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THE "SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS" FOR THE
YEAR 1886.
During the twelve months ending December, 1886, I examined
113 samples of food, 112 of which were submitted by your Inspectors,
and one sample of Flour was submitted to me by the Islington
Guardians.
This makes in all 1,576 samples of food examined for Islington
since my appointment.
The 112 samples submitted by your Inspectors consisted of:—
56 Milk.
14 Green Tea.
14 Coffee.
14 Sugar.
14 Mustard.
Of the 112 samples submitted to me for examination by your
Inspectors, I certified 5 samples of Milk to be adulterated and the
Vendors were prosecuted accordingly.
The result of the summonses will be found elsewhere, but beyond
these 5 samples of Milk I had no occasion to find fault with the
quality of the articles submitted for analysis. The sample of Flour
submitted to me by the Guardians I certified to be genuine.
I have again, in an Appendix attached hereto, published, in
extenso, for the information of the Vestry, my Reports as Analyst,
together with their accompanying Schedules, and for further details
I refer the reader to these reports.
THE MORTUARY AND CORONER'S COURT, 1886.
From the 1st January to the 31st December, 1886, 608 bodies
were received at the Mortuary, the daily average being 17.
335 inquests have been held during the same period, the sum
of £51 15s. having been paid to the Vestry for the accommodation
afforded by the Coroner's Court.
The proportion of inquests to deaths was about 6.5 per cent. for
the whole year.