions. | Finrs and Costs. | Amount paid to Analyst for Samples Analysed. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| s. | d. | s. | d. | ||||||||||
| 1st | 294 | 16 | 5.4% | 6 | ... | 6 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 183 | 15 | 0 |
| 2nd | 224 | 17 | 7.6% | 9 | ... | 9 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 140 | 0 | 0 |
| 3rd | 174 | 10 | 5.7% | 3 | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 15 | 0 |
| 4 th | 357 | 8 | 2.2% | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 223 | 2 | 6 | ||
| Totals for Year. | 1,049 | 51 | 4.9% | 19 | ... | 19 | 10 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 655 | 12 | 6 |
The samples taken included 539 of milk, 2 of separated milk, 6 of dried milk,
1 of skimmed milk, 4 of condensed full cream milk, 6 of condensed machine skimmed
milk, 68 butter, 64 vinegar, 56 cocoa, 51 margarine, 40 pepper, 27 tea, 19 mustard,
17 coffee, 14 olive oil, 8 cod liver oil, 8 lard, 8 self.raising flour, 7 baking powder,
6 dripping, 5 custard powder, 5 borax, 5 ground almonds, 4 medicine, 4 non.alcoholic
wine, 4 tapioca, 4 boric acid ointment, 3 malt vinegar, 3 rice, 3 ground rice, 3 sugar,
3 coffee and chicory, 3 zinc ointment, 3 sago, 3 compound mustard, 3 pineapple,