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Milk.—The samples examined numbered 153, all of which were free from
adulteration and of good quality. Compared with previous years the average
composition was as follows:—
Total Solids
Sp. Gr. Solids. Fat. not Fat.
1931 1031.4 12.2 3.5 8.70
1932 1031.3 12.2 3.57 8.63
1933 1031.4 12.2 3.50 8.70
Cream.—26 samples of loose cream were examined, together with 6 samples
of tinned cream. The average fat composition of each was as follows:—
Loose Cream. Tinned Cream.
Fat = 481% Fat = 226%
None of the tinned creams had any notification of the percentage of fat content
on its label.
Beans, Tinned.—One private sample was examined; this contained methylene
blue as colouring matter. This is not one of the dyes the use of which in foods is
prohibited in England but its presence is most undesirable.
The sample was marked acid in reaction apd 0.5 grain of tin per lb. of beans
had been dissolved. Considerable intestinal irritation was stated to have occurred
to those who had partaken of the contents of a similar tin. The beans were of
Continental origin.
Mustard.—25 samples were examined, of which two contained added starch
grains to the extent of 13.0 and 13.5% respectively.
Cocoa.—25 samples were taken during the year, of which one contained 7.0%
of added starch grains. 1
Whisky.—Of the 5 samples examined one consisted of 98.76 parts of whisky
35 degrees under proof and 1.24 parts of water.
Other samples.—These call for no particular comment, as in every instance
each sample fulfilled the legal or implied standard of its kind.
STATISTICAL.
BIRTHS.
Registration.—The number of births registered during 1933 was 916,* being
139 less than in 1932. Of the children born, 496 were toys and 420 girls. The
birth rate per 1,000 of the population was 9.71, as against 10.97 in 1932.

*This figure is exclusive of births occurring in the Borough to persons usually non-resident
therein, but includes 251 births which occurred outside the district, and which have been transferred
as belonging to St. Marylebone:—
Legitimate Males 98
„ Females 107
Illegitimate Males 20
,, Females 26
Total 251