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Finsbury 1903

Report on the public health of 1903

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Table: The Finsbury Borough Council authorize a certain number of samples of milk to be taken under the Acts and these are examined by the Public Analyst (Mr. J. Kear Colwell, F.I.C.). The following table gives the results obtained during the last ten years in the area now incorporated as the Finsbury Borough:—

The Finsbury Borough Council authorize a certain number of samples of milk to be taken under the Acts and these are examined by the Public Analyst (Mr. J. Kear Colwell, F.I.C.). The following table gives the results obtained during the last ten years in the area now incorporated as the Finsbury Borough:—

No. of Samples Analysed.No. of Samples Adulterated.Percentage of Adulterated Samples.Added Water.Percentage of Watered Milks in Samples Analysed.Removal of Fat.Percentage of Milks with fat removed on Samples Analysed.
Under 5%5% or over.10% or over.15% or over.20% or over.Under 5%5% or over.10% or over.15% or over.20% or over.
1893712940·82872533·8——l—47.0
18941192924.31863721.0————43.3
18951213629.731046220.7ll2—79.0
18962357431.582397622.6—63578.9
18971874624.6414115219.3—22425.3
18981974221.3214143117.3—14124.0
18992055526.891694621.5—22615.3
19002283615.851264212.8——4123.0
19012515622.3171323214.7274337.6
19022695319.7151532314.2263225.5

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In a number of the cases in the above Table both forms of adulteration was detected, water had been added and
fat removed. Such cases have been entered under " added water."