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Islington 1913

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

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294
1913]
Milk, Butter and Oleaginous Foods.—915 samples were examined,
of which 92, or 10 per cent., were adulterated, as contrasted with 7.2 in 1912,
and 8.4 in 1911.

Table: Since 1905 the percentages of these foods found to be adulterated were as follows:—

Since 1905 the percentages of these foods found to be adulterated were as follows:—

19057.2 per cent191010.2 per cent.
190610.2 „19118.4 ,,
19076.5 ,,19127.2 ,,
19089.5 ,,191310.0 ,,
19098.7 ,,

Table: Since 1905 the percentages of these foods found to be adulterated were as follows:—

Since 1905 the percentages of these foods found to be adulterated were as follows:—

Samples.Adulterated.Percentage Adulttrated in 1913.Percentage Adulterated in 1912.Percentage Adulterated in 1911.
Milk597457.55.49.8
Cream...............
Milk (Separated)3............
Butter2142612.13.55.0
Butter (milk blended)1............
Margarine402152.562.517.5
Cheese40............
Lard20............
9159210.07.28.4

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Milk.—The record of milk adulteration in Islington is given in a
Table on page, 298 which shows that the average has been 9.9 per cent. This
figure is based on the analyses of 10,788 samples, which were purchased in the
streets from roundsmen, and at shops, or procured at railway stations when the
milk was in course of transit.
In 1913 600 samples of milk were submitted to the Public Analyst, of
which 45, or 7.5 per cent., were certified as adulterated. This figure is higher
than in 1912, when the analyses showed only 5.4 per cent.