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Islington 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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63 [1922
The Public Analysts, in the quarterly reports during the year, reported on the
genuineness of the articles examined as follows:—
| Description. | 1st Qr. | 2nd Qr. | 3rd Qr. | 4th Qr. | Totals. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Qr. | 2nd Qr. | 3rd Qr. | 4th Qr. | Totals | 1st Qr. | 2nd Qr. | 3rd Qr. | 4th Qr. | Totals. | ||||||
| Milk | 117 | 173 | 162 | 141 | 593 | 108a | 166a | 146a | 135a | 555 | 9a | 7ad | 16a | 6a | 38 |
| Milk (separated) | 33 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 45 | 9a | 5a | 3a | 4a | 21 | 24a | — | — | — | 24 |
| Butter | 50 | 51 | 50 | 47 | 198 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 47 | 197 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Lard | 10 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 35 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dripping | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coffee | 11 | 5 | 2 | — | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cocoa | 9 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Pepper | 11 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cheese | 10 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tea | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mustard | 13 | 19 | 28 | 9 | 69 | 11 | 17 | 26 | 9 | 63 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 6 |
| Arrowroot | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Malt Vinegar | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 1 | — | 17 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Vinegar | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Self-Raising Flour | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | 9 | 4b | 2b | 3 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ground Ginger | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crushed Linseed | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rice | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Custard Powder. | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 8 | 2b | 5b | 1b | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Curry Powder | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lemonade Powder | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | 8 | 1 | 4c | 3 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Baking Powder | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | — | 1b | 3b | 1b | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cayenne Powder | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bread and Butter | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ice Cream Brick | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Compound Mustard | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cayenne Pepper | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Plum Jam | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1e | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Olive Oil | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | l | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
| Gregory's Powder | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Camphorated Oil | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Prescriptions | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
| Margarine | 311 | 314 | 300 | 238 | 1,163 | 272 | 304 | 281 | 229 | 1,086 | 39 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 77 |
| 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 46 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 10 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 36 | |
| Totals | 323 | 325 | 310 | 251 | 1,209 | 278 | 307 | 282 | 229 | 1,096 | 45 | 18 | 28 | 22 | 113 |
a All samples tree from Boric Acid and Formalin.
b Conformed with the Local Government Board's recommendations as to Arsenic and Calcium Sulphate.
c All samples free from Lead and Arsenic.
d Free from Boric Acid but not Formalin. (1)
e Salicylic Acid absent. No injurious constituents could be detected.
N.B.—46 samples of milk examined under the Milk Order 13, are included in above totals.
Milk Prosecutions.
The summary of prosecutions showed that during the year 60 prosecutions were
taken, of which number 36 were successful, and 17 were dismissed, while 7 were
withdrawn.
| Total Prosecutions. | Successful. | Dismissed. | Withdrawn. | Amount of Penalties Received. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| s. | d. | ||||||
| "Public Health (London) Act, 1.891" | 48 | 43 | 1 | 4 | 181 | 15 | 6 |
| "Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, 1875-99" | 31 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 62 | 6 | 6 |
| "Margarine Act, 1887" | 17 | 17 | — | — | 21 | 17 | 0 |
| "Milk (England and Wales). Order 1921" | 38 | 29 | 2 | 7 | 114 | 3 | 6 |
| "Sale of Food Order" | 13 | 10 | 3 | — | 35 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 147 | 122 | 12 | 13 | 415 | 7 | 6 |