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281 [1908
INSPECTOR BURRELL'S REPORT.
Public Health Department,
Town Hall,
Islington, N.
7th April, 1909.
To the Medical Officer of Health.
Dear Sir,—In compliance with your instructions, I have pleasure in submitting for
your consideration the following brief report an summary of the work carried out by me
during the latter part of the year 1908.
340 samples in all were qualitatively examined, of which number 245 seemed to be
genuine, while 28 were protected by a declaration on the wrapper, and 47 appeared to be
adulterated.
Of the latter, 36 duplicate samples were purchased, and submitted to the Public
Anallyst in the usual wav. when he reported against 33 for prosecution. In the case of 11
samples, the purchase was not proceeded with because the vendors made a declaration as to
the exact nature of the article, although when purchases were made on previous occasions,
no similar announcements were forthcoming.
Legal proceedings followed, and were successful in every instance, the total amount
of fines and costs being £71 6s. 9d.
COFFEE.
Apparently
No. No. of samples No. declared by adulterated and
of samples apparently printed wrapper sold as Coffee
examined. genuine. or verbally. in plain wrapper.
3rd Quarter 57 36 11 10
4th Quarter 36 10 18 8
Total 93 46 29 18
Percentage of adulteration, 19 35.
BUTTER.
No. No. of samples No. sold No. apparently
of samples apparently in Margarine adulterated
examined. genuine wrapper. (Margarine).
3rd Quarter 4 — - 4
4th Quarter 88 69 4 15
Total 92 69 4 19
Percentage of adulteration, 20.65.
SUGAR.
No. No. of samples No. declared by No. apparently
of samples apparently wrapper adulterated
examined. genuine. or verbally. (dyed Sugar).
4th Quarter 25 14 5 6
Percentage of adulteration, 24.
MILKS.
No. No. of samples No. of
of samples a parently samples apparently
examined. genuine. adulterated.
2nd Quarter 112 108 4*
4th Quarter 18 18 —
Total 130 126 4
Percentage of adulteration, 3.
"The above figures do not include as adulterated those milks which were below the
standard to 1 or 2 per cent. of adulteration, but only those of a standard low enough for
prosecution.
I am,
Your obedient servant,
T. L. BURRELL.
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