Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Fifty-fourth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
This page requires JavaScript
275
[1909
The subsequent statement gives a summary of the quarterly returns of the samples analysed by the Public Analyst:—
| Samples Examined. | Adulterated. | Per cent. Adulterated. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter | 150 | 15 | |
| 151 | 7.3 | ||
| 3rd ,, | 158 | 9 | 5.7 |
| 4th ,, | 146 | 7 | 4.8 |
The following is a record of the adulteration of milk in Islington since 1892:— MILK ADULTERATION.
| Samples Analysed. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Per cent. Adulterated. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 171 | 139 | 32 | ||
| 1893 | 213 | 173 | ||
| 206 | 37 | 17.9 | ||
| 413 | 343 | |||
| 468 | 50 | |||
| 513 | 49 | 9.5 | ||
| 492 | 51 | 9.4 | ||
| 477 | 55 | |||
| 541 | 485 | 56 | ||
| 586 | 58 | 9.9 | ||
| 458 | 50 | 9.8 | ||
| 600 | 553 | 47 | 7.8 | |
| 549 | 45 | |||
| 634 | 74 | 11.8 | ||
| 557 | ||||
| 604 | 552 | 52 | ||
| Totals | 7,473 | |||
| 563 | 42 |
u 2