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Of 17 samples of butter submitted to analyses, 10 contained boric
acid in small proportions, and of ten samples of margarine, seven contained
the same preservative.
Three samples of Butter contained 01 per cent. boric acid.
Three „ „ 0.2 „ „
Two „ „ 0.3 „ „
Two „ „ 0.4 „ „
Three ,, Margarine 0.1 ,, ,,
One „ „ 0.2
Three „ „ 0-3
All samples of milk were returned by the Public Analyst free of boric
acid or other preservative.
Canal Boats.
Under the Canal Boats Acts and regulations, fourteen registered
canal boats were visited and found to conform with the requirements
of the Act.
Verminous Rooms.
Twenty verminous rooms were required to be cleansed in conformity
with the provisions of the London County Council (General Powers)
Act, 1902.
Tuberculosis.
Only 58 new cases of Tuberculosis were notified as against 68 for
the previous twelve months, and 101 for the year preceding.
General.
The cowsheds, milkshops, coffee houses and places of every description
where food is prepared for human consumption have been subjected
to observation and inspection from time to time.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
ALFRED J. FIELD, A.R.San.I., M.S.I.A.,
Sanitary Inspector, and Inspector under
the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts and
Inspector of Canal Boats.