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39.
The Shoreditch Borough Council may well be proud of the fact that they
were one of the pioneers in providing free washing facilities to the public
at sanitary conveniences, as it now appears that this facility is being
provided more or less on a national basis by other local authorities.
The value of free facilities to wash the hands after using the water
closet has been proved to be a sound preventative in the transference of
infection.
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF FOOD.
350 samples were submitted to the Public Analyst during the year, giving
a rate of 7.6 per 1,000 population.
These were as follows
Arrowroot 5, Aspirin tablets 5, Bread 6, Butter 5, Cake and pudding
mixtures 7, Camphorated oil 4, Cascara sagrada tablets 4, Coffee and
chicory essence 4, Confectionery flour 8, Fish paste 14, Herbs,
dried 2, Ice cream 6, Iodine, tincture of 5, Jam 10, Marmalade 3,
Meat paste 14, Meat products 21, Milk 168, Milk, condensed 14,
Mincemeat 12, Paraffin, medicinal 4, Sauce 13, Sausages 3, Soup,
canned 10, Stuffing mixture 2, Tea 1.
Of the 168 samples of milk taken, 9 were found to contain added water,
1 to the extent of 2 per cent, 5 to the extent of 1 per cent, and 3 less than
1 per cent. 3 samples were found to be deficient in solids-not-fat.
Warning letters were sent to wholesalers.
An informal sample of Tomato Ketchup was found to be tainted and discoloured,
but formal sample could not be obtained as no stock remained.
Informal samples of Breakfast sausage and faggots were found to contain
excessive sulphur dioxide, and pork sausages were found to be deficient of
meat. In each case formal samples taken were found to be genuine,
A warning letter was sent to the manufacturers of Cascara Sagrada tablets
which failed to comply with the disintegration test,
UNSOUND FOOD,
During the year 516 certificates were issued in respect of food unfit
for human consumption, which included the following
Meat 369 tins; 7 cwts. 7 qtrs. 1 lb.; Ham 987 tins, 3 qtrs. 18 lbs,;
Bacon 16 tons 9 cwts. 2 qtrs. 21 lbs.; Poultry 1 cwt. 4 lbs,;
Fish 901 tins; Cereals 10 cwt. 3 qtrs. 17 lbs.; Dried Vegetables
13 cwt, 1 qtr. 8 lbs; Vegetables 339 tins; Fruit 2456 tins, 9 cwt.
11 lbs; Dried Fruit 161 pkts., 11 cwt, 2 qtrs. 17 lbs; Preserves
3 tins, 5 cwt. 3 lbs; Milk 152 tins; Soup 472 tins, 54 pkts.;
Mincemeat 52 tins; Cheese 219 pkts,, 6 cwt, 2 qtrs, 14 lbs;
Confectionery 95 pkts,, 2 qtrs, 17 lbs; Chocolate 1 cwt, 3 qtrs,
20 lbs; Table jellies 107 pkts; Gelatine 5 cwt. 3 qtrs. 23 lbs;