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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
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Of the 872 official samples submitted for analysis 67, or 7.6
per cent. were reported to be adulterated or not up to standard,
and of those samples which were purchased informally or as test
samples, 42, or 4.2 per cent. were found adulterated or not up to
standard. The total adulterations reported were 109, or 5.8 per
cent. of the samples submitted.
The percentage of milk samples found to be adulterated
was 7.5.
In 40 out of the 67 cases in which adulterations were detected
in the official samples, proceedings were instituted against
the vendor, and the total amount received in penalties under the
above Acts during the year amounted to £100, and the costs to
£42 16s. 6d., making a total of £142 16s, 6d.
The following Table shows the number of formal and informal
samples taken in each sub-district of the Borough, together with
the number taken per 1,000 of population, the number adulterated,
and the percentage adulterated to the formal and informal
and to the total samples taken.