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It will be noticed, that with regard to the percentage of
adulteration estimated on the whole number of milk samples in
each borough, Finsbury is ninth on the list.
Ice Cream Shops. These are all registered and periodically
inspected. The list was revised in 1911, and the names and
addresses of the proprietors of 97 shops entered on the register.
These were inspected on 142 occasions, and, as a result, 17
notices were served for sanitary and other defects. There were
no prosecutions.
Restaurants.—There are 237 restaurants in the borough.
These are regularly inspected. In 1911, the number of notices
served was 77, the number of inspections 293. These premises
are not included in the sum total of workplaces given on another
page.
Butter Manufacturers and Wholesale Margarine
Dealers.—At the end of 1911, there were on the register six
butter manufacturers and one margarine manufacturer. Two
additional names of wholesale margarine dealers were registered
during the year.
The number on the register at the end of the year was 25.
Ninety-five samples of butter were taken for analysis, and five
found to be adulterated: 25 samples of margarine were obtained,
all genuine.
Sale of Food and Drugs Acts.—In Finsbury 500 food
samples are taken for analysis each year, and, in addition, 100
samples of milk are taken in the evening, or on Sundays at
irregular and unusual hours. A rota is arranged at the
beginning of the year, but each inspector may also take samples
at his own discretion. All the shops in the Borough are sampled
from time to time—no exception is made. In 1911, 600 samples
were taken, of which 51, or 8.5 per cent." of the total were
adulterated. The tables given below show the number and nature
of the samples collected and the number adulterated in each case.