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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Islington 1909
Fifty-fourth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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[1909
The following statement gives the results of the analyses made by the Public Analyst during the several quarters of the year, respecting which his reports have been already published —
| Examined. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Per cent. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter | ||||
| 37 | ||||
| 3rd | 32 | |||
| 4th | 30 | |||
| The Year |
Milk, Butter, and Oleaginous Foods.
The following is a list of the samples purchased.
| Samples. | Adulterated. | Percentage Adulterated in 1909. | Percentage Adulterated in 1908. | Percentage Adulterated in 1907. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milk | 41 | ||||
| Milk (Separated) | 1 | ... | 33.3 | ||
| Milk (Dried) | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Milk (Condensed) | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cream | 5 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Butter | 25 | 9.5 | |||
| Margarine | 35.7 | 13.3 | |||
| Cheese | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Lard | 1 | ... | ... | ||
| 9.5 | 6.5 |
Milk.—605 samples of milk were analysed, of which 42, or 6.9 per cent.,
were found to be adulterated, as compared with 604 samples examined and 52
adulterated, or 8.6 percent., in 1908, the average percentage of adulteration for
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