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Stoke Newington 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE C.—
| No. | Sample Analysed. | Opinion Formed. | Action Taken. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 143 | Beef Sausage | Genuine | Nil. |
| 144 | Pork Sausage | „ | „ |
| 145 | Milk | „ | „ |
| 146 | Beef Sausage | „ | „ |
| 147 | Pork Sausage | 5 grains to the pound of Boric Acid. | „ |
| 148 | Beef Sausage | 0.28% of Boric Acid =19½ grains per lb. | Vendor cautioned. |
| 149 | Beef Sausage | Genuine | Nil. |
| 150 | Beef Sausage | „ | „ |
| 151 | Butter | „ | „ |
| 152 | Milk | „ | „ |
| 153 | Butter | „ | „ |
| 154 | Milk | „ | „ |
| 155 | Milk | „ | „ |
| 156 | Butter | 89% of foreign fat and is therefore margarine. | Defendant fined £3 and 12s. 6d. costs. |
11 of the samples were not satisfactory, and, therefore, the
percentage of non-genuine samples amounted to about 7 per cent., a
figure which is below that of the preceding year, when it was 8.3
per cent. The figure for the whole country was 8.2 per cent. during
the year 1905.
8.4 per cent. of the milk samples were unsatisfactory, as against
15.5 per cent. during the preceding year; but in some cases the
deficiency below the legal limits was very slight. 34 per cent. of the
samples of milk were taken on Sundays, and of these 8.3 per cent.
were adulterated.
In accordance with the suggestion of the Local Government
Board, contained in their circular of the 11th July, 1906, all the
vendors of milk in the Borough were notified that the Public Health
Committee of the Metropolitan Borough of Stoke Newington would