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Shoreditch 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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INSPECTORS WITH SPECIAL DUTIES.
As has been explained in recent reports, the matters referred to in this
sub-section of the Annual Report are dealt with by Mr. Grant and Mr. Shaw,
two of the Sanitary Inspectors who have been relieved of their other duties
in order to enable them to discharge the duties here recorded over the whole
of the Borough.
The Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928.
The reports of the Public Analyst, Mr. H. G. Harrison, M.A. show that
1,060 samples were submitted to him during the year. This number is at
the rate of 10 8 per 1,000 inhabitants, and is above the average for recent
years.
The results of the year's work are summarized in the following Table: —
| Quarter of 1931. | Number of Samples taken. | Number of Samples Adulterated. | Percentage Adulterated. | Number of Prosecutions Instituted. | Prosecutions withdrawn because of Warranties, &c. | Prosecutions Proceeded with. | Number of Successful Prosecutions. | Fines and Costs. | Amount paid to Analyst for Samples Analysed. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| s | d. | s. | d. | ||||||||||
| 1st | 263 | 8 | 3.0% | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 164 | 7 | 6 | |
| 2nd | 261 | 15 | 5.7% | 5 | — | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 163 | 2 | 6 |
| 3rd | 253 | 6 | 2.3% | — | — | — | — | ... | 158 | 6 | |||
| 4th | 283 | 5 | 1.7% | 1 | — | 1 | I | 3 | 2 | 0 | 176 | 17 | 6 |
| Totals for Year | 1,060 | 34 | 3.17% | 10 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 662 | 10 | 0 |
The Samples taken during 1931 included: —
Milks 558
Sausages 44 (37 Informal)
Vinegar 41
Butter 32
Dried Fruits 29 (12 Informal)
Spirits 26 (8 Informal)
Jam 25 (14 Informal)
Sardines 21 (20 Informal)
Meat Pies 14 (6 Informal)
Dripping 13 (Informal)
Bread 12 (Informal)
Condensed Milk 12 (6 Informal)
Chocolate 12 (Informal)
Sugar 11 (2 Informal)
Fish Paste 10 (5 Informal)
Cheese Biscuits 10 (Informal)
Boracic Ointmt. 10 (9 Informal)
Flour 9 (6 Informal)
Margarine 9
Tinned Fruit 9 (8 Informal)
Tinned Peas 9 (Informal)
Bread & Butter 8 (6 Informal)
Tea 8 (6 Informal)
Cream 7 (Informal)
Pepper 7 (3 Informal)
Meat Paste 7 (5 Informal)
Yeast 6 (Informal)
Mineral Waters 6 (Informal)
Zinc Ointment 6 (Informal)
Cheese 6 (Informal)
Cordials 6 (Informal)
Sauce 6 (Informal)
Glauber Salts 5 (Informal)
Epsom Salts 5 (Informal)
Borax 5 (Informal)
Pickles 4 (Informal)
Dried Milk 4
Mustard 4 (2 Informal)
Non-Alcoholic
Wine 4