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56
BOROUGH ANALYST'S REPORT.
To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of the
Metropolitan Borough of Stepney.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have the honour to submit to you my third Annual Report, dealing
with the work carried out in the Borough Laboratory during the year 1926.
During the year, 1,382 samples were submitted to me for analysis. Of
these, 1,341 were purchased by Inspectors under the Food and Drugs Acts;
38 samples were analysed for the Public Health Department; 1 for the Borough
Engineer's Department; and 2 for private purchasers.
The 1,341 samples taken under the Food and Drugs Acts comprised 841
formal samples and 497 informal samples.
Table A shows the nature of the samples taken under the Food and Drugs
Acts, and gives the numbers and percentages found to be adulterated.