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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Stepney 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of the
Metropolitan Borough of Stepney.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have the honour to submit to you my eleventh Annual Report, dealing
with the work carried out in the Borough Laboratory during the year 1934.
During the year 1,725 samples were submitted to me for examination; these samples were made up as under:—
| Foods | 1,521 | 1,614 |
| Drugs | 93 | |
| Public Health Department | 93 | |
| Borough Engineer | 11 | |
| Public Cleansing Officer | 5 | |
| Private | 2 | |
| 1,725 | ||
The 1,614 samples of foods and drugs were purchased or taken by
Inspectors under the Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, and consisted of:—
Formal Samples 1,046
Informal Samples 568
1,614
Out of 1,046 formal samples 66 or 6.3 per cent. were adulterated and of
568 informal samples 8 or 1.4 per cent. were adulterated, making a total of
1,614 samples out of which 74 samples or 4.6 per cent. were adulterated.
Table A shows the nature of the samples taken under the Food and Drugs
(Adulteration) Act and gives the numbers and percentages found to be
adulterated, and the number of samples found to contain preservative.