[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of] page 61

Islington 1922

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[1922
naturally expccts medicines to be measured with a degree of accuracy far superior to the
ordinary weighings of say, for example, groceries, etc.
In December a commencement was made in taking prescription samples, and from
four dispensed, two were taken to Court, the one being deficient (1T2 per cent.) in bromide
of potash, and (5 2 per cent.) in the spirit of sal volatile. The other, a simple solution of
sodium salicylate was 10 8 per cent, deficient.
In Court the Analyst who appeared on behalf of the defendant in the first mentioned
case, stated that the stock solution of bromide had in error been made up by avoidupois
weight instead of apothecaries. The Magistrate remarked that a firm with many branch
shops could by this make a considerable gain in the course of a year.
As stated, it was towards the close of the year that these special samples began to
be taken ; therefore necessarily the complete report can only be adequately dealt with
in the review of the work for 1923.

Table: Milk.—The qualitative results of the Analyses of the Milk samples, which have now been published for many years, are as follows:

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Milk.—The qualitative results of the Analyses of the Milk samples, which have now been published for many years, are as follows:

	No. of Samples.	Solids not Fat.	Fat.	Total Solids.
Milk purchased on Sundays	120	8.78	3.39	12.17
Milk purchased on week-days	356	8.76	3.34	12.10
Milk procured in transit at Finsbury Park Station	162	8.75	3.60	12.35
Official Standard	—	8.50	3.00	11.50

Table: The particulars as to the genuineness or otherwise of the samples procured or purchased on Sundays, Week-days, and at Finsbury Park Railway Station are as follows:

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The particulars as to the genuineness or otherwise of the samples procured or purchased on Sundays, Week-days, and at Finsbury Park Railway Station are as follows:

	Number taken.	Genuine.	Adulterated.	Percentage Adulterated.
On Sundays	120	110	10	8.3
On Week-days.	356	319	37	10.4
At Railway Stations. (Farmers' Milks)	162	147	15	9.2
	638	576	62	9.7

Table: Giving the particulars of the Milks taken during each quarter of 1922 on Sundays, Week-days, and at the Railway Stations.

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Giving the particulars of the Milks taken during each quarter of 1922 on Sundays, Week-days, and at the Railway Stations.

1922	No. of Samples Taken.				Genuine.				Adulterated.				Per cent. Adulterated.
Quarters.	Sundays.	Weekdays.	Railway Stations.	All Milks.	Sundays.	Weekdays	Railway Stations.	All Milks.	Sundays.	Weekdays.	Railway Stations.	All Milks.	Sundays.	Weekdays.	Railway Stations.	All Milks.
1st Quarter	30	90	30	150	25	62	30	117	5	28	—	33	16.6	31.1	—	22.0
2nd „	30	90	58	178	29	87	55	171	1	3	3	7	3.3	3.3	5.2	3.9
3rd „	30	90	45	165	27	86	36	149	3	4	9	16	10.0	4.4	20.0	9.7
4th „	30	86	29	145	29	84	26\|	139	1	2	3	6	3.3	2.3	10.3	4.1
The Year	120	356	162	638	110	319	147	576	10	37	15	62	8.3	10.4	9.2	9.7

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Table: Milk.—The qualitative results of the Analyses of the Milk samples, which have now been published for many years, are as follows:

Table: The particulars as to the genuineness or otherwise of the samples procured or purchased on Sundays, Week-days, and at Finsbury Park Railway Station are as follows:

Table: Giving the particulars of the Milks taken during each quarter of 1922 on Sundays, Week-days, and at the Railway Stations.