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In my last Report I referred to the practice of "informal
sampling" which may be employed by Local Authorities to
discover where adulteration is being practised, without arousing
the suspicions of the traders; so that when matters are not
found to be satisfactory subsequent samples may be obtained
under the formalities of the Act with a view to the exposure and
punishment of the offender. 7 informal samples have been taken
during the year, and it is hoped to increase this number in future
years. The informal samples collected did not lead to the
detection of adulteration.
In Metropolitan London, as a whole, during 1913 1 sample
was analysed for every 180 persens, being at the rate of 5.6 per
1,000 of the population. In Stoke Newington, 1 sample is taken
for every 324 persons, being at the rate of 3 per 1,000 of the
population.