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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 1915
Sixtieth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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1915]
Milk, Butter and Oleaginous Foods.—907 samples of these foods as
given in the subjoined Table, were analysed by the Public Analyst during the
year, of which 108, or 11.9 per cent., were adulterated, as compared with 111
per cent, in the preceding year.
Below are shown the percentages of these foods which were found to be adulterated in the ten previous years:—
| No. of Samples. | Adulterated. | Percentage Adulterated. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milk | 601 | 73 | 12.1 | ||||
| Milk (Separated) | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | ||||
| Butter | 202 | 11 | 5.4 | ||||
| Margarine | 40 | 23 | 57.5 | ||||
| Cheese | 40 | ... | ... | ||||
| Lard | 20 | ... | ... | ||||
| Totals | 907 | 108 | 11 9 | ||||
Milk Adulteration.—605 samples of milk were submitted to the Public
Analyst, and of these 531 were found to be genuine, while 74 were reported as
adulterated. These represent 12.2 per cent, of the total samples. This
percentage is the highest since 1895, when it was 16.9; and it is 2.4 per cent,
above the mean adulteration rate since 1892.