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THE " SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS," FOR YEAR 1881
During the twelve months ending December, 1881, I examined
103 samples of food, 100 of which were submitted to me for
analysis by your Inspectors, and 3 were submitted by the public.
This makes in all 1,007 samples of food examined for Islington
since my appointment.
The 100 samples submitted by your Inspectors, consisted of—
24 Sweets 12 Green Tea
12 Milk 8 Mustard
12 Sugar 8 Cocoa
12 Coffee 8 Arrowroot
4 Cayenne Pepper.
In the 24 samples of Common Sweets (which were chiefly
coloured) I was unable to detect any injurious matters.
I certified one sample of Milk to be adulterated, and the vendor
was summoned and fined £5, with 2s. costs.
In no other samples of the various articles submitted by the
Inspectors did I find any adulteration.
Of the three samples submitted for analysis by the public, one
was Milk which I found to be genuine, one was Flour of an inferior
quality, but not in my judgment adulterated, and the third was a
sample of Butter of somewhat doubtful composition.
THE MORTUARY AND CORONER'S COURT, 1881-82.
From the 1st April, 1881, to 31st March, 1882, 628 bodies
were received at the Mortuary, the daily average being 1.72 against
1.56 and 1.71 in the two previous years.
330 inquests have been held, during the same period, the sum
of £50 10s. having been paid to the Vestry for the accommodation
afforded by the Coroner's Court.
The proportion of Inquests to deaths was about 6 35 per cent.
for the whole year.