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Notes of the Borough Analyst on Samples examined during the Year 1936.
During the year 1936, 600 samples were submitted to me for analysis in
accordance with the provisions of the Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928,
557 having been purchased with the required formalities and 43 obtained
informally.
Of this total 13 (2.2 per cent.) proved to be adulterated, eight being samples
submitted formally and five informally. In the previous year 1.8 per cent. of
the samples were certified to be "not genuine."
The adulterated articles consisted of Milk, Mustard, Sardines, Sausages and
Vinegar.
Milk.—One hundred and thirty-two samples of Milk were analysed and three .
of these (2.3 per cent.) fell below the limits required by the Board of Agriculture
Regulations—3.0 per cent. of fat and 8.50 per cent. of non-fatty solids—and were
certified to be adulterated accordingly. All three samples were deficient in fat
to the extent of at least 5 0, 3.0 and 40 per cent. respectively.
It may be of interest to insert here two tables prepared by the Public Health
Department from the returns of the Borough Analyst showing (1) the Fat Content
of the 132 samples of Milk indicating their places of origin, and (2) the Monthly
Variation in the Chemical composition.