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St Pancras 1911

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]

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Table: Milk Sampling Analysis.—An analysis of the Inspectors' Sampling Books and of the Quarterly Returns of the Public Analyst (omitting samples sent direct to him and not through the Public Health Department) show the following circumstances and results as regards milk :—

Milk Sampling Analysis.—An analysis of the Inspectors' Sampling Books and of the Quarterly Returns of the Public Analyst (omitting samples sent direct to him and not through the Public Health Department) show the following circumstances and results as regards milk :—

Stage of Sale.Place.Reason.Number of Milk samples examined.Result of Analysis.Prosecutions.
Genuine.Adulterated.
On sale to publicIn streetPeriodical—Week-day13103..
,, Early Morning1616....
,, Sunday8574115
By request....... .
"In shopPeriodical—Week-day213193208
,, Sunday322752
Consecutive*........
By request........
On deliveryAt shopPeriodical........
Consecutive*........
By request1..11
''At Railway Depot or StationPeriodical514566
Consecutive*........
By request11832
Totals4223734924

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Analysis of booth for Adulteration.—During the year 1911, 750 samples were
taken for submission to the Public Analyst for examination, of which 422
were samples of milk and 181 samples of butter; 664 were certified as genuine
and 86, or 11.4 per cent., as adulterated. In 54 cases summonses were issued,
with the result that penalties were inflicted amounting to £106, and costs
£29 18s. 6d., which have been recovered and paid to this authority.

Table: The following table shows the number of samples analysed during the last eight years, and the number and percentage of adulterated samples:—

The following table shows the number of samples analysed during the last eight years, and the number and percentage of adulterated samples:—

Year.Number of samples analysed.Number of samples adulterated.Percentage of adulteration.
190475013017.3
19057509612.8
190675014519.3
190775012616.8
190875011715.6
19097509512.7
1910750678.9
19117508611.4