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Battersea 1923
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1923
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By virtue of the requirements of the Sale of Food and Drugs
Acts, I have to report that the total number of samples examined
by me under the Acts during the quarter ended 31st March, 1923,
amounted to 300. All these were submitted by the Council's
Inspector, 220 of the samples being taken with the necessary
formalities required by the Acts, and 80 obtained informally.
First Quarter.—The following statement shews the nature of
the samples submitted, and the result of analysis, the details of
Drugs and Other Articles being given below:—
| Examined. | Adulterated. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nature of Sample. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. |
| Butter | 15 | 17 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cheese | 6 | - | 6 | 0 | - | 0 |
| Cocoa | - | 5 | 5 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Cream | 3 | - | 3 | 2 | - | 2 |
| Cream (Preserved) | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | - | 0 |
| Margarine | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Milk | 157 | - | 157 | 10 | - | 10 |
| Milk, Separated | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | - | 0 |
| Mustard | - | 5 | 5 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Vinegar | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Drugs | 10 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Other Articles | 16 | 31 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 220 | 80 | 300 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Examined. | Adulterated. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nature of Sample. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. | Formal. | Informal. | Total. |
| Camphorated Oil | — | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Prescriptions | 10 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 10 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 |