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Stepney 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Borough Analyst's Annual 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 thirteenth Annual Report, dealing
with the work carried out in the Borough Laboratory during the year 1936.
During the year, 1,816 samples were submitted to me for examination These samples were made up as under:—
| Foods | 1,448 | 1,575 |
| Drugs | 127 | |
| Public Health Department | 216 | |
| Borough Engineer | 7 | |
| Public Cleansing Officer | 1 | |
| Private | 5 | |
| Cowshed Samples | 7 | |
| Borough of Hackney | 5 | |
| 1,816 |
The 1,575 samples of foods and drugs were purchased or taken by
Inspectors under the Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, and consisted of:—
Formal Samples 1,025
Informal Samples 550
1,575
Out of 1,025 formal samples 97, or 9.5 per cent., were adulterated, and of
550 informal samples 28, or 5.1 per cent., were adulterated, making a total of
1,575 samples, out of which 125, or 7.9 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.
Table A.
| Nature. | Number of Samples. | Number Genuine | Number Adulterated | Percentage Adulterated | Preservative Found. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almond Oil | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | |
| Ammoniated Tablets | Quinine | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20.0 | — |
| Ammoniated and Cinnamon | Quinine | 2 | — | 2 | 100 | — |
| Tablets | ||||||
| Ammoniated of Quinine | Tincture | 7 | 7 | - | - | - |