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Islington 1912

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

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[1912

Table: Table CXVI.Showing the Number ofSamples of Foods and Drugs Analysed,with the Result of the Analyses for the Year 1912 and for the preceding Twenty-one Years.

Table CXVI.

Showing the Number ofSamples of Foods and Drugs Analysed,with the Result of the Analyses for the Year 1912 and for the preceding Twenty-one Years.

Years.No. of Samples Examined.Genuine.AdulteratedPer cent. Adulterated.
1891368345236.2
18923673026517.7
18933783275113.5
18944113506l14.8
189582569712815.5
189682569912615.3
18978637659811.3
18988757849110.4
1899899820798.8
190092579812713.7
190194280014215.1
190293279613614.6
19031,01689811811.6
19041,2041,1011038.5
19051,2001,101998.2
19061,1901,0791119.3
19071,2131,131826.7
19081,2001,05814211.8
19091,2011,06014111.7
19101,2041,07612810.6
19111,2001,105957.9
Totals19,23817,0922,14611.1
19121,2071,1109780

Table: The Public Analyst, in his several quarterly reports during the year, reported against the articles examined as follows:—

The Public Analyst, in his several quarterly reports during the year, reported against the articles examined as follows:—

Examined.Genuine.Adulterated.Per cent.
1st Quarter306286206.5
2nd „297272258.4
3^305278278.9
4th „299274258.4
The Year1,2071,110978.0

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Milk, Butter and Oleaginous Foods.— 906 samples of these foods,
which are set out in the Table given below, were analysed by the Public